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October 12, 2023

UAB is one of the first U.S. medical schools to give ultrasound units to all students. Here’s why.

Using a handheld ultrasound device, a trained clinician can rapidly and accurately diagnose anything from kidney stones to heart function, saving time and money for patients in rural and urban underserved areas.

Published in Advances

October 12, 2023

Coaching Dementia Caregivers to Master Care-Refusal Behavior through Internet Training: CuRB-IT

People with dementia sometimes do not cooperate with care. They may refuse to bathe, change clothes, or refuse to take medications. The purpose of this study is to test if a caregiver coaching program can help family caregivers better manage refusal behaviors by increasing their use of problem-solving strategies and decreasing any negative coping strategies. To participate, you must be at least 18 years old, live in Alabama, and live with and provide unpaid care to a family member with dementia who refuses help or care. You will receive 9 1-hour coaching sessions over Zoom at a time that works for you. You will be asked to complete surveys and questionnaires, and you will be paid for doing these things. All surveys and questionnaires are completed online. There is NO travel to UAB. Please email CURBIT@UAB.EDU for more information.

Published in Clinical Trials

October 12, 2023

Are you 18 and older and have been diagnosed with high blood pressure? You may qualify for the Precision-BP Study

DAY or NIGHT, when is the best time to take your blood pressure medication?

Help us find out by joining our study at UAB by participating in the PRECISION-BP research study investigating the effects of Sacubitril/Valsartan or Valsartan on your body’s 24-hour rhythm of a hormone in your blood called natriuretic peptides. This hormone and the study medications are related to the heart. Eligible participants must be obese (BMI: 30-45 kg/m2) men and women, have high blood pressure, and have no history of heart or kidney problems. The study involves wearing a blood pressure monitor for 24 hours, 24-hour inpatient visits at UAB Hospital, taking medications, and collecting blood and urine samples. Meals will be provided at no cost. Participants will be compensated $575 for completing the study visits. Please e-mail Haley at PRECISION-BPSTUDY@uabmc.edu or call us at 205-975-5825 if you are interested.

Published in Clinical Trials

October 09, 2023

Prevent Discrimination and Harassment Training

Our goal to enhance the climate of civility and respect at UAB is critical to an engaged and thriving workplace. University faculty (Workgroup F) and staff (Workgroup A) have access to training to refresh our commitment.

Published in Learning & Development

September 29, 2023

This month, celebrate what employees with disabilities bring to UAB

In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month and the 50th anniversary of the first federal legislation to address access and equity for people with disabilities, UAB’s HR AWARE Disability Management Program is hosting several events starting 5:30 p.m. Oct. 4 on the Campus Green.

Published in Learning & Development

September 25, 2023

3 chosen as UAB VIPs for third-quarter 2023

Emily Bruer, Amanda Dove and Dina Jones are the third-quarter 2023 honorees of the UAB Shared Values in Action Program, which honors those whose work exemplifies and embodies Forging the Future’s shared values. Nominations for fourth-quarter 2023 honorees are open through Nov. 8.

Published in Awards & Honors

September 21, 2023

Do you sometimes feel hopeless, or that life has no purpose?

UAB researchers are looking for adults (ages 25-65) who are suffering from demoralization - feelings of hopelessness or meaninglessness - to participate in a research study evaluating a novel medication.

To see if you qualify call 205-379-7527.

Published in Clinical Trials

September 25, 2023

UAB to share draft of new strategic plan soon

The new draft strategic plan will be shared Oct. 25 to solicit feedback from the campus community before it is finalized and presented to the UA System Board of Trustees.

Published in Campus News

September 21, 2023

Faculty and staff: Here are 5 ways to help prepare students for their careers

With fall semester already in high gear, here is a quick refresher on all that the UAB Career Center offers to support students on their career journeys.

Published in Teaching & Learning

September 05, 2023

Expert advice for a new phase of COVID

UAB experts encourage healthy behaviors, responsible symptom management and vaccines to avoid and manage respiratory illnesses like COVID, common cold, RSV or the flu.

Published in Campus Safety

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UAB in the Community

How UAB is taking a leading role in health promotion worldwide

Innovative programs and a high-profile position in the International Health Promoting Campuses Network have made UAB a model for other universities in the United States and beyond.

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UAB and Birmingham Promise: a partnership for the future
Through an internship with UAB HR Talent Acquisition, Birmingham City Schools student Jaykease Rosales gained skills and experience and proved to be a strong asset to UAB’s employee recruitment and retention efforts.

