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 2003
11-7-2003 UAB African-American Studies Brings Photo Exhibit to City, Staff
11-7-2003 UAHSF Selected to Host National Healthcare Conference, Staff
11-6-2003 Study Reveals New Findings About Blacks with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Staff
11-5-2003 America's Top Doctors Cites 49 UAB Physicians, Staff
11-5-2003 UAB to Study How Wireless Technology Can Improve Emergency Medical Care, Staff
11-3-2003 Results of the Mr. & Ms. UAB Competition, Staff
11-3-2003 UAB's New Alma Mater, Selected in a Competition, to Debut at Homecoming, Staff
10-30-2003 Dr. Robert Koehler Named Chairman of UAB Radiology, Staff
10-30-2003 UAB Pilot Program Aims to Curb Teacher Burnout, Staff
10-28-2003 Haque Elected to National Council, Staff
10-21-2003 UAB to Honor Russell Lindsey as Distinguished Faculty Lecturer, Staff
10-20-2003 Van Sant Wins 2003 Conner Prize, Staff
10-15-2003 Expert Available to Discuss Tribal-Run Casinos, Treaty Rights, Staff
10-15-2003 UAB Ophthalmologists Have New Lens for Cataract Surgery, Staff
10-14-2003 Lindsey Elmore of Pleasant Grove Named Miss UAB 2004, Staff
10-6-2003 Huw Thomas Named Dean of Dentistry at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Staff
10-6-2003 Pancreatic Cancer's 95 Percent Mortality Rate Targeted with Major Federal Grant to UAB, Staff
10-6-2003 UAB Methadone Clinic Awarded Three-Year Accreditation, Staff
10-6-2003 UAB Professor Receives Prestigious Javits Award for Brain Research, Staff
10-3-2003 Purdue Students Visit Birmingham for "Freedom Ain't Free: Civil Rights & The Cost of Liberation", Staff
10-3-2003 UAB Receives $3.5 Million NSF Grant to Support Advancement of Female Faculty in Science and Engineering, Staff
10-1-2003 Clinical Trials Meets Genetics Research: Topic of Talk by Norwood Award Winner Dr. Nan Laird, Staff
10-1-2003 News Media Focus of New Initiative to Improve Bioterrorism Preparedness, Staff
10-1-2003 Study Looks at PDAs as Handy Medical Resource for Docs, Staff
10-1-2003 Tobacco Free Families Campaign Wins Three National Awards, Staff
10-1-2003 UAB Receives $7.6M to Study Heart-Protective Benefits of Moderate Wine Consumption, Staff
9-30-2003 The National Neurofibromatosis Foundation Names Dr. Bruce Korf as New Chairman of Medical Affairs Committee, Staff
9-30-2003 UAB Receives $15.9 Million from NIH to Construct Research Lab, Staff
9-29-2003 UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Opens Resource Library for Public October 20, Staff
9-29-2003 UAB Honors John Whitaker with Endowed Professorship, Staff
9-29-2003 UAB to Establish New Center for Heart Failure Research, Staff
9-26-2003 UAB Doctors Help Change Federal Policy Making High-Cost Cancer Treatment Available, Staff
9-25-2003 NASCAR Legend Jack Roush Featured in New Discovery Channel Series, Staff
9-24-2003 UAB English Department Appoints Seven New Faculty Members, Staff
9-22-2003 A "Lift" for Sagging Breasts? UAB Plastic Surgeons Report Experimental Procedure in Athens, Greece, Staff
9-22-2003 Do's and Don'ts of School Backpacks, Staff
9-22-2003 Three at UAB Win National Role Model Awards, Staff
9-18-2003 Alabama Medical Team Called to N.C. as Hurricane Isabel Moves Ashore, Staff
9-18-2003 Study Finds Bureaucratic Turnover Hurts City Efforts to Privatize Services, Staff
9-18-2003 UAB Awarded HUD Grant to Aid Disadvantaged Students, Staff
9-17-2003 Bangalore Joins UAB School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Faculty, Staff
9-17-2003 Does Diet Prevent Breast, Prostate Cancer? UAB Gets New $10.4 Million Center for Research, Staff
9-16-2003 Dahle Named to Editorial Board of National Journal, Staff
9-16-2003 New UAB Center: Is Early Teen Diet Critical to Lower Lifetime Breast, Prostate Cancer Risk?, Staff
9-15-2003 UAB to Lead National West Nile Virus Study, Staff
9-12-2003 UAB Department of Art and Art History Appoints Three New Faculty Members, Staff
9-11-2003 UAB Awarded $5 Million to Study Effects of Ozone on Lung Development, Staff
9-10-2003 McClintock Named UAB University Professor in Polar and Marine Biology, Staff
