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Submissions from 2021
8-20-2021 Theatre UAB celebrates 50 years, announces new performance season, Shannon Thomason
8-20-2021 UAB Hospital ICU population includes "alarming" number of pregnant women, Tyler Greer
8-19-2021 I have had COVID. Why should I get vaccinated?, Brianna Hoge
8-19-2021 UAB presents second panel discussion on COVID-19 for the public, Alicia Rohan
8-19-2021 Unsheltered homelessness reflects a stack of personal and community risk factors for veterans, Adam Pope
8-18-2021 Bentley assumes new Research Shared Services role, helps investigative teams with grant submissions, Mary Ashley Canevaro
8-18-2021 Breast cancer stem cells may use an arteriolar niche to prepare for metastasis, Jeff Hansen
8-18-2021 Gaston helps epileptic community during pandemic; finds meaningful ways to give back, Mary Ashley Canevaro
8-18-2021 Nurse describes conditions inside a COVID-19 unit, Laura Gasque
8-18-2021 Road to Accreditation Episode 7: Navigating changes in medical education (or what happens now that Step 1 is pass/fail & Step 2 CS is gone), Kendra Carter
8-18-2021 UAB celebrates ribbon-cutting of Honors Hall on Aug. 18, Staff
8-18-2021 UAB, Miles College to form Birmingham student ensemble focused on the music of Motown, Shannon Thomason
8-18-2021 UAB researcher awarded NIH grant for genetic behavioral study, Staff
8-18-2021 UAB study, among others, shows masks are effective in preventing spread of COVID-19, Alicia Rohan
8-17-2021 Art students design new UAB Campus Recreation Center mural, Shannon Thomason
8-17-2021 GME Professionals Day is Aug. 20: meet a few of UAB's residency program staff leaders, Kendra Carter
8-17-2021 School of Medicine welcomes 2021 entering class with two White Coat Ceremonies, Jane Longshore
8-17-2021 WBHM 90.3 FM wins national Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence, Shannon Thomason
8-16-2021 An existing drug may change tumor-associated macrophages back to cancer fighters, Jeff Hansen
8-16-2021 Berger finds rewarding path in medical education, Kendra Carter
8-16-2021 Leal named to Pathologist's Power List for his efforts in COVID-19 testing, Staff
8-16-2021 Meet the new Learning Community Mentors: Part 2, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
8-16-2021 UAB professor named senior Fulbright specialist at World Learning, Staff
8-16-2021 UAB School of Public Health launches free, asymptomatic COVID-19 testing program for Alabama K-12 schools, Hannah Echols
8-13-2021 Blazing a new path to follow one's dream, Hannah Echols
8-13-2021 Family trilogy complete: father graduates from UAB after daughter, wife earned degrees, Alicia Rohan
8-12-2021 Dransfield named director of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine at UAB, Adam Pope
8-12-2021 Front-line hero, full-time student, Hannah Echols
8-12-2021 "UAB is home": School of Optometry graduate returns to earn Ph.D., Brianna Hoge
8-12-2021 UAB Marching Blazers Drumline clinic for high school drumline members is Aug. 28, Shannon Thomason
8-11-2021 $1.7M grant supports back pain research, Staff
8-11-2021 Change your commute route Aug. 18-22 for student move-in, Haley Herfurth
8-11-2021 Khan is first at UAB to be awarded competitive PRSA scholarship, Staff
8-11-2021 Martin and Sims secure R21 to study potential NEC treatment, Emma Shepard
8-11-2021 New School of Medicine committee manages research misconduct cases, Mary Ashley Canevaro
8-11-2021 Two UAB students selected to attend international conference on foreign relations, Staff
8-11-2021 UAB men's and women's soccer programs to host free community event and scrimmage, Alicia Rohan
8-10-2021 Cook named director of National and International Fellowships and Scholarships, Staff
8-10-2021 House calls program brings COVID-19 vaccine to homebound patients, Anna Jones
8-10-2021 Saag and Goepfert give updates on Delta variant, hospitalizations, and vaccinations in COVID-19 panel, Mary Ashley Canevaro
8-10-2021 UAB RACE21 students teach lab techniques to ninth graders in central Alabama, Staff
8-10-2021 Why doesn't weight loss work for me? Smarter studies aim for faster answers, Staff
8-9-2021 Exercise, sleep and cognition are linked in Parkinson's disease. A new study aims to personalize prescriptions., Matt Windsor
8-9-2021 UAB's de la Torre named president of SESPRS, Staff
8-6-2021 A microRNA network is the putative mediator of reductive stress in the heart, Jeff Hansen
8-6-2021 Garvey selected to earn highest honor from AACE, Staff
8-5-2021 $1.4 million grant to grow underrepresented minorities in medicine and expand care in rural areas, Staff
8-5-2021 Five ways to protect yourself from cyberattacks, Staff
