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Jean-Francois Pittet, M.D., professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, will take on the role of editor-in-chief of the flagship journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society, Anesthesia & Analgesia, in March 2016.
Chris Kyle, Ph.D., associate professor in the UAB Department of Anthropology, recently presented his research on crime in Mexico at a conference for diplomats, foreign policy think tanks and research colleagues in Washington, D.C. The Wilson Center Mexico Institute hosted "The State of Citizen Security in Mexico: 2014 in Review and the Year Ahead" Jan. 20, 2015. 
James Cimino, one of the nation’s leaders in using ‘big data’ resources to advance patient care, research and education, will head UAB’s new Informatics Institute.
Pauline Jolly, Ph.D., has been awarded the 2014 Ellen Gregg Ingalls/UAB National Alumni Society Award for Lifetime Achievement in Teaching.
UAB’s Ferniany assumes leadership position with board of AAMC.
Pauline Jolly, Ph.D., is a dedicated teacher, researcher and mentor who equips people with the knowledge and competencies to make the world a better place for all.
Recognizing the importance of shared governance and inclusion in institutional decision-making, UAB President Ray L. Watts shared several actions aimed to encourage input from the UAB community and improve the dialogue that must happen for UAB’s continued success.
Dunn previously served as vice president of the ACNM, an organization that leads the nursing profession to establish midwifery as a standard of care.
School of Nursing dean receives second appointment from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in 2014.
Mohammad Khaled, Ph.D., professor emeritus in the Department of Nutrition Sciences, was awarded a Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Award to develop and improve research and teaching efforts in India related to Type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Sergey Mirov, UAB’s fifth NAI fellow, creates novel lasers and finds new applications for them.
Clinic will field an interdisciplinary team to help ensure access to care for city’s most vulnerable patients.
UAB’s Jessica Merlin is recognized as an inspirational leader for her work managing chronic pain in patients with HIV.
After 22 Antarctic journeys, UAB biologist Jim McClintock is practically a local. Between scientific expeditions, he leads cruises to the icy continent, offering Alabamians a peek inside polar research labs and highlighting the impact of climate change on the majestic landscape. Five travelers share life-changing moments from their trips with McClintock in UAB Magazine.
Manuscripts penned by the late James Pittman, longtime dean of the School of Medicine at UAB, are the basis for a biography of Tinsley Harrison.
UAB’s Korf recognized for contributions in the field of genetics with election to fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Justice may be blind, but Griffin Edwards isn’t. The UAB Collat School of Business assistant professor crunches numbers to shed light on the surprising, often unintended consequences of laws. He reveals what he’s learned from crime data, crop yields, and golf scores in UAB Magazine.
Haley Johnson singled out for youth injury research award.
Research revealing new evidence about the role of the spleen following heart attack will be honored during the AHA scientific meeting Nov. 15-19.
The UAB School of Health Professions continues to expand into international education and names two faculty to leadership positions.
The 17 selected volunteer members of the panel will provide highly informed perspectives on the biomedical research enterprise.
Kasman will face eight other competitors in the MTNA Southern Division auditions in Tennessee in January, and the winner will go to nationals.
The AES is the largest organization in the world to investigate and study proper diagnoses and treatments of diseases that cause bite problems and TMJ.
Price’s work “Triptych: Three Studies in Gesture and Noise” will be presented at the Atlanta conference Nov. 13-14.
American Health Information Management Association lauds UAB’s Donna Slovensky.
Anupam Agarwal, M.D., Donny Burke, Ph.D., Maj. Gen. Lee Price (retired), Doug Rigney, Ph.D., and Jerry Stephens, Ph.D., were honored by the NAS.
Knowledge and expertise of the UAB/Lakeshore Research Collaborative to be on display at the White House Summit on fitness and disability.
The Outstanding Periodontal Educator Award recognizes Palcanis’ impact on teaching and educational innovation.
UAB’s Yakov Kasman will perform the Tchaikovsky Trio as part of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra’s “Concertmaster and Friends” series Oct. 14.
The award is presented annually to authors of a peer-reviewed published paper that has contributed the most to the knowledge of periodontal regeneration in a given calendar year.