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Learn how masking negatively affects those with hearing loss — and how you can help

Face coverings can prevent the spread of COVID-19, but they also pose a barrier for people with hearing loss who rely on lip-reading to communicate. These simple tips can help you communicate more effectively with deaf or hearing-impaired peers.

Published in Campus Safety

Habitat build has family home for the holidays

The sixth Habitat for Humanity Greater Birmingham home built by volunteers from UAB was dedicated with a ceremony Nov. 20, just in time for the Young family to celebrate Thanksgiving.

Published in UAB in the Community

Kornbrust is ‘always willing to help with a smile on her face’

Ashton Kornbrust, a hematology/oncology nurse in The Kirklin Clinic, is UAB’s Employee of the Month for April.

Published in Awards & Honors

UAB Global

New Education Abroad certification means more interdisciplinary, inclusive programming

Ashley Neyer, Education Abroad director, earned the Forum on Education Abroad’s Professional Certification in Education Abroad, which provides those who work in the global education field with specialized knowledge and expertise — all of which will guide the continued growth of UAB Education Abroad.

posted a while back 4450 views
UAB Global

UAB awarded IDEAS grant to expand study-abroad experiences

UAB is one of 24 American colleges and universities selected to create, expand and diversify student mobility overseas in support of U.S. foreign policy goals.

posted a while back 4154 views
UAB Global

INTO UAB secures $75,000 to educate young girls in 8 countries

INTO Giving will make three annual gifts of $25,000 to Room to Read programs in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Tanzania — changing the lives of more than 50,000 school-age girls.

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UAB Global

35,000 miles, $100,000 and 5 paths to global change

Five faculty are translating proven methods directly from Birmingham to locations around the world with pilot funding from the Sparkman Center for Global Health.

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UAB Global

INTO UAB secures another $9,800 for girls’ education in Sri Lanka

INTO Giving matched the grant the organization received this past winter to generate nearly $19,500 in support in a little more than a year.

posted a while back 6556 views
UAB Global

Raut takes cutting-edge education technology to India, Peru

Biology’s Sami Raut turned a teaching fellowship into an international STEM outreach initiative.

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