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Community shines light on a little-known incident in Civil Rights-era Birmingham
UAB history students and faculty are contributing to the Beth-El Civil Rights Experience, an effort by the congregation of Birmingham’s Temple Beth-El to share the experiences of members of the city’s Jewish community during the era, including an attempted bombing in 1958.

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Changing lives, one tax return at a time
Enrollment in Eddie Nabors’s course on Poverty and Human Capability has more than tripled in the past year. Why? He gives students the chance to help the working poor receive thousands of dollars each and avoid scammers — even during a pandemic.

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Toxicologist unravels the dangerous medical mystery of ZaZa, Alabama’s 'gas-station dope'
When use of an obscure antidepressant exploded across the state, William Rushton, M.D., who directs UAB’s medical toxicology program and the state’s poison control hotline, began an investigation that led the Alabama Department of Public Health to halt sales.

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UAB in the Community

Physics courses inspired by ‘good games’ help draw high schoolers to STEM careers

Coding with Physics workshops train teachers to incorporate storytelling, supportive teamwork, productive failure and other videogame techniques to engage teens in science.

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Watch, listen to these Birmingham stories during Black History Month

Find out how a local DJ passed coded messages to protestors, what life was like in a company town, why Black workers flocked to Birmingham’s steel mills and more in short films and oral histories from UAB students and faculty.

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UAB in the Community

Pledge your support to the Blazer family, Birmingham community with a gift to the Benevolent Fund

Help the Benevolent Fund meet its spring campaign goal of $2 million and enable its continued support of the Blazer Kitchen, the Employee Emergency Assistance Program and other community partners.

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UAB in the Community

Apply for, donate to tornado relief funds for UAB employees

The Employee Emergency Assistance Program and Blazer Kitchen, operated by the Benevolent Fund, can provide assistance to those affected by the Jan. 26 tornado, and employees can contribute to relief funds online.

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UAB in the Community

Tended by Blazers, these UAB Gardens plots grow produce for the food-insecure on campus

The plots will provide vegetables, fruits, herbs and spices to increase food security for the campus community and enable shoppers in UAB’s food pantry, Blazer Kitchen, to make more and varied healthy choices.

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UAB in the Community

Recurring gifts to the Benevolent Fund support UAB, the Birmingham community

UAB’s Benevolent Fund has been working in overdrive to meet the needs of Blazers and Birmingham residents. Making, restarting or increasing a monthly pledge via payroll deduction can help continue its work.

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UAB in the Community

A doctor goes ‘behind the curtain’ to reach those getting left behind during COVID-19

Assistant Professor Ellen Eaton, M.D., an infectious diseases specialist, is leading the Jefferson County health department’s effort to reach special populations.

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UAB in the Community

Blazer Kitchen secures more funds to provide food in the community

Two new grants will enable the campus food pantry to continue providing pre-packed bags twice weekly to employees and students — and an additional 400 food boxes to others in the Birmingham community.

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UAB in the Community

How to make meaningful connections when social distance is the order of the day

Coronavirus breeds loneliness, which is as bad for the health as heavy smoking. The longtime director of UAB’s Pastoral Care program shares how best to reach out to others in need.

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‘Proud to be a part of UAB’s impact’: What employees get when they give back

UAB staff and faculty share what drives them to volunteer their time for community-focused projects like the upcoming InnoHack 2020 event.

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UAB in the Community

Habitat build has family home for the holidays

The sixth Habitat for Humanity Greater Birmingham home built by volunteers from UAB was dedicated with a ceremony Nov. 20, just in time for the Young family to celebrate Thanksgiving.

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UAB in the Community

Spread holiday cheer: Donate to UAB Toy Drive through Dec. 5

Drop new, unwrapped toys to the UAB Toy Drive boxes located in buildings across campus, from Campbell Hall to the Administration Building.

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UAB in the Community

Live-streamed labs offer a glimpse into creative research

Peek into graduate research laboratories through a Facebook live presentation of Discoveries Behind the Scenes every other Wednesday this fall.

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UAB in the Community

Sign up to volunteer for #UABBuilds

UAB is building its sixth Habitat House in Eastlake.

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UAB in the Community

BlazerPulse builds stronger connections among service-learning partners

After using BlazerPulse in service-learning courses during spring semester, faculty feedback is helping make the online community-engagement platform an even better tool for promoting, organizing and measuring UAB’s impact in the community.

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