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April 15, 2024
A Study on Myopia (Nearsightedness)
Researchers from the UAB School of Optometry are currently recruiting those with myopia to participate in a research study. The purpose of this study is to investigate the short-term effects of image blur and wavelengths on the light on the length of the eye and thickness of the choroid. If you are eligible to participate in our study, you will attend two study visits. During each study visit, you will be asked to watch a short film. We will collect images and measurements of the eye during the film. Both study visits are expected to last 90 minutes. You will be compensated $100 for your time after you complete both visits.
If you are interested in learning more about this study, please contact Tiara Plymouth at tiaramp@uab.edu or 205-975-3881 or send an email to Dr. Safal Khanal at skhanal@uab.edu
If you are interested in learning more about this study, please contact Tiara Plymouth at tiaramp@uab.edu or 205-975-3881 or send an email to Dr. Safal Khanal at skhanal@uab.edu
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April 15, 2024
Meet HR & Friends returns to Campus Green on April 19
UAB Human Resources is hosting the third annual Meet HR & Friends on the Green on Friday, April 19, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., on the Campus Green. The annual come-and-go event is free and open to faculty, staff, students and members of the UAB community, and features outdoor fun, giveaways, games and prizes, music and more.
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Benefits & Policies
The Commission on the Status of Women awarded Jesse Rattan, Ph.D., Mitzi Swift, Grace Jepkemboi Komol, Ph.D., Amanda Watts and Jewell Dickson-Clayton for their commitments to providing significant service to and advancing issues that primarily affect underrepresented populations.
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Awards & Honors
Sheryl LeAnn Perkins, DHA, will join Human Resources May 6 from the Arkansas State University System, where she oversaw the system's $10 million self-insured health plan fund.
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Staff Appointments
More than 300 employees with 20 or more years of service will be honored during a reception April 10. Richard O. Davis, M.D., will be honored for 50 years of service to UAB.
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Awards & Honors
March 27, 2024
5 things to know about Alice McNeal, M.D.
In honor of Women's History Month, a remembrance of Alice McNeal, M.D., founding chair of UAB's Department of Anesthesiology (now the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine) in 1948 and first woman anesthesiologist to be named to the Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame.
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Retro'spectives
March 21, 2024
3 chosen as UAB VIPs for first-quarter 2024
Vern Bush, Kevin Davis and Brittany Martin are the first-quarter 2024 honorees of the UAB Values in Action Program. Nominations for second-quarter 2024 honorees are open through April 24.
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Awards & Honors
You may be eligible to participate in a research study looking at the effects of sacubitril/valsartan on how your body handles sugar. This medication is related to blood pressure and is safe to take with or without hypertension. Eligible participants must be healthy men and women, African American, and have no history of diabetes, heart disease or kidney problems. The study involves performing some exercise, taking sacubitril/valsartan, and collecting blood samples. Participants will be compensated $675 for completing all the visits. To participate, please contact Tiffany at 205-934-0534 or email us at nauticalstudy@uabmc.edu.
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Eligible participants must be healthy adults (BMI less than 45 kg/m2) and have no history of diabetes, heart problems, or kidney problems. The study involves consuming prepared meals, performing exercise on a treadmill, undergoing a glucose test, and collecting blood, urine samples, and collection of genetic information. Participants will be compensated $300 for completing all the visits and meals will be provided at no cost. Please e-mail us at genesis@uabmc.edu or call us at (205) 975-3956 if you are interested.
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March 13, 2024
We are looking for those with high blood pressure and a BMI over 30 to participate in a study
Help us find out by participating in the PRECISION-BP research study investigating the effects of Sacubitril/Valsartan or Valsartan on your body’s 24-hour rhythm of a hormone in your blood called natriuretic peptides. This hormone and the study medications are related to the heart. Eligible participants must be obese (BMI: 30-45 kg/m2) men and women, have high blood pressure, and have no history of heart or kidney problems. The study involves wearing a blood pressure monitor for 24 hours, 24-hour inpatient visits at UAB Hospital, taking medications, and collecting blood and urine samples. Meals will be provided at no cost. Participants will be compensated $575 for completing the study visits. Please e-mail Haley at PRECISION-BPSTUDY@uabmc.edu or call us at 205-975-5825 if you are interested.
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