UAB Briefs: Evidence Dance, cancer workshop, new scholarship
Welcome to another installment of UAB Briefs.
In this weekly online feature, we keep track of interesting people and events on campus.
Know people, places and programs on the UAB campus that deserve a mention? Email us at jchambers@starnespublishing.com.
SO YOU WANNA DANCE?
The acclaimed Evidence Dance Company from Brooklyn, N.Y., will hold auditions at Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center on Saturday, April 14, from 9 a.m.-noon, according to a UAB news release.
Evidence will be looking for 15 community dancers to take part in the company’s performances at the Stephens Center from April 19-21.
No dance history is needed, and performers of any age are welcome, the release states.
Founded by Ronald K. Brown in 1985, Evidence focuses on the integration of African dance with contemporary choreography and spoken word.
At its shows in Birmingham, Evidence will perform “March,” a duet set to a speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and “On Earth Together,” inspired by and set to the music of Stevie Wonder.
The company will perform Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 19-21, at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $25; student tickets are $10. Faculty and staff may receive a 20 percent discount on single tickets.
Evidence will perform a free show for Birmingham schoolchildren on Thursday, April 19, at 10 a.m.
Call 975-2787 or go to alysstephens.org.
SURVIVING CANCER
Young breast cancer survivors and their families will be able to meet each other and learn about resources available to help them after their cancer treatments during the Young Breast Cancer Survivors Workshop at UAB Alumni House on Saturday, April 14.
The sixth annual free event will take place from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m., according to a UAB news release.
The workshop seeks to empower and support young women by telling them what to expect after treatment and giving them important tips on nutrition, surviving with focus, and stress management using meditation.
Alumni House is located at 1301 10th Ave. South.
For more information, call 975-8656 or email surviveal@uab.edu.
To register at the workshop website, click here.
EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES
Anthony C. Hood, an associate professor in the Collat School of Business, recently received the Alabama Power 2018 Power of Leadership award, according to a UAB news release.
Hood was honored for his work with local business leaders to expand access to entrepreneurship and STEM careers for women and minorities
“I’m fortunate to serve as an informal adviser and sounding board to a number of leaders — many of whom desperately want our rapidly emerging tech-based, entrepreneurial ecosystem to be inclusive of all of our citizens,” said Hood, who formerly worked as an engineer for large Alabama conpanies
Hood also works wtih students and community leaders through such organizations as the Birmingham Education Foundation, the Woodlawn Foundation and the Birmingham Change Fund.
ENCOMPASS
Encompass Health Corporation, formerly known as HealthSouth, has given UAB $250,000 to establish a new annual scholarship in the School of Health Professions, according to a UAB news release.
Encompass Health Corporation Endowed Scholars Fund for Diversity in Rehabilitation Sciences will be awarded beginning in fall 2018 to students in the Department of Occupational Therapy and Department of Physical Therapy
The scholarship will benefit disadvantaged Alabama students who have a financial need or demonstrate the desire and potential to provide services to underrepresented populations in the state.
“We want to help students who believe there is no reason anyone should be underrepresented in the post-acute treatment they receive in today’s health care world,” said Mark Tarr, president and CEO of Encompass.