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BlazerCast for December 1, 2009: UAB's Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center is one of the Southeast's premier performing arts centers, hosting the best in international, national and local performance. The mission of its Arts in Action initiative is to enrich the lives of students and adults by cultivating an appreciation for and understanding of the arts and to make the performing arts accessible to everyone. Arts in Action includes such offerings as master classes for small student groups ...

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BlazerCast for November 24, 2009:Retail experts in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Business are forecasting fewer deep discounts this holiday shopping season and encouraging value seekers to hit their favorite stores early. "The economic tsunami was coming ashore during the holiday season of 2008, but this year is different," says Bob Robicheaux, Ph.D., chair of the UAB Department of Marketing, Industrial Distribution and Economics. "Retailers have had ample time to ...

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BlazerCast for November 17, 2009: UAB Department of Dermatology is offering a new non-surgical, needle-free skin-tightening procedure that doctors say smoothes wrinkles, firms up baggy or loose skin and improves body contours. The outpatient cosmetic procedure is performed with Thermage®, a device that contours skin all over the body face, eyelids, neck, abdomen, arms, legs and more using focused radio waves. Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com Become a fan of BlazerCast on Facebook: bit.ly ...

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BlazerCast for November 10, 2009: The US Department of Energy has announced plans to fund research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Engineering on technologies that would help reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the capture and permanent safe storage, or sequestration, of carbon dioxide. For more information, please visit bit.ly Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com Become a fan of BlazerCast on Facebook: bit.ly ... about global warming carbon capture and sequestration ...

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New partnership between UAB and Lakeshore Foundation has positive impact on people living with disabilities

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BlazerCast for October 27, 2009: University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers are close to unraveling intricate cellular pathways that control molting in blue crabs. The discoveries could revolutionize the soft-shell crab industry, generating new jobs and additional profits for the US fishing industry along the coastal Southeast. Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com

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BlazerCast for October 20, 2009: Because pandemics unfold in unpredictable ways, surveillance of travel-related illness is among the most powerful tools health officials and doctors can use to detect and respond to new pathogens like the novel H1N1 influenza, says the physician who heads the University of Alabama at Birmingham Travelers' Clinic. "Being able to track disease outbreaks in real time enables you to know, in real-time, what works and what doesn't work in terms of treatment," says ...

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BlazerCast for October 13, 2009: The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) African-American Studies Program annual open house event, "Talking Books," offered students the opportunity to learn about the program's curriculum and meet its faculty and staff. Become a fan of BlazerCast on Facebook: bit.ly Follow UAB on Twitter: twitter.com

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Communication professor Larry Powell's new book, "Black Barons of Birmingham" tells the story of the professional baseball Negro League whose legendary members include Leroy Satchel Paige and Willie Mays.

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UAB lead's an effort to teach the elderly how to operate in the digital world. Using the power of the internet these individuals have reconnected with lost friends and seen an increase in their quality of life.

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