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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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  • This month, celebrate what employees with disabilities bring to UAB Learning & Development
    This month, celebrate what employees with disabilities bring to UAB

    In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month and the 50th anniversary of the first federal legislation to address access and equity for people with disabilities, UAB’s HR AWARE Disability Management Program is hosting several events starting 5:30 p.m. Oct. 4 on the Campus Green.

    posted 2 days ago 223 views
  • Wellscreens appointments now available for fall — register today Be Healthy
    Wellscreens appointments now available for fall — register 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. Appointments are available Sept. 25-Nov. 13.
    posted a while back 1234 views
  • Six senior leaders share their summer reading lists Learning & Development
    Six senior leaders share their summer reading lists
    Hold better meetings, avoid cognitive blind spots, laugh or just be swept away by a great story. The fall semester may be right around the corner; but there’s always time to pick up a good book.
    posted a while back 1795 views
  • UAB pros offer bite-size tips on leveling up your email skills Learning & Development
    UAB pros offer bite-size tips on leveling up your email skills
    The first “episode” of a new micro-learning series from Learning & Development drops 11 a.m. July 31. The guest star is UAB Chief Communications Officer Jim Bakken, who will explain how he uses the Schedule Emails tool in Microsoft Outlook to maximum advantage.
    posted a while back 689 views
  • Write what you know, see how you grow (you will sleep better, too) Learning & Development
    Write what you know, see how you grow (you will sleep better, too)
    Born from pandemic turmoil, the UAB Journaling Club has taken off. Read on to find out what it is all about, then join the next meeting 10:30 a.m. tomorrow.
    posted a while back 1134 views
  • What could you do with a 3D printer? 12 fellow Blazers show off their projects Tools & Technology
    What could you do with a 3D printer? 12 fellow Blazers show off their projects
    Using machines at UAB Libraries or in their own units, staff, students and faculty are making tools for their research projects, classrooms and HVAC units campuswide. See their work and find out how you can get started.
    posted a while back 3238 views
  • New HR resource designed to provide support to UAB leaders in critical situations Employee Safety
    New HR resource designed to provide support to UAB leaders in critical situations

    The Critical Support site at go.uab.edu/criticalsupport walks users through a six-step process they can follow in high stress situations to help ensure a safe and successful outcome for all involved — and each step includes additional guidance and support tools.

    posted a while back 863 views
  • Life coming at you too fast? Here are 4 strategies to help you stay strong Be Healthy
    Life coming at you too fast? Here are 4 strategies to help you stay strong
    Anxiety is everywhere. But you can work on your emotional resiliency with these strategies from a course students are raving about. It is “the class I wish I had had,” instructors say.
    posted a while back 2268 views
  • Badge program enables all Blazers to commit to promoting mental health Be Healthy
    Badge program enables all Blazers to commit to promoting mental health
    Completing mental health training is a great way for staff, faculty and students at UAB and UAB Medicine to share a culture of care and thriving. Three badges are available; the first can be earned in only a few hours.
    posted a while back 2039 views
  • Latest cohort graduates from Blaze Leadership Academy Learning & Development
    Latest cohort graduates from Blaze Leadership Academy
    Meet the 2022-2023 class of UAB’s flagship leadership academy for high-potential faculty and staff.
    posted a while back 2244 views
  • 8 campus resources for expecting and parenting Blazers Be Healthy
    8 campus resources for expecting and parenting Blazers

    From learning how to develop an academic plan, find lactation centers on campus, gain access to Blazer Kitchen and more, UAB is a place where parenting Blazers can thrive.

    posted a while back 1484 views
  • UAB Journaling Club can help improve well-being, reduce stress Learning & Development
    UAB Journaling Club can help improve well-being, reduce stress

    Employees seeking to prioritize well-being and mitigate anxiety can try journaling with the UAB Journaling Club, a new group launching in April from UAB Learning and Development.

    posted a while back 1229 views
  • Wellscreens are back this spring — register for yours today Be Healthy
    Wellscreens are back this spring — 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. Appointments are available April 3-June 1.

    posted a while back 2146 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 a while back 2429 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 a while back 1677 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
    Data analytics, effective business writing and managing a hybrid workforce are part of an extensive catalog of non-academic classes.
    posted a while back 2278 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 2796 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 1601 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 2572 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 3036 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 1744 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 3479 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 2521 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 3646 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 2821 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 8317 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 2079 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 2255 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 4272 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 2596 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 3619 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 5447 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 12439 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 4874 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 7658 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 4089 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 3488 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 3851 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 5610 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 2898 views
  • Six senior leaders share their summer reading lists Learning & Development
    Six senior leaders share their summer reading lists
    Hold better meetings, avoid cognitive blind spots, laugh or just be swept away by a great story. The fall semester may be right around the corner; but there’s always time to pick up a good book.
    posted a while back 1795 views
  • Wellscreens appointments now available for fall — register today Be Healthy
    Wellscreens appointments now available for fall — register 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. Appointments are available Sept. 25-Nov. 13.
    posted a while back 1234 views
  • Write what you know, see how you grow (you will sleep better, too) Learning & Development
    Write what you know, see how you grow (you will sleep better, too)
    Born from pandemic turmoil, the UAB Journaling Club has taken off. Read on to find out what it is all about, then join the next meeting 10:30 a.m. tomorrow.
    posted a while back 1134 views
  • UAB pros offer bite-size tips on leveling up your email skills Learning & Development
    UAB pros offer bite-size tips on leveling up your email skills
    The first “episode” of a new micro-learning series from Learning & Development drops 11 a.m. July 31. The guest star is UAB Chief Communications Officer Jim Bakken, who will explain how he uses the Schedule Emails tool in Microsoft Outlook to maximum advantage.
    posted a while back 689 views
  • This month, celebrate what employees with disabilities bring to UAB Learning & Development
    This month, celebrate what employees with disabilities bring to UAB

    In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month and the 50th anniversary of the first federal legislation to address access and equity for people with disabilities, UAB’s HR AWARE Disability Management Program is hosting several events starting 5:30 p.m. Oct. 4 on the Campus Green.

    posted 2 days ago 223 views

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