scholarly journals CHOT ACADEMIC PARTNER

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S415-S415
Author(s):  
Robert Weech-Maldonado
Keyword(s):  
Financial Support ◽  
Academic Institution ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Academic Experience ◽  
University Of Alabama ◽  
Unique Data ◽  
Industry Partner ◽  
Academic Partner ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The second speaker will be Dr. Robert Weech-Maldonado, an academic representative and CHOT Site Director at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Weech-Maldonado will share what got UAB involved in CHOT; the process to get involved; what it means to be a CHOT partner, and the pros/cons of this program from the academic side. During this symposium, we will explore why this model needs to be expanded to the field of gerontology and the impact it can have on the aging population. Relating to the academic experience, Dr. Maldonado will speak to how CHOT can result in financial support to the academic institution; provide access to unique data sets / populations; outcomes, such as, publications, and how this program can further academics careers. We will also explore some of the struggles related to working with an industry partner as it relates to deliverables and expectations.

scholarly journals Paired and Interacting Galaxies: Conference Summary

1990 ◽  
Vol 124 ◽  
pp. 765-770 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin A. Norman
Keyword(s):  
Initial Conditions ◽  
Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Interacting Galaxies ◽  
Compact Groups ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
University Of Alabama ◽  
Conference Summary ◽  
Formation And Evolution ◽  
The University

This has been an excellent conference with a very international component and a rich and wide ranging diversity of views on the topical subject of paired and interacting galaxies. The southern hospitality shown to us by our hosts Jack Sulentic and Bill Keel has been most gracious and the general growth of the astronomy group at the University of Alabama is most impressive.The conference began with the presentation of the basic data sets on pairs, groups, and interacting galaxies with the latter being further discussed with respect to both global properties and properties of the galactic nuclei. Then followed the theory, modelling and interpretation using analytic techniques, simulations and general modelling for spirals and ellipticals, starbursts and active galactic nuclei. Before the conference I had written down the three questions concerning pairs, groups and interacting galaxies that I hoped would be answered at the meeting: (1) How do they form? including the role of initial conditions, the importance of subclustering, the evolution of groups to compact groups, and the fate of compact groups; (2) How do they evolve? including issues such as relevant timescales, the role of halos and the problem of overmerging, the triggering and enhancement of star formation and activity in the galactic nuclei, and the relative importance of dwarf versus giant encounters; and (3) Are they important? including the frequency of pairs and interactions, whether merging and interactions are very important aspects of the life of a normal galaxy at formation, during its evolution, in forming bars, shells, rings, bulges etc., and in the formation and evolution of active galaxies. In what follows I shall summarize the meeting and where possible focus on these three central issues. Since this is a conference summary my references are all to papers presented at this meeting.

scholarly journals The Impact Of Integration, Affirmative Action, And Diversity On Minority Student Recruitment At The University Of Alabama: A Longitudinal Perspective

2006 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-34
Author(s):  
John L. Festervand ◽  
Troy A. Festervand
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Affirmative Action ◽  
Minority Student ◽  
Minority Faculty ◽  
University Of Alabama ◽  
Minority Representation ◽  
The Past ◽  
Diversity In Higher Education ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

This paper explores the University of Alabama's positions, actions, policies, and accomplishments over the past forty years with respect to minority representation among its students and faculty. The impact and progression of these initiatives by the University of Alabama demonstrates strides have been made. The paper also examines the University's recruiting efforts to attract more minority faculty and students. The transition from integration to affirmative action to diversity in higher education also are examined.

scholarly journals The mediating effect of academic experience on the relationship between personal resilience and satisfaction of students registered in student assistance

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. e1079119721
Author(s):  
Manuella Costa ◽  
Marison Luiz Soares ◽  
Murilo Zamboni Alvarenga ◽  
Daniel Nascimento-e-Silva
Keyword(s):  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Academic Experience ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Student Assistance ◽  
Personal Resilience ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Bearing in mind that each student has distinct resilience characteristics that help him to face the difficulties that interfere with his academic satisfaction, the general objective of this work was to verify the impact of personal resilience and academic experience on the satisfaction of students registered in student assistance for a Federal University. As for the methods and procedures, a quantitative approach was used, in which an online questionnaire was applied to students registered in the student assistance of this university for data collection, with a return of 493 complete answers. Data analysis was performed using the Structural Equation Modeling technique, using the Smart-PLS software. The results showed that personal resilience positively impacts the student's academic experience and that this in turn positively impacts student satisfaction with the University. On the other hand, it was found that personal resilience does not directly impact satisfaction, only indirectly, through academic experience. Thus, the academic experience is presented as a mediating factor in this relationship. Furthermore, the proposed model was able to explain 65.20% of the students' satisfaction with the University.

