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Jim Bakken

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Chief Communications Officer, Public Relations

As chief communications officer for the University of Alabama at Birmingham and UAB Medicine, Bakken leads teams that set and execute internal and external communications strategy. Prior to joining UAB in 2012, Bakken spent a decade working with a diverse client base at two full-service communications firms. Bakken spent eight years in Nashville at McNeely Pigott and Fox – one of the largest PR firms in the Southeast – prior to launching Peritus Public Relations in Birmingham in 2010. Bakken has served on the board of the Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations, is accredited by the Public Relations Society of America and has been a Birmingham Business Journal Top 40 Under 40 honoree.

Allison honored for his work in gerontology

David B. Allison, associate dean for Science in the UAB School of Public Health, has been named a fellow of The Gerontological Society of America.

Study finds method of HPV screening can be effective in developing countries

Nepal has high rates of HPV infection, which nearly always causes cervical cancer. UAB research looks at the prevalence and a potential screening method.

UAB researcher awarded unusual grant to better understand how vision works

Lawrence Sincich, Ph.D., has been awarded $1.1 million to advance the technology for improved optical access and visual testing of the retina.

Fruits and vegetables: good for health, not necessarily a weight loss method

People trying to lose weight are often told to eat more fruits and vegetables, but new UAB research shows this bit of advice may not be true.

UAB launches three initiatives to stimulate personalized medicine care, research

Research in personalized medicine, health informatics and genomic medicine spans disciplines and will impact the treatment of many diseases.

UAB to create Institute for Human Rights

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Institute for Human Rights will create and foster new research, policy solutions, educational programming, and outreach activities relating to all aspects of human rights ranging from the local to the international level.