February 27, 2025
SUCCESS town hall shares goals, metrics and next steps
Read an overview (or watch the full video) of Monday’s town hall meeting about the SUCCESS Initiative, which is building a road map to continue UAB’s past decade of enrollment growth and improve student success across the university.
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Take Note
February 19, 2025
3D-printed prostheses, orthoses will save time and money — and give patients a better fit
A grant through UAB’s HSF-GEF program is funding the purchase of an advanced 3D printer for the Orthotics and Prosthetics Lab in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, which will make UAB’s Amputee Clinic the first in Alabama, and one of the few nationwide, to offer 3D-printed sockets for prosthetics.
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Advances
February 17, 2025
Faculty share why they serve on Faculty Senate
The nomination period for this year’s Faculty Senate elections is open now and runs through March 6. Why do faculty choose to invest their time in taking part? Four current members explain the personal benefits of participation, including a deeper understanding of how UAB works, the opportunity to meet colleagues from very different areas of expertise and, perhaps most of all, the chance to accomplish meaningful change.
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Do you want to conserve resources, reduce costs and create a healthier, more sustainable workplace? Consider these five opportunities for action from UAB Sustainability Officer Bambi Ingram.
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Sustainability
February 07, 2025
Parsons believes in the power of recognition
Nancy Parsons, administrative support specialist in the School of Dentistry, is the recipient of the 2024 President’s Award for Shared Values. In this story, Parsons shares why she is always ready to help new hires figure out UAB, and tips on getting the most out of working here.
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Awards & Honors
February 05, 2025
5 things a philosopher learned from diving deep into neuroscience
Free will still exists, and no brains are “typical”: Philosopher Josh May, Ph.D., shares some of the lessons he picked up by going back to school and joining a research lab to write “Neuroethics: Agency in the Age of Brain Science,” which was selected as one of the top academic titles of 2024.
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Publications
February 05, 2025
3 reasons you may be experiencing delays due to incorrect addressing of incoming mail
If you are experiencing delivery delays, be sure senders are using the correct address format, name and building abbreviations.
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How can you apply the new UAB Shared Values in your work? That is the subject of a new series from UAB Human Resources Learning & Development. Each virtual session will feature guest speakers from across campus. Provost Janet Woodruff-Borden, Ph.D., will lead the first session on collaboration at 11 a.m. Feb. 18.
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Learning & Development
January 22, 2025
Inside UAB’s AI-powered, human-centered adrenal clinic
A study published in December 2024 demonstrates how natural language processing techniques, combined with dedicated human personnel, can flag unusual findings in radiology images and connect patients with follow-up care. The work, pioneered in nodules on the adrenal glands, has many applications, the researchers say.
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Discoveries & Innovations
January 16, 2025
Lund is 2024–2025 Distinguished Faculty Lecturer
Fran Lund, Ph.D., an internationally recognized scientist who has uncovered crucial additional roles for the immune system’s antibody-generating B cells, has been selected for the academic medical center’s highest faculty honor. Learn more about her career and current work in immune memory in this article.
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