8-5-2021 Ovarian cancer: potential therapeutic target identified, Jeff Hansen
8-5-2021 PDC names new leadership, Emma Harchanko
8-5-2021 Why doesn't weight loss work for me? Smarter studies aim for faster answers., Matt Windsor
8-4-2021 A year later, School of Medicine welcomes 2020 entering class in-person, Jane Longshore
8-4-2021 Desalyn Johnson named 2021 Finley Scholar, Caleb Jones
8-4-2021 DSS helps faculty create a more inclusive campus for students, Haley Herfurth
8-4-2021 Graduate students awarded AMC21 program scholarship to advance biomedical research, Staff
8-4-2021 Maintaining our wellness through uncertainty, Selwyn M. Vickers MD
8-4-2021 PRSSA/PRCA at UAB receives second Star Chapter of the Year Award, Staff
8-4-2021 UAB researcher awarded a prestigious fellowship in Germany, Staff
8-3-2021 A new stand for the Mace: How a Blazer's family tradition gave new life to a UAB icon, Haley Herfurth
8-3-2021 Back to square one: UAB expert says social distancing, masks, vaccinations are key to stopping COVID-19 surge, Anna Jones
8-3-2021 New study uses electrical stimulation to treat depression, Brianna Hoge
8-3-2021 Summer commencement will be virtual at UAB, Shannon Thomason
8-2-2021 Changes to medical students' first course highlight social, community factors in healthcare, Kendra Carter
8-2-2021 Construction bringing changes to Volker Hall: what should you expect?, Kendra Carter
8-2-2021 COVID-19 health recommendations for K-12 schools, Hannah Echols
8-2-2021 Legion Field once hosted Olympic soccer matches, Haley Herfurth
8-2-2021 UAB experts answer new COVID-19 questions, Haley Herfurth
7-30-2021 School of Medicine celebrates new endowed chairs and professors, Jane Longshore
7-30-2021 Social marketing and shared beliefs combat COVID-19 in South Korea, Staff
7-30-2021 UAB Medicine named a Hicuity Health 2021 WE SEE YOU CARE Award winner, Alicia Rohan
7-29-2021 $20M awarded for scientific research to ensure health equity in preventing hypertension, Alicia Rohan
7-29-2021 Changing lives, one tax return at a time, Matt Windsor
7-29-2021 Delta variant causes rise in COVID-19 emergency department visits in the unvaccinated, Alicia Rohan
7-29-2021 Fouad retires after 40 years on UAB faculty, 25 years as civil engineering chair, Staff
7-29-2021 UAB to host faculty and staff town hall event on Aug. 17, Alicia Rohan
7-28-2021 First 3-D view of TB granulomas alters paradigm of their shape and formation, Jeff Hansen
7-28-2021 NIH expand CEAL Grant to promote COVID-19 vaccines, Staff
7-28-2021 School of Medicine's White Coat Ceremonies planned for Aug. 1, Aug. 15, Caleb Jones
7-28-2021 Scott named 2021 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Postdoctoral Enrichment Program Fellow; synthesizes work in science and equity, Mary Ashley Canevaro
7-28-2021 UAB alumnus awarded Phi Kappa Phi fellowship to further studies, Staff
7-27-2021 Asif selected to the National Physical Activity Alliance Board of Directors, Staff
7-26-2021 $1.83 million grant supports behavioral health profession education, Staff
7-26-2021 Back to school: a complete health checklist for parents, Staff
7-26-2021 Burn patient shows hand therapists his gratitude by making them custom works of art, Shannon Thomason
7-26-2021 Practical coping strategies for employees in a changing world, Matt Windsor
7-26-2021 Tackle your problems one at a time, Brooke Carbo
7-23-2021 3 faculty elevated to Distinguished, University professorships, Haley Herfurth
7-23-2021 In-person shopping to resume at Blazer Kitchen, Haley Herfurth
7-23-2021 Maddox named University Teacher of the Year by national association, Staff
7-23-2021 Uncovering the power of human rights education at UAB, Staff
7-22-2021 12 honored for excellence in teaching, Haley Herfurth
7-22-2021 Advantages of intranasal vaccination against SARS-CoV-2, Jeff Hansen
7-22-2021 Meet the UAB students training to stop ransomware and other digital threats, Staff
7-22-2021 Opioid overdoses are surging, but 'we have the tools to help,' UAB doctor says, Matt Windsor
7-22-2021 UAB launches series of informational COVID-19 discussions for medical professionals and the public, Alicia Rohan
7-21-2021 Behind the scenes of UAB's research powerhouse, these staff handle the devils in the details, Matt Windsor
7-21-2021 Handattu assumes new role in UAB School of Medicine Office of Research, Mary Ashley Canevaro
7-21-2021 Oncolytic HSV-1 G207 Immunovirotherapy for Pediatric High-Grade Gliomas, Mary Ashley Canevaro
7-21-2021 RAPID is clearing logjams to accelerate research at UAB, Matt Windsor
7-21-2021 Second-career MS2s learn from oncology and survivorship expert through CaRES; use prior experience to guide current research, Mary Ashley Canevaro
