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Matt Windsor

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June 03, 2020

Glow-in-the-dark coronavirus testing is first project of new hire

New microbiology faculty member Nicholas Lennemann is transforming the fluorescent virus assay he developed into a new tool against coronavirus in work supported through UAB’s urgent COVID-19 research fund.

Published in Discoveries & Innovations

May 30, 2020

Helping kids with autism cope with coronavirus disruptions

Some simple strategies — including micro-routines, mask desensitization and compassion — can help parents and the community ease anxieties in this frightening time.

Published in Get Involved

May 28, 2020

Researchers model COVID-19 infection in 3D human lung tissue

Bioreactors built to offer new insights on lung cancer are being adapted to study coronavirus infection and test new treatments in this project supported through UAB’s urgent COVID-19 research fund.

Published in Discoveries & Innovations

May 28, 2020

'We're all in this together' — questions and answers from virtual town hall on UAB's re-entry plan

Do we need to wear masks? (Yes.) When will I know which phase I’m in? What is UAB Healthcheck? Read answers to these and other questions posed during the May 22 re-entry town hall along with more than 70 other questions that couldn’t be answered live due to time constraints.

Published in Take Note

May 28, 2020

A doctor goes ‘behind the curtain’ to reach those getting left behind during COVID-19

Assistant Professor Ellen Eaton, M.D., an infectious diseases specialist, is leading the Jefferson County health department’s effort to reach special populations.

Published in UAB in the Community

May 27, 2020

Clinicians with COVID-19 problems can tap into a reservoir of bright ideas

An online platform gives UAB innovators a chance to find creative solutions to front-line challenges. Anyone can post a clinical problem — or volunteer to help solve one.

Published in Get Involved

May 27, 2020

Tackling his third pandemic, UAB researcher gets up close with coronaviruses in order to kill them

Virologist Kevin Harrod, Ph.D., is the institution’s resident expert on SARS viruses. His lab is handling biological validation for innovative drug-repurposing studies supported by the School of Medicine’s Urgent COVID-19 research fund.

Published in Discoveries & Innovations

May 19, 2020

Researchers are creating a coronavirus showdown to settle pressing antibody problems

Microbiologists Troy Randall and Frances Lund are building key proteins from several coronaviruses to study antibody cross-reactivity and other crucial questions in this project supported through UAB’s urgent COVID-19 research fund.

Published in Discoveries & Innovations

May 18, 2020

Epidemiologists are having a moment. What does it take to become one?

The director of UAB’s doctoral program in epidemiology shares what she loves about the field and her path into the profession.

Published in Programs & Curricula

May 14, 2020

Leading in challenging times requires trust, openness and values

Four UAB leaders shared how they guided their teams through crisis in a lively seminar.

Published in Learning & Development

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Teaching & Learning

Love it or hate it, generative AI is not going away
Here’s how UAB’s Center for Teaching and Learning is responding, and how UAB faculty are using gen AI this semester to teach first-year composition, graduate-level professional writing and information security.

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Teaching & Learning

Hands-on review: What the president of a national group of writing program leaders thinks of ChatGPT
Lilian Mina, Ph.D., director of the writing program in the Department of English, shares how she has used generative AI tools in her upper-level Professional Writing course this semester.

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Teaching & Learning

5 prompts that explain how a writing professor flipped the script on AI
Assistant Professor Meagan Malone, Ph.D., teaches First-Year Composition and 300-level Professional Writing courses in the Department of English. Here is how she reworked her classes this fall to incorporate generative AI tools.

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Teaching & Learning

This business professor gave his students an object lesson in trusting AI over human judgment
Professor Paul Di Gangi, Ph.D., gave ChatGPT and Bard a chance to weigh in on a standard exercise for future IT leaders. Given the opportunity to make subjective decisions on tough calls, the models went their own way.

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Teaching & Learning

Faculty and staff: Here are 5 ways to help prepare students for their careers

With fall semester already in high gear, here is a quick refresher on all that the UAB Career Center offers to support students on their career journeys.

