This collection from the UAB Office of Marketing and Communications includes previously published content from UAB News, UAB Reporter, and Heersink School of Medicine News.
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Submissions from 2021
12-1-2021 Kirklin named inaugural recipient of the PHTS Lifetime Achievement Award, Staff
12-1-2021 Reflecting on the past year with gratitude, Selwyn M. Vickers MD
12-1-2021 UAB Family Clinic provides free HIV self-testing kits to Alabamians, Anna Jones
12-1-2021 UAB receives funding to support early-career investigators impacted by COVID-19 pandemic, Staff
12-1-2021 UAB School of Public Health appoints first Magic City LGBTQ Health Studies Endowed Professorship, Staff
12-1-2021 UAB Surgery hosts suturing workshop for unrepresented minority pre-health students, Emma Shepard
11-30-2021 Pancreatic cancer patient celebrates awareness month by being cancer-free, Staff
11-30-2021 Spreading hope, support for grad students during Stress Less Week, Reporter Staff
11-30-2021 Study on spinal cord injuries causes receives Most Cited Original Research award, Brianna Hoge
11-29-2021 As simulation efforts expand at UAB, a new structure focuses on growth, Matt Windsor
11-29-2021 Building the right credentials for today's hybrid workforce, Matt Windsor
11-29-2021 Three tips for maintaining skin health, Staff
11-29-2021 Treat yourself to a break: virtually learn about self-compassion through art therapy, Staff
11-29-2021 UAB's Pulmonary Embolism Response Team saves lives through team approach to pulmonary embolism, Anna Jones
11-29-2021 Woodworth named interim chair for the Department of Otolaryngology, Jessica Martindale
11-24-2021 Eighth annual Gift of Sight to provide free eye care to underserved Birmingham residents, Brianna Hoge
11-24-2021 Meet the team behind UAB's RNICU turkey costumes, Staff
11-23-2021 Kerby takes leadership role with national trauma prevention group, Staff
11-23-2021 Meet your Vital Signs Co-Contributors, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
11-23-2021 Novel therapy for AE-IPF could potentially save lives, Adam Pope
11-22-2021 Superheroes: Helping or hurting children?, Brianna Hoge
11-22-2021 The ultimate Blazer holiday gift guide: shop and support UAB this holiday season, Alicia Rohan
11-22-2021 Three tips for maintaining skin health during National Skin Month, Mary Ashley Canevaro
11-22-2021 UAB patient uses his story to encourage 250 people to get vaccinated against COVID-19, Anna Jones
11-21-2021 Want to Live Longer? Here's the Ideal Walking Speed You Should Aim For, Staff
11-19-2021 The science behind cooking a delicious Thanksgiving meal, Adam Pope
11-19-2021 UAB Cardiovascular Institute earns national recognition for efforts to improve cardiovascular treatment, Anna Jones
11-19-2021 UAB doctor formed patient relationships that extend generations, Staff
11-18-2021 Holiday Soul with Eric Essix + Five Men returns to UAB's Alys Stephens Center on Dec. 12, Alicia Rohan
11-18-2021 Study provides 'critical information' for treating childhood cancer patients with COVID, Staff
11-18-2021 UAB Medicine earns recognition from Vizient for quality improvements, Staff
11-18-2021 UAB physician named Community Star of the Year for his efforts in developing telehealth services for patients in rural communities, Staff
11-18-2021 Watts recognized for her dedication to simulation in health care, Staff
11-17-2021 New series: Meet the women of Momentum's inaugural UAB class, Mary Ashley Canevaro
11-17-2021 Samuels named interim chair of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Jessica Martindale
11-17-2021 See Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra led by Wynton Marsalis on Dec. 2 at UAB's Alys Stephens Center, Alicia Rohan
11-17-2021 Study provides 'critical information' for treating childhood cancer patients with COVID, Matt Windsor
11-17-2021 UAB professor's HARP lab receives prestigious award to help humans understand complex software systems, Staff
11-17-2021 UAB to host in-person commencement at Bartow Arena, Dec. 10, 11, Alicia Rohan
11-16-2021 Diabetes prevention: Take control of your health with these simple tips, Staff
11-16-2021 Enjoy the start of the holiday season Nov. 30 at "Christmas at the Alys," presented by UAB Music, Alicia Rohan
11-16-2021 Performance by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, scheduled for Feb. 8, is canceled, Alicia Rohan
11-16-2021 The search for the 'unknown known', Staff
11-16-2021 Wallace named 2021 Community Star by the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health, Mary Ashley Canevaro
11-15-2021 Blazers Against Hunger: how Blazer Kitchen provides food and compassion, Staff
11-15-2021 Students build memorial garden for teacher who died of COVID-19, Staff
11-15-2021 UAB first in Southeast to use light visualization technology for vascular procedures, Staff
11-12-2021 Medical students learn about health equity for wheelchair users during Come Roll with Me, Emily Liming Johns
11-12-2021 UAB and UA join NIH-funded national consortium to study factors influencing healthy child brain development, Hannah Echols
