Matt Windsor
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October 11, 2021
ZAMBAMA grant leverages ‘reverse innovation’ to reduce unhealthy alcohol use and improve HIV outcomes
Researchers from UAB’s Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention are collaborating with colleagues in Africa on a $5.8-million study to translate effective approaches from Zambia to rural Alabama — and vice versa.
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Grants Awarded
October 11, 2021
Parpura's pioneering work on misunderstood brain cells honored in journal special issue
Discoveries about neurotransmission in neuroglia were “heresy” at the time, but the work of UAB neurobiologist Vladimir Parpura, M.D., Ph.D., has inspired new approaches to treating brain disease — and an honorary issue of the journal Neurochemical Research.
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Awards & Honors
October 11, 2021
UAB cross-disciplinary efforts to shape cybercrime-fighting workforce earn NSF grant renewal
The CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program at UAB, a collaborative effort between the Department of Computer Science and Department of Criminal Justice, has trained 23 graduate students since it began in 2017. A $300,000-plus renewal will continue the work to enhance America’s cyber-defenses.
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Programs & Curricula
Faculty who took part in the 12-week summer course, made possible by UAB’s National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity membership, explain why the program is so successful at boosting productivity and healthy balance.
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Learning & Development
October 01, 2021
Helping teachers see the beauty in Black language
Teaira McMurtry, Ph.D., assistant professor in the School of Education, is using funding from the UAB Faculty Development Grants Program to provide Alabama teachers with tools, strategies and lesson plans to understand the power of Black language.
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Grants Awarded
October 01, 2021
1850s horror Twitter, recursive propaganda, mapping mutations: Faculty grants seed new projects and nurture careers
Projects selected for the UAB Faculty Development Grants Program offer an intriguing look into the creativity and range of research and scholarship on campus.
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Grants Awarded
September 29, 2021
Hackathon yields AI-inspired ideas to fight cancer
Twelve teams competed for cash and prizes across two action-packed days in the AI Against Cancer hackathon. This is the third iteration of the UAB-sponsored event, which applies big data and artificial intelligence techniques to fight disease.
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Discoveries & Innovations
September 24, 2021
Ask yourself these 5 questions before choosing an ESL master's program
Students and faculty explain the life-changing lessons they have learned in UAB’s English as a Second Language graduate programs.
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Programs & Curricula
September 24, 2021
New courses prepare medical students for practice-shaping technologies before they reach the clinic
School of Medicine undergraduates are learning about gene editing, biomedical device design and commercialization in co-enrolled courses led by faculty from the Department of Biomedical Engineering.
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Programs & Curricula
September 22, 2021
The world is bumpy. These researchers are teaching computers geometry to save lives and accelerate commutes.
With a new NSF grant, computer scientists are developing a precision flood prediction system that pushes the boundaries of the young field of geometric deep learning. Their work could lead to better route recommendations in navigation apps and breakthroughs in drug discovery and development of novel, energy-efficient materials.
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