scholarly journals The Interwoven Fabric of Anglo-American Law: A Bibliographic View from Alabama† ††

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 312-327
Author(s):  
Paul Pruitt
Keyword(s):  
Common Law ◽  
University Of Alabama ◽  
Law Schools ◽  
Vast Amount ◽  
Bibliographic Information ◽  
American Law ◽  
Anglo American ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Law Library

Our topic is the impact of English common law on American law. Our thesis is that the impact was considerable, mutual, and long-running; also that it will be possible to demonstrate the connectedness of Anglo and American variants chiefly by using bibliographic methods. For this purpose, we shall make use of the collections of the Bounds Law Library of the University of Alabama—though the collections of many well-established state law schools would equally suffice. In addition, we can call upon the vast amount of bibliographic information available online through WorldCat and related databases.

scholarly journals The impact of loyalty on the student satisfaction in higher education

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kumudini Sriyalatha Mallika Appuhamilage ◽  
Hiroshi Torii
Keyword(s):  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Perceived Value ◽  
Private University ◽  
Direct Impact ◽  
Content Type ◽  
R Program ◽  
Positive Direct ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine whether the image of the university, environment, facilities, student expectations, internationalization, services, financial support and perceived value have direct effect on the satisfaction and loyalty of the students of social sciences at Meijo (Private) University, Japan. Design/methodology/approach To analyze the data, a confirmatory factor analysis was applied where it explored the associations between items and constructs and, then, utilized structural equation model (SEM) to investigate the relationships existing between constructs with the application of the R program. A structured questionnaire comprising of 52 questions were used with 10 constructs. A total of 257 students from Meijo (private) university filled in the newly developed questionnaires using seven items Likert scales. Findings The study reveals a valuable insight on student satisfaction and loyalty toward the university. According to the findings, satisfaction has a positive direct impact from services and financial support provided by the university. And also loyalty has a positive strong impact on student satisfaction. On the contrary, satisfaction reveals a positive strong direct impact on loyalty too. Furthermore, there is an indirect impact of image, services and perceived value on loyalty. All the goodness of fit indices are at acceptable levels. Thus, the satisfaction of students seems to reflect quite well from the above construct, image, services, financial support and perceived values. Research limitations/implications This study collected data from two faculties, Faculty of Business Management and Faculty of Economics. The results of this finding cannot be generalized to the entire Meijo university student as a whole. Originality/value This study successfully applied an SEM to identify the relationship among constructs. Thus, this research has hopefully opened up avenues for other researchers to carry out such behavioral studies with larger sample sizes by applying R program with SEM analysis.

scholarly journals Implications of transitioning to a resident night float system in neurosurgery: mortality, length of stay, and resident experience

2017 ◽  
Vol 126 (4) ◽  
pp. 1269-1277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew C. Davis ◽  
Elizabeth N. Kuhn ◽  
Bonita S. Agee ◽  
Robert A. Oster ◽  
James M. Markert
Keyword(s):  
Length Of Stay ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
University Of Alabama ◽  
Night Float ◽  
Neurosurgical Patients ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Care Training ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

OBJECTIVE Many neurosurgical training programs have moved from a 24-hour resident call system to a night float system, but the impact on outcomes is unclear. Here, the authors compare length of stay (LOS) for neurosurgical patients admitted before and after initiation of a night float system at a tertiary care training hospital. METHODS The neurosurgical residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham transitioned from 24-hour call to a night float resident coverage system in July 2013. In this cohort study, all patients admitted to the neurosurgical service for 1 year before and 1 year after this transition were compared with respect to hospital and ICU LOSs, adjusted for potential confounders. RESULTS A total of 4619 patients were included. In the initial bivariate analysis, night float was associated with increased ICU LOS (p = 0.032) and no change in overall LOS (p = 0.65). However, coincident with the transition to a night float system was an increased frequency of resident service transitions, which were highly associated with hospital LOS (p < 0.01) and ICU LOS (p < 0.01). After adjusting for resident service transitions, initiation of the night float system was associated with decreased hospital LOS (p = 0.047) and no change in ICU LOS (p = 0.35). CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that a dedicated night float resident may improve night-to-night continuity of care and decrease hospital LOS, but caution must be exercised when initiation of night float results in increased resident service transitions.

