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 2020
6-19-2020 Graduating UAB students: Share your video messages for virtual commencement, Shannon Thomason
6-19-2020 Juneteenth: a celebration of freedom for all Americans, Selwyn M. Vickers MD
6-19-2020 Support Day of Caring on June 25 and help UAB fight pandemic, Shannon Thomason
6-18-2020 4 degrees granted final approval by Board of Trustees, Matt Windsor
6-18-2020 4 named to endowed chairs and professorships, Matt Windsor
6-18-2020 Hijacked mitochondria could induce COVID-19, study says, Matt Windsor
6-18-2020 MAA Student Assistance Fund gifts practice exams to students, Jane Longshore
6-18-2020 'Mentally a complete game changer': Returning researchers explain how they reopened their labs, Matt Windsor
6-18-2020 NASA Alabama Space Grant Consortium awards fellowships, scholarships to UAB students, Alicia Rohan
6-18-2020 The Parkinson's disease gut has an overabundance of opportunistic pathogens, Jeff Hansen
6-18-2020 UAB researchers to study one-dose antibiotic for prevention of maternal and infant sepsis, Alicia Rohan
6-17-2020 Black/African American and Hispanic/Latinx Faculty Associations announced, Jessica Snyder
6-17-2020 Blood supply suffers as coronavirus pandemic continues, Alicia Rohan
6-17-2020 Is a summer vacation safe for your family?, Shannon Thomason
6-17-2020 Journey to Attorney: Pre-law summer camp for high school students, Alicia Rohan
6-17-2020 O'Neal Cancer Center named Center of Excellence by MDS Foundation, Staff
6-17-2020 Tucker receives Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Physician Award, Alicia Rohan
6-17-2020 Well-Being Index provides departmental unity; increases recruitment and retention, Mary Ashley Canevaro
6-16-2020 Jablonski honored as visionary leader in geriatric nursing, Staff
6-16-2020 UAB featured in Harry Connick Jr. CBS television special on heroes of COVID-19, Alicia Rohan
6-15-2020 A virtual venue means new opportunities for commencement memories, Haley Herfurth
6-15-2020 Machine-learning tools find targets old drugs can exploit against COVID-19, Matt Windsor
6-15-2020 Nichols elected to NAEVR/AEVR board of directors, Staff
6-12-2020 Arora works to bring solutions for reusable personal protective equipment to UAB, Alicia Rohan
6-12-2020 Dionne-Odom named associate director of global health, women's reproductive health, Alicia Rohan
6-12-2020 UAB collaboration in non-thermal plasma processing shows promise, Staff
6-11-2020 Caring for your loved ones with COVID-19 at home, Adam Pope
6-11-2020 Dionne-Odom receives $2 million R01 grant to study hepatitis B transmission to newborns, Alicia Rohan
6-11-2020 Enlisting big data to accelerate the COVID-19 fight, Alicia Rohan
6-11-2020 "Essentials of Modern Neuroscience" written by UAB professors, bridges gap between basic and clinical neuroscience, Shannon Thomason
6-11-2020 Story of jailed 17th-century Iberian "mulatto pilgrim" told in new book by John K. Moore Jr., Shannon Thomason
6-11-2020 UAB and AKU join hands on global education and research initiatives, Alicia Rohan
6-11-2020 Young father speaks on beating COVID-19, enrolling in remdesivir clinical trial, Alicia Rohan
6-10-2020 Global disruption challenges engineering students to improvise, Grant Martin
6-10-2020 NHRA mechanic who has inspired many during coronavirus recovery discharged from UAB Hospital, Tyler Greer
6-10-2020 Retinitis pigmentosa research probes role of the enzyme DHDDS in this genetic disease, Jeff Hansen
6-10-2020 UAB graduate received the Samuel B. Barker Award for outstanding collegiate achievement, Alicia Rohan
6-10-2020 UAB sleuths find drug candidate against COVID-19, Alicia Rohan
6-10-2020 Vera Bittner named editor-in-chief of ACCSAP, Adam Pope
6-9-2020 2020 Graduate Program Virtual Recruitment Fair is June 22-26, Shannon Thomason
6-9-2020 Couple struggling with sleep apnea finds relief, Staff
6-9-2020 Glomerular Immunodeposits of Patients with IgA Nephropathy Are Enriched for IgG Autoantibodies Specific for Galactose-Deficient IgA1, Mary Ashley Canevaro
6-9-2020 School of Nursing adds eight original letters written by Florence Nightingale to collection, Alicia Rohan
6-9-2020 Springing into action: The urgent COVID-19 research fund at UAB, Jeff Hansen