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Teaching & Learning

Take a look inside UAB’s simulation capabilities with these 10 photos
Learners can get hands-on practice in everything from birthing to crisis management, to tricky conversations at the Office of Interprofessional Simulation’s Simulation Center in Volker Hall.

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Teaching & Learning

New site gives UAB students an edge in anatomy studies
The Virtual Anatomy Lab, created by a faculty member and a graduate student who is about to begin medical school, brings together a wealth of resources and study tools, from textbooks to podcasts.

posted a while back 2909 views
Teaching & Learning

Big Interview replaces InterviewStream as UAB’s interview practice platform
The UAB Career Center has launched a new interview practice platform designed to help students, faculty and staff improve their interview skills and career readiness through training and practice.

posted a while back 1828 views
Teaching & Learning

Poverty Simulation opens high-impact, interprofessional training to all students
This eye-opening experience is more popular than ever. Hear from faculty on how they incorporate the two-hour sim, now fully online, in their courses for undergraduates, graduates and professionals.

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Teaching & Learning

Curious about virtual reality? Get hands-on and learn how the technology is being used today at UAB
Cori Perdue, Ph.D., director of Collat Professional Education, and Dorothy Ogdon, emerging technologies librarian, talk about how they are using VR and augmented reality and how anyone with a BlazerID can check out a headset to take home.

posted a while back 4537 views
Teaching & Learning

An artistic focus in astronomy courses creates community and creativity for science students

Students in Michelle Wooten’s AST 101, 102 and 103 courses discovered unique connections to course material by creating artwork as part of class assignments.

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Teaching & Learning

Engage students, develop innovative programming with 2 Honors College opportunities

The Honors College Faculty Fellows program and the Summer Course Development Grant enable faculty to provide stimulating academic enrichment opportunities for honors students and enhance community within the college.

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Teaching & Learning

New Career Center badges let students enhance LinkedIn pages, portfolios and more
The Career Center Badge Rewards initiative uses gamification to enhance student learning and engagement — and signals career readiness to potential employers.

posted a while back 4291 views
Teaching & Learning

Navigating life after prison is ‘nearly impossible.’ These faculty are challenging civilians to try.
Humanities and social sciences unite to build an app that brings to life the struggles faced by former offenders in order to make the case for change. The project was made possible by funding from the College of Arts and Sciences’ Interdisciplinary Team Proposal program.

posted a while back 5213 views
Teaching & Learning

Art imitating life: How a biology student uses embroidery to learn in her own way

Laura Calvert, a senior majoring in biomedical sciences, found that embroidering illustrations of plant structures, the glycolysis process and the human digestive system helped her to better grasp the subject matter — all while creating art along the way.

posted a while back 5736 views
Teaching & Learning

Course melds empathy with app design to help former offenders reenter public life

Sally Cramer and Stacy Moak from the College of Arts and Sciences partnered to lead a unique course that challenged graphic design students to conceive, design and prototype mobile apps that alleviate barriers to reentry.

posted a while back 5476 views
Teaching & Learning

Education methods changed overnight and UAB met the challenge head-on

Perhaps no industry was altered quite as much as education during the COVID-19 pandemic. All across campus, Blazers worked together to bring the best of UAB into remote learning and ensure students could still receive an exceptional education experience even in rapidly changing circumstances.

posted a while back 5196 views
Teaching & Learning

Simulations let students, staff practice high-stakes skills, from social marketing to surgery

Computer-based simulations offer realism, promote empathy and enable experimentation to practice essential skills.

posted a while back 6594 views
Teaching & Learning

Creative Cloud programs can enrich coursework, increase student engagement

Learn to use Adobe Creative Cloud to develop a range of compelling and meaningful multimedia projects in the classroom.

posted a while back 6383 views
Teaching & Learning

Multicultural curriculum grants spark fresh perspectives in Arts and Sciences

Dean Kecia Thomas, Ph.D., and four faculty explain how new and revised courses made possible by a new grant program will help students become better leaders, practitioners and citizens — and further UAB’s strategic goals.

posted a while back 6397 views

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