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  • Practical coping strategies for employees in a changing world
    Practical coping strategies for employees in a changing world
  • New writing guide, education course to encourage inclusive language
    New writing guide, education course to encourage inclusive language
  • What are the long-term side effects of COVID vaccines? 3 things to know
    What are the long-term side effects of COVID vaccines? 3 things to know

Here’s how to navigate the Campus Calendar like an expert

Here’s how to navigate the Campus Calendar like an expert

Don’t let distractions drive you off the road

Don’t let distractions drive you off the road

Leading at All Levels to return in August

Leading at All Levels to return in August
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  • A summer program offered tools to thrive in academia. Here’s what one faculty member learned. Learning & Development
    A summer program offered tools to thrive in academia. Here’s what one faculty member learned.

    Dwayne White, Ph.D., assistant professor in the School of Education, shares how his participation in the national Faculty Success Program paid off with three manuscripts and some crucial time-management tools. Read his top tips, then apply for the 2023 program today.

    posted 25 days ago 1351 views
  • My Health Rewards offers incentives for making healthy choices Be Healthy
    My Health Rewards offers incentives for making healthy choices

    This past year, more than 4,700 employees activated their My Health Rewards account, and more than 3,600 logged enough healthy behaviors to receive a payout of $50 or more. Activate your account and explore new ways to earn cash rewards.

    posted 27 days ago 465 views
  • Meet work opportunities or up-skill with new Collat professional courses Learning & Development
    Meet work opportunities or up-skill with new Collat professional courses
    Cybersecurity, effective business writing and managing a hybrid workforce are part of an extensive catalog of non-academic classes.
    posted a while back 685 views
  • Reduce stress with this quick, self-paced office ergonomics course Be Healthy
    Reduce stress with this quick, self-paced office ergonomics course
    Is your monitor too low or keyboard too high? Get your workspace set up right and learn the risks of cumulative trauma with UAB’s online Office Ergonomics Awareness Course.
    posted a while back 1218 views
  • 15-minute online training shares tips on how to best support students with disabilities Learning & Development
    15-minute online training shares tips on how to best support students with disabilities

    Employees can learn about compliance with the Americans with Disabilities and Rehabilitation acts, explore best practices for engaging with students with disabilities, and access key resources during a new online training from UAB Disability Support Services.

    posted a while back 791 views
  • Check out the winners of the 2022 Wellness Week photo/video activity Be Healthy
    Check out the winners of the 2022 Wellness Week photo/video activity

    Throughout Wellness Week Oct. 17-21, employees and students from across UAB and UAB Medicine shared dozens of photos and videos that represent what wellness means to them. 

    posted a while back 1799 views
  • Discover 12 outdoor oases hiding in plain sight Be Healthy
    Discover 12 outdoor oases hiding in plain sight

    Take a walk around campus to find a little-known green space closest to you and take a moment for mindfulness using this Google Map we created just for you.

    posted a while back 1672 views
  • Throughout October, learn to be an advocate for individuals with disabilities Learning & Development
    Throughout October, learn to be an advocate for individuals with disabilities

    In recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, UAB Human Resources’ AWARE Disability Management Program is providing opportunities for employees to learn how to recognize and engage with individuals with disabilities at UAB.

    posted a while back 1081 views
  • Find opportunities for mindfulness and health during Wellness Week Oct. 17-21 Be Healthy
    Find opportunities for mindfulness and health during Wellness Week Oct. 17-21

    Established by a committee of individuals from across the university and UAB Medicine, Wellness Week is designed to help the UAB community prioritize rest, well-being, mindfulness, movement and good nutrition.

    posted a while back 2478 views
  • Wellscreens are back — register for yours today Be Healthy
    Wellscreens are back — register for yours today

    The annual initiative from UAB Employee Wellness provides a free, 15-minute health screening to all benefit-eligible UAB, UAB Hospital, UAB LLC, UAB Health System/UA Health Services Foundation and Cooper Green employees.

    posted a while back 1711 views
  • 4 tips for staying active at UAB Be Healthy
    4 tips for staying active at UAB

    Advice from five fellow employees on getting started, finding a group, staying motivated and coping with weather. Plus: how to run a successful walking meeting.

    posted a while back 2679 views
  • New training on fiscal responsibility to be required annually Learning & Development
    New training on fiscal responsibility to be required annually

    “Understanding Your UAB Fiscal Responsibility,” which is focused on the role employees play in managing UAB’s financial resources, will be assigned to certain employees based on job function through the UAB Learning System beginning mid-May.

    posted a while back 2214 views
  • An infection prevention expert explains how to avoid COVID, flu — and the next pandemic Be Healthy
    An infection prevention expert explains how to avoid COVID, flu — and the next pandemic
    UAB Health System’s senior director of Infection Prevention breaks down the chain of transmission and how we all can lower our risk of getting sick.
    posted a while back 4968 views
  • New employees, Human Resources needs your feedback Learning & Development
    New employees, Human Resources needs your feedback

