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April 30, 2009
One-and-done fund drive is a success
WBHM met its spring fundraising goal of $150,000, and a major gift from local advertising agency kept the drive to one day. General Manager Mike Morgan said Tinsley Van Durand heard the station was $19,000 short on its one-day drive and decided to donate.
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April 30, 2009
U.S. News ranks UAB profesional schools among nation’s best
The UAB AIDS and Health Administration programs again have been ranked among the nation’s Top 10 graduate programs, according to rankings released Thursday, April, 23, in U.S. News Media Group’s 2010 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools, available online at www.usnews.com/grad and featured in the May U.S. News & World Report magazine.
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April 30, 2009
Experience, state-of-the-art care strengths of program
One year ago UAB became the first medical center in the United States to offer the speedier cancer radiation therapy known as RapidArc, a next-generation. John Fiveash, M.D., associate professor of radiation oncology says the therapy has produced tremendous results.
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April 30, 2009
Get contacts to replace reading glasses at UAB Eye Care
UAB Eye Care has been testing lenses in its Cornea Contact Lens Clinic that allow patients to wear the lenses before they’ve been released and marketed nationwide.
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April 30, 2009
Center treats children with MS, similar nerve diseases
Funding for the UAB Center for Pediatric Onset of Demyelinating Disease (CPODD) began in 2006 with a five-year grant from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, which declared the group one of six Centers of Excellence and created the network of Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Centers in the United States.
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The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees recently approved the School of Education English Language and Culture Institute (ELCI), giving UAB the resources to keep prospective students on campus.
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April 30, 2009
Drug Discovery Alliance aids UAB, SRI researchers
The ADDA is a new collaboration between UAB and the Southern Research Institute (SRI) that will ensure that researchers will have the equipment and expertise necessary to conduct preliminary research that will lay a foundation for future NIH funding.
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April 30, 2009
Engineering team wins Alabama Launchpad competition
"Alabama Launchpad is such a great idea and an outstanding opportunity for people who work in academics to try and commercialize the things they develop,” said Selvum Pillay.
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April 21, 2009
UAB takes first, second in Alabama Launchpad competition
UAB teams took first and second place and a combined $150,000 prize money in the annual Alabama Launchpad business plan competition.
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