The walking track at UAB's Rec Center will be open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for employees who want to take a break from their desk and get their steps in.

In 2024, more than 6,400 employees activated their My Health Rewards account — 1,200 more activations than in 2023. Of those, 3,935 participants logged enough healthy behaviors last year to receive a payout of $50 or more. That trend has continued since the 2025 program launched earlier this year.

Collat Professional Education offers live-online and self-paced courses in data visualization, AI for marketing, grant writing skills and more.

My Health Rewards, the UAB Employee Wellness incentive program that rewards participants for healthy behaviors, launched this month with a new look, new platform and more point-earning opportunities.

About half of the estimated 15.5 million American adults who have ADHD were diagnosed during adulthood. UAB’s Rachel Fargason, M.D., who has specialized in adult ADHD for three decades, explains how she diagnoses the condition, why COVID triggered people to seek help, and why treatment is remarkably effective and life-changing.

Find a tucked-away outdoor space closest to you and take a moment for mindfulness or enjoy the cool air with colleagues.

The fair will feature popsicles, a Hand in Paw service dog, giveaways and opportunities to meet with mental health providers and human service agencies from UAB and the Birmingham area.

The latest cohort selected for the Blaze Leadership Academy includes 20 faculty and staff from across campus.

To mark National Healthy Aging Month, UAB Employee Wellness offers these tips on aging gracefully.

“De-stressing” agents are in everything from cold-brew coffee to supplements. A UAB-trained dietitian explains what adaptogens are and we highlight a preclinical UAB study in breast cancer models.

The new initiative from UAB Employee Wellness encourages Blazers to stay active by visiting local green spaces in July and August 2024. Participants who visit three or more by the end of August will be entered to win one of three prize baskets.

Find out how this confidential information can help you in the event of an illness, hospitalization or other emergency situation.

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.

David Rogers, M.D., chief wellness officer for UAB Medicine, wrote “Frontline Healthcare Leadership” for employees in challenging, high-stress jobs. Its insights can help any Blazer contribute to making UAB an even better place to work, be healed and learn.

On May 6, join a virtual 30-minute session exploring the Career Goals feature in LinkedIn Learning, an online learning resource platform available at no cost to all benefit-eligible employees at UAB. Register today.

The Learn to Win challenge is a quarterly event that offers a curated learning path for UAB’s community of benefit-eligible learners. This quarter’s contest, “Learn to Win: Power Skills for Today and Tomorrow,” offers a chance to win prizes by completing a series of videos by May 31.

Meet the 2023-2024 class of UAB’s flagship leadership academy for high-potential faculty and staff.

Beyond Boundaries: AR and VR in Alabama, a major gathering of tech thought leaders from UAB, UAB Medicine and companies nationwide, will be held at the Collat School of Business from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Meet the 2024 cohort of the DEAL Program, which exposes promising staff members to the essential components of administrative and management positions across UAB.

Participants can now earn double the points for physical activity. This past year, more than 5,200 employees activated their My Health Rewards account, and more than 3,900 logged enough healthy behaviors to receive a payout of $50 or more.