Register online for an interactive program to enhance researchers’ ability to understand and use statistical genetic methods. The Short Course on Statistical Genetics and Statistical Genomics will be held July 21-25 in the Doubletree Hotel.

The nation's largest study aimed at exploring regional and racial differences in stroke illness and stroke death has earned a $20.8 million grant renewal.

The funding renewal puts the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study, which has enrolled more than 30,200 U.S. study participants, in a position to inspire and generate data for groundbreaking research on understanding stroke and improving prevention, screening and treatment, said researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).

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On Wednesday, April 23, the UAB School of Public Health presented the Glenwood Endowed Lecture Series, a joint effort between UAB and Glenwood to heighten awareness of the social concerns faced by people who have autism, and also to shed light on recent research efforts being made to understand autism.

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UAB’s learning management system will be upgraded Aug. 9 -12, and all courses in Blackboard (Bb) Vista 3 will move to Bb Vista 4. The look and feel will be similar and your courses will retain all the information held there.

The upgrade will offer some new features that can be used for assessments, assignments, creating community and grading:

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Preparing to Protect the Workforce of Tomorrow

If you are interested in a health-related career, take this opportunity to learn the scientific principles and practice of occupational and environmental safety and health. An application and letter of recommendation should be submitted by Friday, May 16th.

Why attend? Did you know that:

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