    The Office of Learning and Development is hosting confidential, one-hour Zoom focus groups aimed at improving the onboarding process for future Blazers.

    posted a while back 1489 views
  • This updated online toolkit can guide your students’ research Tools & Technology
    This updated online toolkit can guide your students’ research

    The CAS Research Sources and Skills Toolkit focuses on efficient research strategies, evaluation of source material, appropriate techniques for documenting source material and more — and now features more pop-up activities and quizzes, plus a tour-guide function.

    posted a while back 1543 views
  • My Health Rewards offers incentives for making healthy choices Be Healthy
    My Health Rewards offers incentives for making healthy choices

    This past year, more than 4,500 employees activated their My Health Rewards account, and more than 3,400 logged enough healthy behaviors to receive a payout of $50 or more.

    posted a while back 3089 views
  • Resilient Leader returns with inspiration and connection for challenging times Learning & Development
    Resilient Leader returns with inspiration and connection for challenging times

    The popular series of lectures and discussions returns Feb. 1 with health behavior expert and professor Robin Lanzi, Ph.D. Learn more about why participants and presenters value the program, which started in response to the pandemic.

    posted a while back 1983 views
  • Achieve mental clarity through mindfulness meditation this spring Be Healthy
    Achieve mental clarity through mindfulness meditation this spring

    Join University Recreation’s spring mindfulness series Jan. 25-April 14 to begin practicing mindfulness strategies to reduce stress and improve mental health.

    posted a while back 2733 views
  • Dimensions software gives faculty, staff edge in planning research investments Tools & Technology
    Dimensions software gives faculty, staff edge in planning research investments

    Any member of the UAB community can set up a free account and explore a more data-driven approach to strategic planning for research. Engineering Dean Jeffrey Holmes, M.D., Ph.D., explains how his school used Dimensions to assist in new faculty hiring.

    posted a while back 4249 views
  • Questions about the $400 vaccine incentive payments? Be Healthy
    Questions about the $400 vaccine incentive payments?

    Get answers to some of the more frequently asked questions about the COVID-19 voluntary vaccine incentive.

    posted a while back 11200 views
  • Study tracks how UAB students’ mental health has been affected by COVID-19 and racism Be Healthy
    Study tracks how UAB students’ mental health has been affected by COVID-19 and racism
    More than 1,000 students and postdocs participated, revealing high levels of stress and rates of depression across campus. These results have already sparked several new programs and initiatives; anyone can contribute ideas and perspectives following a second seminar Nov. 16.
    posted a while back 3861 views
  • Feeling stuck because of COVID? Try these four R’s to break free. Be Healthy
    Feeling stuck because of COVID? Try these four R’s to break free.
    Angela Stowe, Ph.D., director of Student Counseling Services, offers ways to “grow your resiliency and make it stronger.”
    posted a while back 6442 views
  • New class enters UAB’s leadership academy Learning & Development
    New class enters UAB’s leadership academy
    The 13th cohort selected for Blaze Leadership Academy includes 25 faculty and staff from all UAB schools and the College of Arts and Sciences, as well as eight VP units and UAB Hospital.
    posted a while back 3316 views
  • Turn your October into WALKtober with Employee Wellness Be Healthy
    Turn your October into WALKtober with Employee Wellness

    Each Wednesday in October, join Walk with Wellness meetings on the UAB Walking Trails. Stop by anytime from 11 a.m.-noon for 15-minute group walk-alongs; start times will be staggered, and social distancing will be enforced.

    posted a while back 2688 views
  • More progress, less stress: Top takeaways from the Faculty Success Program Learning & Development
    More progress, less stress: Top takeaways from the Faculty Success Program

    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.

    posted a while back 3104 views
  • Cultivating an office culture that works for everyone Learning & Development
    Cultivating an office culture that works for everyone

    How can leaders create a workplace where “how things really get done” matches “how things should get done”? Two experts in industrial-organizational psychology — Kecia Thomas, Ph.D., dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and C. Allen Gorman, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Management, Information Systems and Quantitative Methods — offer five ways to make it happen.

    posted a while back 4722 views
  • New diversity education course aims to improve inclusive communications Learning & Development
    New diversity education course aims to improve inclusive communications

    The 90-minute, instructor-led Inclusive Language course is an interactive discussion that provides context on the benefits of inclusive language and the strategic approaches to utilizing it.

    posted a while back 2341 views
  • Career Influencer Network prepares faculty, staff for effective career conversations Learning & Development
    Career Influencer Network prepares faculty, staff for effective career conversations
    A new program from the UAB Career Center has reached more than 160 faculty and staff with information on how to best support students in achieving post-graduation success.
    posted a while back 2453 views
  • Practical coping strategies for employees in a changing world Learning & Development
    Practical coping strategies for employees in a changing world
    Are you Analytical or an Enthusiast? Amiable or a Controller? Find helpful advice for any workplace personality in Handling Workplace Change as an Employee, a free on-demand course for UAB employees through LinkedIn Learning.
    posted a while back 2677 views
  • Toolkit provides research resources for social determinants of health Tools & Technology
    Toolkit provides research resources for social determinants of health

