Free app helps cancer patients find resources in the community

Through a new membership with the Unity Academic Alliance, UAB students and employees can earn industry-recognized certifications in programming, artistry and game development at no cost from Unity, a real-time software development platform used create content for virtual, augmented and mixed reality, AI-driven simulations, 2D and 3D video games.

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.

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.

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

The JobArchitect platform will provide improved security, search functions and responsiveness.

OKR and CLEAR are two goal-setting methods that may be better suited for work on teams or groups.

Easy tips and tricks from UAB experts on how to look your best, professionally and personally, during video meetings.

Watch a demonstration of automated lecture recording from Heritage Hall, find out what tech will be in the classrooms where you teach and register for hands-on or virtual training today.

Cheaha now is certified for use with protected health information, including medical records and genomic data, which investigators describe as a “big deal.”

The physical locations are closed, yet UAB Libraries is busier than ever. It’s just all happening in a flurry of ones and zeroes: online requests for curbside pickup, chat with librarians, access custom remote instruction and soon — digitized print materials from the stacks.

8 tips and tricks for a better video meeting experience.

UAB podcasts can help you stay safe online, sharpen your skills and connect with fellow Blazers.

It’s important that UAB’s branding convey what the name signifies — innovation, collaboration, diversity and strong community partnerships — and the UAB Brand and Communication Toolkit helps ensure that employees have the resources to do that.

The multimillion-dollar commitment has been invested in collections, resources, personnel, physical renovations and other improvements during the past several years.

The seven-module CAS Research Sources and Skills Toolkit focuses on efficient research strategies, evaluation of source material, appropriate techniques for documenting source material and more.

A representative from LinkedIn Learning will host workshops Nov. 6-7 to demonstrate ways its mobile app and bite-sized videos can improve your skills and help you achieve success.

Access to Lynda.com ended Aug. 19, and access to LinkedIn Learning opened Aug. 21.

Interested in data science but don’t know where to begin? A new program from Research Computing offers a step-by-step intro to “one of the most in-demand skillsets today.”

Library liaisons, course reserves and supplemental resources give students more freedom to succeed academically — because they worry less financially.

The new On Demand platform from IT Research Computing lets anyone tap into the power of Cheaha “the easy way.”

What can you do with a gene-editing tool like CRISPR? Laura Lambert, Ph.D., who builds one-of-a-kind models in UAB’s transgenic core facility, gives the lowdown along with researchers who took her heavily attended CRISPR workshop.

Investigators can access secure, high-volume file storage, a pipeline for clinical data and the high-performance computing resources to analyze it.

Submit certificates of completion from conferences, workshops, online training and other professional growth opportunities.

The policies govern access and use of sensitive data and university computers and networks. The full text is available online.

Scholars@UAB will foster collaboration on campus and beyond.

Becoming a Blazer provides tools and resources necessary to welcome, direct and train new employees.