The yearlong program began in June 2024 with a cohort of 18 faculty leaders. It is designed to equip department chairs with the skills necessary to excel as leaders on campus. The next cohort will be selected by early May.
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Campus News
March 19, 2025
Ready to become a learning scientist? This new program prepares students for an in-demand field
The new Master of Science in Learning Design & Learning Sciences program in the School of Education and Human Sciences starts this fall and is enrolling now. It is the first master's program focused on the learning sciences in Alabama, and one of a handful around the world, says director Jonan Phillip Donaldson, Ph.D.
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Programs & Curricula
March 10, 2025
Town hall to highlight Research Strategic Initiative
Learn more about the initiative’s progress in this article and make plans to attend the town hall meeting at 10 a.m. March 19 for updates and questions with President Watts, Vice President Brown and working group leaders.
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Ronald Lazar, Ph.D., director of UAB’s Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, explains effective interventions, the importance of choice and why you should start where you are.
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Discoveries & Innovations
February 27, 2025
SUCCESS town hall shares goals, metrics and next steps
Read an overview (or watch the full video) of Monday’s town hall meeting about the SUCCESS Initiative, which is building a road map to continue UAB’s past decade of enrollment growth and improve student success across the university.
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Take Note
February 19, 2025
3D-printed prostheses, orthoses will save time and money — and give patients a better fit
A grant through UAB’s HSF-GEF program is funding the purchase of an advanced 3D printer for the Orthotics and Prosthetics Lab in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, which will make UAB’s Amputee Clinic the first in Alabama, and one of the few nationwide, to offer 3D-printed sockets for prosthetics.
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Advances
February 17, 2025
Faculty share why they serve on Faculty Senate
The nomination period for this year’s Faculty Senate elections is open now and runs through March 6. Why do faculty choose to invest their time in taking part? Four current members explain the personal benefits of participation, including a deeper understanding of how UAB works, the opportunity to meet colleagues from very different areas of expertise and, perhaps most of all, the chance to accomplish meaningful change.
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Take Note
Do you want to conserve resources, reduce costs and create a healthier, more sustainable workplace? Consider these five opportunities for action from UAB Sustainability Officer Bambi Ingram.
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Sustainability
February 07, 2025
Parsons believes in the power of recognition
Nancy Parsons, administrative support specialist in the School of Dentistry, is the recipient of the 2024 President’s Award for Shared Values. In this story, Parsons shares why she is always ready to help new hires figure out UAB, and tips on getting the most out of working here.
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Awards & Honors
February 05, 2025
5 things a philosopher learned from diving deep into neuroscience
Free will still exists, and no brains are “typical”: Philosopher Josh May, Ph.D., shares some of the lessons he picked up by going back to school and joining a research lab to write “Neuroethics: Agency in the Age of Brain Science,” which was selected as one of the top academic titles of 2024.
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