11-12-2021 UAB awarded $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to establish Educational Opportunity Center, Alicia Rohan
11-12-2021 UAB's Department of Art and Art History presents its 2021 Art History Capstone Exhibition, Alicia Rohan
11-11-2021 2 ways you can give back this holiday season, Haley Herfurth
11-11-2021 Did you hear the buzz? UAB is now a Bee Campus USA, Haley Herfurth
11-11-2021 UAB program aims to prevent hip disorders, Staff
11-10-2021 Trial to look at effect of home exercise on gut microbiome in cancer survivors, Adam Pope
11-10-2021 UAB to begin administering COVID-19 vaccines to children ages 5-11 - find out how to sign up, Adam Pope
11-10-2021 Veteran finds open arms to help her see at UAB Eye Care, Staff
11-10-2021 "Word from the Mountaintop" Martin Luther King Jr. Oratory Contest seeks local students, Ashleigh Aldridge
11-9-2021 Chen awarded $300,000 grant from U.S. Department of Defense, Staff
11-9-2021 Rogers begins transition to wellness role full-time, expands vision for well-being at UAB Medicine and beyond, Mary Ashley Canevaro
11-9-2021 Study first to demonstrate that HPV vaccines are safe and generate protective antibody levels in young cancer survivors, Staff
11-9-2021 Sullivan awarded $600,000 grant to support preservation of LGBTQ history, Staff
11-9-2021 Three UAB students awarded fellowships from the Council on Social Work Education, Staff
11-9-2021 UAB and McWane Science Center bring surgical education to Birmingham-Metro area schools, Emma Shepard
11-8-2021 $13.7 million grant will create systemic and sustainable culture to support underrepresented communities in health disparities research at UAB and Tuskegee, Adam Pope
11-8-2021 CORD awarded supplement grant to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in rural Alabama, Alicia Rohan
11-8-2021 Faculty honored at 2021 Argus Awards ceremony, Kendra Carter
11-8-2021 Learn about the rise of anti-Western Islamism from award-winning historian, Staff
11-5-2021 Live HealthSmart Alabama mobile wellness van coming to underserved areas in Birmingham, Adam Pope
11-5-2021 Takeaways from the Health Equity Scholars Retreat, Emily Liming Johns
11-4-2021 UAB Medicine and Children's of Alabama join new NORD Rare Disease Centers of Excellence network, Hannah Echols
11-3-2021 Dimensions software gives faculty, staff edge in planning research investments, Matt Windsor
11-3-2021 The naming of our medical school, Selwyn M. Vickers MD
11-3-2021 UAB ranked among top 10 percent of universities in the world, according to U.S. News & World Report, Alicia Rohan
11-3-2021 UAB researchers determine that using genes to guide medication regimens after getting a heart stent improves outcomes, Anna Jones
11-2-2021 UAB and Children's of Alabama pediatric expert selected as 2022 APS John Howland Award recipient, Hannah Echols
11-1-2021 Straughn named UAB vice chair for Quality and Patient Safety, Hannah Echols
11-1-2021 Three faculty honored with endowed chair or professorship in the Heersink School of Medicine, Jane Longshore
11-1-2021 UAB's Alys Stephens Center presents Anthony Trionfo and Albert Cano Smit, Young Concert Artists, Shannon Thomason
11-1-2021 UAB School of Nursing faculty and alumni join racism commission, Staff
10-29-2021 Chris Thile to perform live Nov. 16 at UAB's Alys Stephens Center, Shannon Thomason
10-29-2021 Exploring simulations, a philosopher finds clues to overcoming "failure of imagination", Matt Windsor
10-29-2021 UAB presents author Harriet Washington in virtual discussion Nov. 4, Shannon Thomason
10-29-2021 UAB's Blood and Marrow Transplantation and Cell Therapy Program celebrates 30 years of patient care, Adam Pope
10-29-2021 Vision science student awarded F30 research grant - first in program history, Staff
10-28-2021 Hypoxia imaging and combination therapy aid immunotherapy treatment of solid tumors, Jeff Hansen
10-28-2021 Mayo engages students by debunking myths about skin of color, Kendra Carter
10-28-2021 School of Engineering offers guaranteed internships for incoming students, Staff
10-28-2021 Theatre UAB presents "Much Ado About Nothing," from Nov. 10-13, 17-20, Shannon Thomason
10-28-2021 UAB plans to keep indoor masking through 2021, Linda Gunter
10-28-2021 UAB School of Nursing faculty making mark on global board, Staff
10-27-2021 2021 Marchase Award winner Cherrington fights health disparities and chronic disease, Jeff Hansen
10-27-2021 UAB performs state's first robotic-assisted tracheobronchoplasty, Anna Jones
10-27-2021 UAB's Police Department receives accreditation from the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement, Alicia Rohan
10-26-2021 Chen inducted into ACS Academy of Master Surgeon Educators, Staff
10-26-2021 Development of an arteriolar niche and self-renewal of breast cancer stem cells by lysophosphatidic acid/protein kinase D signaling, Mary Ashley Canevaro
10-26-2021 Roughly 90 percent of UAB employees vaccinated, Linda Gunter
10-26-2021 The National Academies' Gulf Research Program launches the Gulf Scholars Program at UAB, Alicia Rohan
10-26-2021 UAB investigator funded as part of innovative Parkinson's disease research network, Alicia Rohan
10-25-2021 UAB adult spina bifida program provides care transitions, Staff
