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TEDx Birmingham — Rediscover the Magic of Birmingham” — will be held Saturday, March 1 and will feature live talks in the spirit of the TED experience.
Kelly K. Nichols, O.D., MPH, Ph.D., one of the world's leading vision scientists in the area of dry eye disease, has been named dean of the UAB School of Optometry, effective June 25, 2014.
UAB will host a scientific and community symposium in honor of World Rare Disease Day
The annual award is to recognize outstanding papers related to environmental health sciences and public health that meet the aims, scope and high standards of this journal.
The paper analyzed articles published in the scientific and popular press to separate myths from evidence-supported facts when it comes to obesity.
The conference is a comprehensive postgraduate course for all those involved in the care of neonates, children and young adults with cardiovascular disease.
The Ann Dial McMillan Endowed Lectureship in Family and Child Health is a unique interdisciplinary lectureship designed to tap into and promote public health breakthroughs relevant to family and children’s health.
You might know that sex sells, but did you know that the sex of cells is important in biomedical research?
The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees approve new endowments, promotions and programs during its Feb. 7 meeting.
Internal Medicine associate professor writes novels to enhance his creativity as a doctor and delve into the life of “Mackie” McKay.
Interviews with participants in prisons and halfway houses was used to capture data on the experience of religious conversion and the ways it altered attitudes and behaviors.
American Accounting Association ranks programs, individuals based on their accounting education research production through six years.
Christy Lemak, Ph.D., health care management leader, takes over UAB Department of Health Services Administration and its nationally ranked programs.
CNET promotes the discovery of novel treatments for neurodegenerative disorders, teaches scientists and clinicians about these diseases, and facilitates the application of these discoveries to the clinical care of patients.
James H. Rimmer, Ph.D., selected to receive AAP Excellence in Research Writing Award
Larry Powell, Ph.D., spent time with an award-winning director and put his fascinating stories in a book.
The NCHC is the professional association of undergraduate honors programs and colleges, honors directors, and deans, as well as faculty, staff and students.
Professor of Microbiology David Briles, Ph.D., and Professor of Optometry Lawrence DeLucas, O.D., Ph.D., received this high professional distinction.
As artist-in-residence, he will continue to represent UAB as an ambassador for the arts and serve as a mentor to young people who have an interest in the arts.
Each year the BBNA carefully selects nursing leaders who have made a vast impact in their field for this distinction.
The Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science is the nursing science arm of the American Academy of Nursing.
WISE is an international, multisectoral platform for creative thinking, debate and purposeful action in order to build the future of education through innovation.
The SSMA is an inclusive professional community of researchers and teachers who promote research, scholarship and practice that improves school science and mathematics and advances the integration of science and mathematics.
Ford’s book presents studies of various kinds of liars, including pathological liars, con artists and people who deliberately injure themselves in order to fake illness.
Heaton recently developed a Department of Transportation medical examiner certification review course sponsored by the UAB School of Nursing.
Steven Austad, Ph.D., is the new chair of the Department of Biology.
David Pollio, Ph.D., is the new chair for the Department of Social Work.
Recurring themes emerge throughout Florence Nightingale letters, including health and sanitation reform, collaborative partnerships, advocacy for public health.
As a member of the School of Medicine senior leadership team, Toni Leeth will work to ensure growth goals outlined in AMC21, the UAB Medicine strategic plan, are being met.
The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees approved several faculty appointments and the establishment of an endowed lecture during its recent meeting.