Matt Windsor
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March 06, 2023
Curious about virtual reality? Get hands-on and learn how the technology is being used today at UAB
Cori Perdue, Ph.D., director of Collat Professional Education, and Dorothy Ogdon, emerging technologies librarian, talk about how they are using VR and augmented reality and how anyone with a BlazerID can check out a headset to take home.
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Teaching & Learning
March 02, 2023
New major attracting students with unique, holistic approach to wellness in nutrition
Biobehavioral Nutrition and Wellness, launched in fall 2021 by the Department of Nutrition Sciences, includes training in health technology, the psychology of eating behavior and effective communication techniques. The Bachelor of Science program prepares graduates for a range of in-demand jobs, leaders say.
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Programs & Curricula
March 01, 2023
A summer program offered tools to thrive in academia. Here’s what one faculty member learned.
Dwayne White, Ph.D., assistant professor in the School of Education, shares how his participation in the national Faculty Success Program paid off with three manuscripts and some crucial time-management tools. Read his top tips, then apply for the 2023 program today.
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Learning & Development
February 27, 2023
Geogenomics: Seeking diamonds in the desert
Greer Dolby, Ph.D., leads an NSF-funded team using geogenomics to uncover new insights on the rules of life in Baja California. The emerging field requires “deep communication” across specialties and datasets — a critical need for 21st century breakthroughs.
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Research & Scholarship
February 20, 2023
Innovation Institute hosts country’s first metahealth symposium, Feb. 28
The event will explore a future of health care that “is going to be anchored in the metaverse” and be the first such symposium to be held both live and in the metaverse itself, according to Rubin Pillay, M.D., Ph.D., executive director of the Marnix E. Heersink Institute for Biomedical Innovation.
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Discoveries & Innovations
February 20, 2023
Weaver is Distinguished Faculty Lecturer
Discoveries led by Casey Weaver, M.D., revealed a new commander of the immune system and a new class of therapies for autoimmune diseases. In 2022, Weaver was elected to the National Academy of Sciences — now he has been selected for the academic medical center’s highest faculty honor.
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Awards & Honors
February 20, 2023
Colleagues share impact of 2022 Shared Values award winner — and she shares how to get the most from UAB
Jamye Hester, administrative projects specialist in the Center for Clinical and Translational Science, is the 2022 winner of the President’s Award for Excellence in Shared Values. We asked this longtime Blazer for her advice on what every employee should know.
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Awards & Honors
February 15, 2023
Reduce stress with this quick, self-paced office ergonomics course
Is your monitor too low or keyboard too high? Get your workspace set up right and learn the risks of cumulative trauma with UAB’s online Office Ergonomics Awareness Course.
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Be Healthy
February 02, 2023
Four high-tech health devices being tested at UAB now
Take a look at new technologies being studied at UAB for treatment of depression, sleep apnea, traumatic brain injury and tic disorders.
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Discoveries & Innovations
January 25, 2023
Why I am a Green Lab: Scientists speak up
Scientists participating in the UAB Green Labs program explain why they take part, the biggest changes they made and how it has affected their labs.
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Sustainability
