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The Young Writers in Birmingham project continues this week at Inglenook Elementary. This is week three of a four-week workshop that brings UAB English students to Inglenook to help close to 100 third and fourth graders write stories that will be published.
Pianist Robert Henry, an internationally known pianist who has performed solo recitals at Carnegie Hall in New York, Wigmore Hall in London and the Kennedy Center in Washington, will perform Sunday, March 9, at the Alys Stephens Center, part of the UAB Piano Series.
President Barack Obama on Tuesday revealed his 2015 budget. In it is a proposal to spend $5.23 billion to train 13,000 primary care residents over the next 10 years. Dr. William Curry, associate dean for primary care and rural medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, said Obama's proposal could help with growing primary care shortages, to a point.
Today, human spaceflight has a very different profile. The shuttle program ended in 2011, and the surviving shuttles are in museums. Science is now done aboard the International Space Station, which is partly served by commercial rockets.But the protein crystal experiments go on. “We’ve learned a lot,” Lawrence J. DeLucas of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, one of the scientists involved, said in an interview last week.
A group of University of Alabama at Birmingham students are taking part in a program called “The Young Writers in Birmingham Project.” The UAB students are helping nearly 100 3rd and 4th graders at Inglenook Elementary write stories and biographies that will be published in books.
The key to use any technology is passwords, but they often present a relatively weak challenge to hackers. Until now. There is a new way (or ways) to add a strong second layer of security to a password as researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), in collaboration with the University of California at Irvine, proposed and tested a variety of methods.
From: eyewiretoday.com
Kelly K. Nichols, OD, MPH, PhD, FAAO, one of the world’s leading vision scientists in the area of dry eye disease, has been named dean of the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry, according to a university news release. According to UAB Provost Linda Lucas, PhD, Nichols will assume the role June 25.
Kelly K. Nichols, OD, MPH, PhD, FAAO, one of the world’s leading vision scientists in the area of dry eye disease, has been named dean of the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry, according to a university news release. According to UAB Provost Linda Lucas, PhD, Nichols will assume the role June 25.
“Excitement for the construction of a new student center is building,” Carolyn Farley, director of Academic and Student Services said in a statement. “What we're going to get is going to create a much better student experience.”
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama presented a $500,000 donation to the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center during an appreciation lunch Tuesday. Since 1996, the BCRFA has contributed a total of $4.5 million to research projects at UAB.
Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, along with the University of California at Irvine, offered new options to increase password security against hacking. "There have been many attacks on servers that store passwords lately, such as the breaches at PayPal and LinkedIn," said Nitesh Saxena, associate professor in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at UAB.
From: CBS Atlanta
Dr. Kristin Avis, a children’s sleep expert along with Karen Gamble, an assistant professor of psychiatry at UAB and David Schwebel, a professor of psychology at UAB received a grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Development and from the Kaul Pediatric Research Institute at the Children’s of Alabama Foundation. “In our study, sleepy children were much more likely to become a victim of a pedestrian accident involving a motor vehicle,” Avis said.
Dr. Kristin Avis, a children’s sleep expert along with Karen Gamble, an assistant professor of psychiatry at UAB and David Schwebel, a professor of psychology at UAB received a grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Development and from the Kaul Pediatric Research Institute at the Children’s of Alabama Foundation. “In our study, sleepy children were much more likely to become a victim of a pedestrian accident involving a motor vehicle,” Avis said.
Does cutting or burning 3,500 calories help you lose a pound? Learn the truth behind this weight loss myth.
Written by: David B. Allison, Ph.D., Director, Nutrition Obesity Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Written by: David B. Allison, Ph.D., Director, Nutrition Obesity Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham
The TEDxBirmingham conference, designed by organizers to help put the magic back in the Magic City, is underway on the UAB campus. The "Rediscover the Magic of Birmingham" event, which features a diverse mix of local speakers — including artists, activists, teachers and entrepreneurs — began this morning at the Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center.
Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, along with the University of California at Irvine, offered new options to increase password security against hacking.
New research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham suggests that users pay more attention to Internet safety than previously assumed. In a paper that won the "Distinguished Paper Award" at the 2014 Network and Distributed Systems Security Symposium, researchers used a novel methodology to gain new neurological insights into how users face security questions and how their personalities might affect their performance.
“What we were able to show is that acetaminophen can inhibit the formation of lipid peroxidation molecules, specifically isofuran, and thus have a potential role in preventing acute kidney injury after bypass in our patients,” Hayden J. Zaccagni, MD, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham said.
“The traditional view is that you have to hit rock bottom, then get intensive treatment and have lifelong sobriety and involvement in mutual help groups; but research has shown there are multiple pathways to recovery, and ‘natural’ recovery without treatment is one of them,” Jalie A. Tucker, public health professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
James Rimmer, Ph.D., a professor in the UAB School of Health Professions Department of Occupational Therapy, is the first researcher who studies the fitness of disabled people to be named to the Science Board of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition.
UAB held its 4th Annual Employee Chili Cook-off Thursday pitting faculty and staff members against each other. Employees formed more than 20 teams and competed before a panel of judges. The event was held at the UAB Hospital West Pavilion Atrium. All proceeds raised will go to the UAB Benevolent Fund.
New research from University of Alabama at Birmingham suggests that users pay more attention to Internet safety than previously assumed. In a paper that won the "Distinguished Paper Award" at the 2014 Network and Distributed Systems Security Symposium, researchers used a novel methodology to gain new neurological insights into how users face security questions and how their personalities might affect their performance.
Kelly K. Nichols, OD, MPH, PhD, FAAO, has been named Dean of the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry, following the retirement of Rod W. Nowakowski, OD, PhD, as reported by VMail July 26, 2013. She will assume the role on June 25, 2014.