Tuesday, February 12, 2013

UAB News Update: February 12, 2013

Ray Watts, M.D.

CAMPUS
Ray L. Watts, M.D., named seventh president of UAB.
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Ragib Hasan, Ph.D. CYBERSECURITY
UAB wins Department of Homeland Security grant for securing mobile devices.
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Sleep study HEALTH
UAB researchers using monitor to take sleep science into the bedroom.
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Skeleton OBESITY
International team seeks to dispel obesity myths. 
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Blind Boys of Alabama ARTS
UAB presents Blind Boys of Alabama, Alabama Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Henry Panion 
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Courage Network PEOPLE
UAB employees tackle breast cancer together in Courage Network.
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Michael Callahan ALUMNI
UAB alumnus Michael V. Callahan, M.D., is working to boost the nation's drug defenses.
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Kidney diagram RESEARCH
UAB doctors: synthetic marijuana dangerous for kidneys.
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FROM THE UAB RESEARCH BLOG
Cell

Epigenetics, aging and cancer

 
News You Can Use - Heart Health

FAMILY HISTORY PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE IN HEART HEALTH

• UAB experts recommend following the American Heart Association's "Life's Simple Seven"
• 80 percent of heart disease occurrence takes place in people with a strong family history
Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women

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"Four Little Girls"
ArtPlay teens present staged reading of "Four Little Girls: Birmingham 1963" as workshop for national performance Sept. 15
 
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