    The free toolkit, with validated data resources and original source documents, is housed in UAB’s Canvas platform and accessible with a Blazer ID.

    posted a while back 3611 views
  • Newest and largest Blaze Leadership Academy class gathers pandemic lessons Learning & Development
    Newest and largest Blaze Leadership Academy class gathers pandemic lessons
    Discover how the latest class in UAB’s flagship leadership development program for high-potential faculty and staff responded to the pandemic; nominations for fall 2021 class are open now.
    posted a while back 4562 views
  • What are the long-term side effects of COVID vaccines? 3 things to know Be Healthy
    What are the long-term side effects of COVID vaccines? 3 things to know
    Many Americans say they want to “make sure the shot is safe” before getting vaccinated. That data is already in, says Paul Goepfert, M.D., and vaccine experts are confident that there won't be long-term side effects.
    posted a while back 391077 views
  • Flaming motorcycles and 6 other tips on acing high-stakes writing Learning & Development
    Flaming motorcycles and 6 other tips on acing high-stakes writing

    Proposing a new program or initiative in your area? Assistant Professor J. Nicholas Dionne-Odom, Ph.D., of the School of Nursing, shares insider advice that can make any piece of writing more compelling.

    posted a while back 2494 views
  • New writing guide, education course to encourage inclusive language Learning & Development
    New writing guide, education course to encourage inclusive language

    The Inclusive Language Guide, which is not meant to be exhaustive, provides definitions and examples in seven areas.

    posted a while back 5300 views
  • Level-up your office, performance review with new classes Learning & Development
    Level-up your office, performance review with new classes
    Learn ways to re-invent existing office processes, ace performance reviews, find coaching and develop empathy.
    posted a while back 2832 views
  • You will have to make tough choices one day. Here's how to prepare. Learning & Development
    You will have to make tough choices one day. Here's how to prepare.

    A seminar on aging, COVID-19 and financial caregiving made possible by the Regions Institute for Financial Education shared the latest trends and questions for older Americans and their caregivers to ask.

    posted a while back 2703 views
  • 7 ways to relax on your Wellness Day Be Healthy
    7 ways to relax on your Wellness Day

    April 14 is scheduled as a day off for the academic campus to rejuvenate.

    posted a while back 5617 views
  • New B Well UAB app now offers resources to employees Be Healthy
    New B Well UAB app now offers resources to employees

    One highlight is an interactive self-care plan that enables users to set goals and track their healthy habits, activities and mood each day.

    posted a while back 5209 views
  • Get a mid-year performance checkup with new class April 21 Learning & Development
    Get a mid-year performance checkup with new class April 21

    With UAB’s fiscal year approaching the midpoint, now is a great time to review best practices and hear from a panel of employee supervisors about coaching and development planning 9 a.m. April 21.

    posted a while back 2368 views
  • Here’s how to navigate the Campus Calendar like an expert Tools & Technology
    Here’s how to navigate the Campus Calendar like an expert
    Lectures, art exhibits, concerts, add-drop deadlines and more can all be found at calendar.uab.edu. Matt Cuthbert, UAB’s resident calendar expert, offers tips for using the calendar most effectively.
    posted a while back 3987 views
  • A summer program offered tools to thrive in academia. Here’s what one faculty member learned. Learning & Development
    A summer program offered tools to thrive in academia. Here’s what one faculty member learned.

    Dwayne White, Ph.D., assistant professor in the School of Education, shares how his participation in the national Faculty Success Program paid off with three manuscripts and some crucial time-management tools. Read his top tips, then apply for the 2023 program today.

    posted 25 days ago 1351 views
  • Reduce stress with this quick, self-paced office ergonomics course Be Healthy
    Reduce stress with this quick, self-paced office ergonomics course
    Is your monitor too low or keyboard too high? Get your workspace set up right and learn the risks of cumulative trauma with UAB’s online Office Ergonomics Awareness Course.
    posted a while back 1218 views
  • 15-minute online training shares tips on how to best support students with disabilities Learning & Development
    15-minute online training shares tips on how to best support students with disabilities

    Employees can learn about compliance with the Americans with Disabilities and Rehabilitation acts, explore best practices for engaging with students with disabilities, and access key resources during a new online training from UAB Disability Support Services.

    posted a while back 791 views
  • Meet work opportunities or up-skill with new Collat professional courses Learning & Development
    Meet work opportunities or up-skill with new Collat professional courses
    Cybersecurity, effective business writing and managing a hybrid workforce are part of an extensive catalog of non-academic classes.
    posted a while back 685 views
  • My Health Rewards offers incentives for making healthy choices Be Healthy
    My Health Rewards offers incentives for making healthy choices

    This past year, more than 4,700 employees activated their My Health Rewards account, and more than 3,600 logged enough healthy behaviors to receive a payout of $50 or more. Activate your account and explore new ways to earn cash rewards.

    posted 27 days ago 465 views

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