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Matt Windsor

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August 04, 2023

$300 loans provide lifelines for students

Fast loans from UAB’s Regions Institute for Financial Education are available in as little as 24 hours. They can help any Blazer student experiencing unexpected loss of income, housing or medical issues, or a transportation emergency.

Published in Take Note

January 10, 2022

3D Problem-Solving means listening, tearing down silos and sending people home happy

UAB Hospital’s Clinical Practice Transformation group has developed a unique method for helping teams come together to create change and boost employee satisfaction. Although it was designed for health care, it can work in any setting, they say.

Published in Advances

January 05, 2022

Bhatia is 2021 Distinguished Faculty Lecturer

Smita Bhatia, M.D., has affected the lives of childhood cancer patients around the world, as well as many young researchers interested in following her path in survivorship and outcomes research, earning her selection for the academic medical center’s highest faculty honor.

Published in Awards & Honors

January 04, 2022

Students pursue passions in Honors College Presidential Summer Fellowship program

Funding allows students to skip summer jobs and take on projects ranging from the Amazon union vote and plastic pollutants to the health effects of housing and teen sleep habits.

Published in Programs & Curricula

January 03, 2022

She’s one of the ‘top 40 under 40’: What’s her secret?

Learning and development specialist Amber Anderson was selected as one of the Birmingham Business Journal’s “Top 40 Under 40” for 2021.

Published in Awards & Honors

January 03, 2022

UAB study: Could this five-second obesity management strategy keep the pounds off?

American adults tend to gain a pound or two per year. Researchers are testing a new approach to halt this creeping weight gain. They give participants a digital scale that graphs their weight over time and one job: step on it daily.

Published in Discoveries & Innovations

December 29, 2021

Dialing through the surges: COVID contact-tracers face burnout but stay motivated

Meet the students and staff helping Alabamians across the state stay safe and learn the truth about COVID vaccines, one call at a time.

Published in Behind the Scenes

December 17, 2021

This long-running study proves that nice people finish first

More than 100 different UAB researchers have been first authors on papers based on the REGARDS study thanks to its innovative design — and a uniquely “friendly and welcoming team.”

Published in Discoveries & Innovations

December 16, 2021

Chen recognized by Association for Computing Machinery for ‘outstanding scientific contributions to computing’

Jake Chen, Ph.D., associate director of the Informatics Institute, is the first ACM member in Alabama to be honored as a Distinguished Member in this category.

Published in Achievements

December 13, 2021

Co-enrolled biomedical engineering courses for med students expand

New courses in Precision Medicine and Entrepreneurship in Medicine from leading BME faculty will debut in spring 2022 semester.

Published in Programs & Curricula

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UAB in the Community

UAB completes its eighth Habitat for Humanity house
Built by 217 Blazer volunteers, the Bessemer home was dedicated with a ceremony Dec. 6, allowing the Coach family to move in before the holidays.

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Birmingham Promise intern brings fresh perspective to UAB Human Resources
Through an internship with UAB HR Talent Acquisition, Birmingham City Schools student Kendall Petties gained skills and experience and helped inform UAB’s employee recruitment and retention efforts.

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How UAB is taking a leading role in health promotion worldwide

Innovative programs and a high-profile position in the International Health Promoting Campuses Network have made UAB a model for other universities in the United States and beyond.

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UAB and Birmingham Promise: a partnership for the future
Through an internship with UAB HR Talent Acquisition, Birmingham City Schools student Jaykease Rosales gained skills and experience and proved to be a strong asset to UAB’s employee recruitment and retention efforts.

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Community shines light on a little-known incident in Civil Rights-era Birmingham
UAB history students and faculty are contributing to the Beth-El Civil Rights Experience, an effort by the congregation of Birmingham’s Temple Beth-El to share the experiences of members of the city’s Jewish community during the era, including an attempted bombing in 1958.

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Changing lives, one tax return at a time
Enrollment in Eddie Nabors’s course on Poverty and Human Capability has more than tripled in the past year. Why? He gives students the chance to help the working poor receive thousands of dollars each and avoid scammers — even during a pandemic.

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Toxicologist unravels the dangerous medical mystery of ZaZa, Alabama’s 'gas-station dope'
When use of an obscure antidepressant exploded across the state, William Rushton, M.D., who directs UAB’s medical toxicology program and the state’s poison control hotline, began an investigation that led the Alabama Department of Public Health to halt sales.

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UAB in the Community

Physics courses inspired by ‘good games’ help draw high schoolers to STEM careers

Coding with Physics workshops train teachers to incorporate storytelling, supportive teamwork, productive failure and other videogame techniques to engage teens in science.

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UAB in the Community

Watch, listen to these Birmingham stories during Black History Month

Find out how a local DJ passed coded messages to protestors, what life was like in a company town, why Black workers flocked to Birmingham’s steel mills and more in short films and oral histories from UAB students and faculty.

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Pledge your support to the Blazer family, Birmingham community with a gift to the Benevolent Fund

Help the Benevolent Fund meet its spring campaign goal of $2 million and enable its continued support of the Blazer Kitchen, the Employee Emergency Assistance Program and other community partners.

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UAB in the Community

Apply for, donate to tornado relief funds for UAB employees

The Employee Emergency Assistance Program and Blazer Kitchen, operated by the Benevolent Fund, can provide assistance to those affected by the Jan. 26 tornado, and employees can contribute to relief funds online.

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UAB in the Community

Tended by Blazers, these UAB Gardens plots grow produce for the food-insecure on campus

The plots will provide vegetables, fruits, herbs and spices to increase food security for the campus community and enable shoppers in UAB’s food pantry, Blazer Kitchen, to make more and varied healthy choices.

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UAB in the Community

Recurring gifts to the Benevolent Fund support UAB, the Birmingham community

UAB’s Benevolent Fund has been working in overdrive to meet the needs of Blazers and Birmingham residents. Making, restarting or increasing a monthly pledge via payroll deduction can help continue its work.

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A doctor goes ‘behind the curtain’ to reach those getting left behind during COVID-19

Assistant Professor Ellen Eaton, M.D., an infectious diseases specialist, is leading the Jefferson County health department’s effort to reach special populations.

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UAB in the Community

Blazer Kitchen secures more funds to provide food in the community

Two new grants will enable the campus food pantry to continue providing pre-packed bags twice weekly to employees and students — and an additional 400 food boxes to others in the Birmingham community.

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UAB in the Community

How to make meaningful connections when social distance is the order of the day

Coronavirus breeds loneliness, which is as bad for the health as heavy smoking. The longtime director of UAB’s Pastoral Care program shares how best to reach out to others in need.

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‘Proud to be a part of UAB’s impact’: What employees get when they give back

UAB staff and faculty share what drives them to volunteer their time for community-focused projects like the upcoming InnoHack 2020 event.

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Habitat build has family home for the holidays

The sixth Habitat for Humanity Greater Birmingham home built by volunteers from UAB was dedicated with a ceremony Nov. 20, just in time for the Young family to celebrate Thanksgiving.

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UAB in the Community

Spread holiday cheer: Donate to UAB Toy Drive through Dec. 5

Drop new, unwrapped toys to the UAB Toy Drive boxes located in buildings across campus, from Campbell Hall to the Administration Building.

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Live-streamed labs offer a glimpse into creative research

Peek into graduate research laboratories through a Facebook live presentation of Discoveries Behind the Scenes every other Wednesday this fall.

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