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Inspired by a family diagnosis and a viral video, Adeel Memon, M.D., Ph.D., is exploring the possibilities of brain-computer interfaces to treat Parkinson’s and other neurological conditions.
More than 300 employees with 20 or more years of service will be honored during the annual Service Awards Program reception 2 p.m. April 11 in the Hilton Birmingham at UAB. Vithal K. Ghanta, Jerry G. Spenney, Joseph G. Van Matre and Richard J. Whitley will be honored for 50 years of service to UAB, and George M. Munchus III, Gregory E. Pence, Donna J. Slovenksy and Michael V. Yester will be honored for 45.
Tom Brannan, vice president for Advancement, will take on additional responsibility to support the Office of the President and university priorities arising from the core missions of the institution.
Shadi S. Martin, Ph.D., brings extensive experience in international and graduate education and a strong record of interdisciplinary scholarship to this new combined role.
May will begin work full time at UAB Nov. 1 leading human resource units responsible for ensuring a positive employee experience at each point along the employee continuum.
When use of an obscure antidepressant exploded across the state, William Rushton, M.D., who directs UAB’s medical toxicology program and the state’s poison control hotline, began an investigation that led the Alabama Department of Public Health to halt sales.
This year, the university recognizes 50 years of service by Jeanne Hutchison, Ph.D., and Ferdinand Urthaler, M.D., and 45 years of service by Robert Kim M.D., and Joseph Lovetto. In addition, 294 employees with 20 or more years and 904 with five, 10 and 15 years will honored for their longevity.
Robert Centor, M.D., one of the world’s leading experts on sore throat and a mentor to generations of medical students, will receive the highest honor of the Academic Health Center.
Brian Burnett, Ph.D., who is interim associate vice president and chief financial officer for the University of Maryland, will begin work at UAB May 1.
For his dedication to aging research and science communication, biology Professor and Chair Steven Austad, Ph.D., has been awarded this year’s Ireland Prize for Scholarly Distinction.
Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration Allen Bolton has announced he will retire from UAB effective Jan. 1, 2021. A national search will be launched to identify his replacement.
John Kearney, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor in the Department of Microbiology, will be honored for 45 years of service to UAB during the annual Service Awards banquet March 6.
More than 280 employees with 20 or more years of service will be honored during the annual Service Awards Program luncheon noon March 6 in the Hill Student Center third floor ballroom. John F. Kearney, Ph.D., will be honored for 45 years of service to UAB, while Loy O. Vaughan, Ph.D., will be honored for 50.
From national television appearances to hands-on mentoring events, faculty, alumni and students of the School of Engineering demonstrate that innovation and leadership have no boundaries.
Greg Parsons, who has served as UAB’s assistant vice president for planning, design and construction since 2014, will become associate vice president and chief facilities officer Feb. 1.
A new online platform will enable the university to organize, promote and quantify engagement and scholarship in our community and beyond. See how to get started.
Ferdinand Urthaler, cardiologist and professor of medicine, physiology and biophysics, is one of three being honored for 45 years of service during UAB’s annual Service Awards Luncheon March 4.
Assistant Professor Susan Smith’s hard work paid off when she won a national body-building title in November and earned the right to compete as a professional.
The Community Solutions Collaborative brings together UAB labs focused on digital forensics, law and data science to give students a chance to build their skills while taking part in real projects.
Variability, or the scattering of scores on cognitive tests, “turns out to be a very sensitive marker to changes in brain function,” said UAB neuropsychologist Victor Del Bene, Ph.D. It could be particularly helpful in diagnosing early-stage neurodegenerative disease, when patients come in with subjective concerns and some lower scores on testing but nothing in the impaired range.
In the 14-person study, all participants randomized to receive Constraint-Induced Cognitive Therapy who wanted to return to work were able to do so; none of the participants in the control group returned to work.
Recent studies have some researchers touting AI’s ethical reasoning prowess. In a Nature paper, UAB’s Joshua May, Ph.D., joined scientists from Google DeepMind to explain how to get proof.
UAB President Ray Watts, Vice President for Research Chris Brown and working group chairs offered a comprehensive update March 19 as the initiative moves into its final phase of implementation. Read a summary and watch a full video here.
UAB faculty James O. Hill, Ph.D., and Holly Wyatt, M.D., experts in weight loss maintenance, wrote their new book to help guide patients and clinicians through the process after discontinuing GLP-1 drugs. Many people are blindsided when food noise and appetite come roaring back, they say, but these strategies help.
How UAB is using AI to improve care and accelerate research, an update on the myUABResearch rollout, and the latest on technology alignment and data modernization initiatives.
Answers to common questions from caregivers and other expert advice from geriatrician Andrew Duxbury, M.D., who has been treating people with dementia for four decades.
The GUIDE Model provides care coordination and management, caregiver support, and respite services. It is available at no out-of-pocket cost to patients with traditional Medicare who are not living in a nursing home or on hospice. Learn how this builds on UAB research and find out how to enroll.
An innovative project funded by the Department of Energy is digging into the possibilities of phytomining to boost American production of elements that are crucial to modern technology. Greer Dolby, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Biology who specializes in evolutionary genomics, is part of the research team.
The Empathy Project helps trainees respond to the emotions beneath patients’ tough questions. Creator Kimberly Kopecky, M.D., MSCI, a UAB surgeon specializing in high-risk abdominal procedures, understands why doctors often substitute facts for feelings. But it is possible to have better doctor-patient conversations, she said: “It is a skill you can practice.”
A specialized training helps ICU specialists understand the complex dance of ventilator-assisted breathing as never before. Take a look behind the scenes of the first Multi-institutional Fundamentals of Mechanical Ventilation course at UAB — and see how educators are spreading the knowledge to doctors across the region.