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December 11, 2009
Nagy drives at full speed to find a cure for cancer
Tim Nagy competed in the driver-pledge competition “Accelerating a Cancer Cure” Nov. 14-15 at Barber Motorsports Park to raise more research funds for the Cancer Center. Nagy is one of the founders of “Accelerating a Cancer Cure.”
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December 10, 2009
Seniors teach med students the finer points of elder care
The UAB School of Medicine Senior Mentor Program pairs first-year medical students with Birmingham-area seniors. The students interview the seniors at least six times in a two-year period to sharpen their interviewing skills and better learn how to care for geriatric patients.
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December 10, 2009
Enjoy the Campus Recreation Center for free this holiday
The UAB Campus Recreation Center will offer a free trial from Saturday, Dec. 26 through Thursday, Dec. 31.
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December 08, 2009
UAB Statement on Protein Data Bank Issues
The University of Alabama at Birmingham has requested that the Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics Protein Data Bank remove certain protein structure files deposited by a former UAB employee. UAB also has identified nine publications related to the same protein structures that should be retracted from various scientific journals, and is making those journals aware of this matter.
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December 07, 2009
Senior management responds to UAB Hospital Employee Satisfaction Survey
UAB Hospital senior management is responding to this year’s Employee Satisfaction Survey with action plans in the areas of communication, concern for employees, pay satisfaction and parking. The purpose of the survey was to help the entire management team identify the changes that would have the biggest impact in improving employee satisfaction.
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December 02, 2009
An evening with The Onion is Jan. 8, 2010
John Krewson, Joe Garden and Kate Palmer, editors of the satirical newspaper The Onion, will speak at UAB at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, 2010, in the Alys Stephens Center.
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December 02, 2009
UAB to host first statewide distracted driving summit Dec. 3
UAB will host the state's first distracted driving summit Dec. 3 to bring together leaders in transportation, policy, law enforcement and science to discuss how to reduce motor-vehicle crashes resulting from distracted driving through legislation, enforcement, public awareness and education.
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December 02, 2009
The cause of black holes is topic of Dec. 7 lecture
Princeton University mathematics Professor Sergiu Klainerman, Ph.D., a world-renown expert on black holes, will examine the gravitational objects that are so strong they trap everything in their vicinity in a lecture set for 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7.
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November 23, 2009
Cofield joins UVA after decade of exceptional service to UAB
Robert (Bo) Cofield, Dr.P.H., is stepping down from his roles as associate vice president of UAB Hospital, chief operating officer of UAB Highlands Hospital, and interim president of Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital to join the University of Virginia Medical Center as chief operating officer and associate vice president for hospital and clinics operations.
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November 20, 2009
Schools collaborate to provide care for girls from Moldova
A collaboration among UAB optometrists, ophthalmologists and dentists, including associate professor Stephen Mitchell and several of his dentistry students, resulted in free eye care, free glasses and a free dental checkup for several teenage girls from the Republic of Moldova.
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