The Tuesday, July 28 event will feature experts in emergency preparedness from UAB and the University of Alabama.

The UAB Gospel Choir will present its summer concert featuring traditional and contemporary American gospel music at 7 p.m. Monday, July 27 in the Alys Stephens Center.

Khoi Bishop is the new outreach program coordinator for the Counseling & Wellness Center located in the 150 Holley-Mears Building.

UAB biologist and researcher Doug Watson is unraveling the process by which blue crabs molt, and says his team is close to discovering the structure of the molt-inhibiting hormone (MIH) receptor, which could lead them to develop methods to induce molting on command to produce soft-shell crab as needed.

CT Technologist Tracy Turner is July’s Employee of the Month.

Contestant Javier King steps up to the plate at the Wii Sports Tournament hosted by Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PMR) on July 16 to raise money for patient services at Spain Rehabilitation Center. The event benefited the Stover Assistive Technology Laboratory, which helps patients with spinal-cord injuries learn to use technology to improve activities of daily living. Patients in the Stover Lab often use the Wii as part of their physical therapy. PMR uses a team approach to provide care for its patients, and each discipline takes an active role in the patient’s care plan. Visit main.uab.edu/Sites/physicalmedicine/Services to learn more.

Eight UAB Hospital specialty programs are among the nation’s top 50 — and six are in the top 25 — of the 16 categories evaluated at 4,861 U.S. hospitals this year by U.S. News & World Report.

UAB has received funding for an NIH-sponsored program that supports post-docs interested in combining research and teaching experiences.

The UAB Hospital Auxiliary will have its semi-annual used book sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, July 23 in the West Pavilion Atrium.

The School of Business, is working with the 2009 Summer Bridge Program for business students — a seven-week, rewarding academic opportunity for minority high-school graduates who will enroll in UAB this fall and major in business.