LCA and ecodesign teaching via university-industry cooperation

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 1061-1079 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cassiano Moro Piekarski ◽  
Fábio Neves Puglieri ◽  
Cristiane Karyn de Carvalho Araújo ◽  
Murillo Vetroni Barros ◽  
Rodrigo Salvador
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Industrial Engineering ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Industry Partner ◽  
First Case ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
University Industry

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report on a life cycle assessment (LCA)-based ecodesign teaching practice via university-industry collaboration in an industrial engineering undergraduate course. Design/methodology/approach A new course was designed and taught in the Industrial Engineering undergraduate course of a Federal University in Brazil. The course comprised explanatory lectures and a practical project developed in a partnership between the university and an industry partner where students had to develop Ecodesign proposals based on LCA to improve the environmental profile of both solid and reticulated paint brushes. To that end, students used the LCA software tool Umberto NXT v.7.1.13 (educational version), where they modeled the life cycle of four plastic brushes and assessed it using the impact categories of climate change and resource consumption, and the Ecoinvent v.3.3 database. After course completion, students, professors and industry collaborators were asked to provide feedback on the project performance and expectations. Findings The course design used was welcomed by both students and the industry partner. Students found the novel approach intriguing and useful to their future careers. The results also exceeded the industry partner’s expectations, as students formulated valuable insights. Professors observed that learning was made easier, as content was put into practice and internalized more easily and solidly. The approach was found to be a win-win-win. Practical implications Students acquired a fair share of knowledge on sustainability issues and potential existing trade-offs, which is valuable to industrial practices. The industry noticed the valuable contributions that academia can provide. The university profited from providing students with a real case challenging traditional teaching methods. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is one of the first case studies to show how LCA and ecodesign teaching practice can support sustainability learning in an industrial engineering undergraduate course.

scholarly journals The Impact of Social Media Engagement from a Pathology Department During COVID

2021 ◽  
Vol 156 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S163-S164
Author(s):  
C Crowe
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Full Time ◽  
University Of Alabama ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Twitter Account ◽  
Media Channels ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Introduction/Objective The events of the past year brought into stark relief the importance and impact of social media and digital communications for pathology departments as managed by an intra-departmental team of communications professionals. The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Pathology is home to nearly 100 faculty, more than 200 staff members and close to 40 trainees. The department’s internal communications team consists of a director of communications and content coordinator, both full time employees. Prior to the COVID pandemic, the team hosted departmental Twitter and Facebook accounts. During the course of the year, we added Instagram and LinkedIn accounts, as well as a YouTube channel. These vehicles provided multiple platforms for communicating our messages, relating to COVID and promoting regular news and updates broadly, to both internal and external audiences. Methods/Case Report We created LinkedIn and Instagram accounts in July 2020, to round out our social media platforms. We use Sprout Social to manage our various accounts. Results (if a Case Study enter NA) For the timeframe of March 2020–2021 our @UABPathology Twitter account had a total of 933 published posts, and 1,022,785 total impressions, for 3,889 followers. Total engagements with the posts were 48,420, with 2,301 post link clicks. For the same timeframe, our nascent @UABPathology Instagram account earned 56,662 impressions, and 3,329 total engagements, for a 5.9% engagement rate. Most experts agree that a good engagement rate is between 1 and 5%. Conclusion Our departmental social media accounts generated high impact engagements with an audience primarily in the demographic of our target for trainee and young faculty recruits, ages 25-34, in addition to broadly disseminating our department’s ongoing news and updates during the COVID pandemic. The impact of effectively communicating through social media channels is measurable, and will continue to grow the reputation of the department as a top-tier clinical, research and educational program in the field.

The Impact of a Potential Public/Private Initiative on a Defined Region of the South Suburban Chicago Metropolitan Area

2019 ◽  
pp. 14-32
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Impact Analysis ◽  
Census Data ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Market Area ◽  
State And Local ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

The university is considered one of the engines of growth in a local economy or its market area, since its direct contributions consist of 1) employment of faculty and staff, 2) services to students, and supply chain links vendors, all of which define the University’s Market area. Indirect contributions consist of those agents associated with the university in terms of community and civic events. Each of these activities represent economic benefits to their host communities and can be classified as the economic impact a university has on its local economy and whose spatial market area includes each of the above agents. In addition are the critical links to the University, which can be considered part of its Demand and Supply chain. This paper contributes to the field of Public/Private Impact Analysis, which is used to substantiate the social and economic benefits of cooperating for economic resources. We use Census data on Output of Goods and Services, Labor Income on Salaries, Wages and Benefits, Indirect State and Local Taxes, Property Tax Revenue, Population, and Inter-Industry to measure economic impact (Implan, 2016).

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document