9-9-2003 Calling All Photographers: UAB Hosts Photography Conference, Speakers John Reuter, Julie Moos and Christopher Bucklow, Staff
9-8-2003 Ovarian Cancer Survivors Want Others to Seek Early Diagnosis, Staff
9-5-2003 Expert Source: Vivian K. Friedman, Ph.D., Child Psychologist, Staff
9-4-2003 Regional Consortium of Universities Chosen for Southeastern Regional Center of Excellence for Emerging Infections and Biodefense, Staff
9-2-2003 Novelist Brad Watson Joins UAB English Department Faculty, Staff
9-2-2003 UAB Film Series to Examine Impact of Modern Technology, Staff
8-29-2003 Hank Williams Sr., Subject of UAB Professors' New Film, Staff
8-29-2003 The UAB Visual Arts Gallery Presents the Works of Graphic Artist Erin Wright, Staff
8-29-2003 UAB Researcher Receives Special Scholar Award, Staff
8-27-2003 UAB Named Among 100 Best Southeastern Universities by Princeton Review, Staff
8-25-2003 UAB Hospital Auxiliary Donation for New Hospital to Reach $250,000, Staff
8-22-2003 Governor Riley Visits UAB Wednesday, August 27, Staff
8-22-2003 UAB to Celebrate Opening of New Vaccine Research Facility, Staff
8-20-2003 Alabama Rehabilitation Association Names UAB Employer of the Year, Staff
8-20-2003 UAB Cardiologist Calls for Increased Treatment, Prevention, Staff
8-18-2003 September 17, UAB Writers' Series Begins Fall 2003 Season, Staff
8-18-2003 UAB Researchers Probe Link Between Statin Use and Macular Degeneration, Staff
8-14-2003 Haeberle Named Editor of New Academic Journal, Staff
8-14-2003 UAB Physician to Target Pulmonary Disease at Yankee Stadium, Staff
8-13-2003 UAB African-American Studies Colloquium Series Begins, Staff
8-13-2003 UAB Haddin Humanities Forum Begins Fall 2003 Season, Staff
8-12-2003 UAB Nursing Study Teaches Children How to Cope with Anger, Stress, Staff
8-11-2003 UAB Awarded $16 Million Grant to Develop New HIV Vaccine, Staff
8-8-2003 DeeDee Bruns Joins UAB as Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management, Staff
8-8-2003 UAB Engineering Student One of Four Undergraduates in the Nation to Earn Pfizer Science Fellowship, Staff
8-7-2003 2003-2004 UAB First Thursday Lecture Series Begins September 4, Staff
8-7-2003 Celebrities as Candidates, Staff
7-31-2003 Owsley Recognized for Ophthalmology Research, Staff
7-30-2003 Haque Named to National Commission, Staff
7-30-2003 Louis Dale Named VP for Equity and Diversity at UAB, Staff
7-28-2003 American Idol Ruben Studdard to Kick Off UAB Home Football Opener, United Way 2003 Campaign September 4, Staff
7-25-2003 UAB Physics Department Joins Prestigious Carnegie Alliance, Will Study Rare Earth Metals, Staff
7-23-2003 UAB School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Names Chair of Computer and Information Sciences, Staff
7-22-2003 UAB School of Business Names Chair of Department of Accounting and Information Systems, Staff
7-21-2003 UAB Experts Available to Discuss Birmingham Mayoral Race, Staff
7-21-2003 UAB Historian Wins Roger McHugh Award, Staff
7-14-2003 Low-Tech Best Start for Fitness Program, Says UAB Expert, Staff
7-11-2003 July 13-17, UAB's Clear Hosts 2003 Southern School for Union Women, Staff
7-8-2003 Karlene Ball Named Director of UAB's Developmental Psychology Program, Staff
7-7-2003 Happy, Happy, Happy, Happy, Happy, Happy Birthday: UAB's Harris Sextuplets Turn One, Staff
7-2-2003 Amos Joins Ranks of Most Honored Optometrists in Nation, Staff
7-2-2003 Local Quilters to Donate Quilt to UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, Staff
7-1-2003 Grant Helps UAB Nurses Connect with Hispanic Mothers, Staff
7-1-2003 UAB Career Services Wins Achievement Award, Staff
6-26-2003 Kang, Umlauf Named Fellows of American Academy of Nursing, Staff
6-26-2003 UAB Awarded $5 Million Grant for International Training Program, Staff
6-25-2003 ASC 2003-2004 "Hot Shows, Cool Season" Single Tickets on Sale August 4, Staff
6-25-2003 UAB Graduate Wins Honor Society Fellowship, Staff
6-25-2003 UAB Researcher Receives Prestigious Invite from Nobel Symposium, Staff
6-25-2003 UAB Student Wins Honor Society Fellowship, Staff
6-24-2003 Researchers Find Bizarre Eating Behaviors Among Binge Eaters, Staff
6-24-2003 Study Yields New Findings About Disparity in Infant Mortality, Staff