6-9-2020 Study aims to determine the number of undetected COVID-19 cases in the United States, Alicia Rohan
6-9-2020 Tackling his third pandemic, UAB researcher gets up close with coronaviruses in order to kill them, Staff
6-8-2020 Blood supply critical. Donors needed., Alicia Rohan
6-8-2020 Concert documentary "Dreams of Hope" produced and co-directed by Henry Panion III wins 13 Telly Awards, Shannon Thomason
6-8-2020 Student Insights - Things I wish I'd known before starting medical school, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
6-8-2020 UAB hosts "Policing, Citizen Activism and Human Rights" on Facebook Live, June 11, Alicia Rohan
6-8-2020 UAB screening for two web-based healthy lifestyle trials, Adam Pope
6-8-2020 UAB's Women & Infants Center enhances safety, patient experience in wake of COVID-19, Alicia Rohan
6-4-2020 New core curriculum to focus on cultivating engaged citizens, Karen Templeton
6-4-2020 Rivera provides resources, support students need to be successful, Linda Gunter
6-3-2020 Kennedy is first UAB SOM student to receive Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowship in Public Health, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
6-3-2020 UAB expands telehealth training for students and clinicians, Karen Templeton
6-2-2020 UAB on track to lead world in sustainable lab operations by years' end, Haley Herfurth
6-2-2020 Well-Being Index offers paramount change for UAB Medicine senior director of Pastoral Care, Mary Ashley Canevaro
6-1-2020 A Special Dean's Message: Confronting racism--the country's systemic, pre-existing condition, Selwyn M. Vickers MD
6-1-2020 Helping kids with autism cope with coronavirus disruptions, Matt Windsor
6-1-2020 Important Message from UAB Leaders, Tyler Greer
6-1-2020 Researchers model COVID-19 infection in 3D human lung tissue, Matt Windsor
6-1-2020 These 5 habits can make public transportation safer during COVID-19, Haley Herfurth
6-1-2020 Unused personal holidays to roll over, Linda Gunter
6-1-2020 Vanquishing viruses is a Blazer tradition, Haley Herfurth
5-29-2020 A doctor goes 'behind the curtain' to reach those getting left behind during COVID-19, Matt Windsor
5-29-2020 Artificial intelligence software improves accuracy, doubles speed in evaluating CT scans of advanced cancer, Staff
5-29-2020 Free Birmingham Arts Drive-in on the UAB campus will be rescheduled, Shannon Thomason
5-29-2020 Student research and service learning highlighted at UAB's first virtual Spring Expo, Alicia Rohan
5-29-2020 What the novel coronavirus is teaching us about building smart cities, Haley Herfurth
5-28-2020 Clinicians with COVID-19 problems can tap into a reservoir of bright ideas, Matt Windsor
5-28-2020 For the acne-prone, face masks may mean breakouts, Shannon Thomason
5-28-2020 Maigen Sullivan awarded the 2020 Society of American Archivists Innovator Award for Invisible Histories Project, Alicia Rohan
5-28-2020 'We're all in this together' - questions and answers from virtual town hall on UAB's re-entry plan, Matt Windsor
5-27-2020 COVID-19 is not the only health threat in town, Alicia Rohan
5-27-2020 Families contribute to health inequalities during the coronavirus pandemic, Staff
5-27-2020 Tackling his third pandemic, UAB researcher gets up close with coronaviruses in order to kill them, Matt Windsor
5-27-2020 UAB Hospital again named to 100 Great Hospitals list, Alicia Rohan
5-27-2020 UAB scientists present innovative research at national cancer meeting, Beena Thannickal
5-27-2020 Virtual career fair to connect Blazers with 100-plus employers looking to hire despite the pandemic, Haley Herfurth
5-26-2020 Alexander named 2020 Dean's Excellence Award Winner in Research, Heather Watts
5-26-2020 Ambalavanan named 2020 Dean's Excellence Award winner in Research, Heather Watts
5-26-2020 ArtPlay presents virtual summer camps in musical theater, visual arts, Shannon Thomason
5-26-2020 Bhatia named Dean's Excellence Award Winner in Mentorship, Heather Watts
5-26-2020 Chatham named 2020 Dean's Excellence Award Winner in Service, Aubrey Joyner
5-26-2020 Contratto named 2020 Dean's Excellence Award Winner in Teaching, Aubrey Joyner
5-26-2020 Eltoum named 2020 Dean's Excellence Award Winner in Service, Christina Crowe
5-26-2020 Flood named 2020 Dean's Excellence Award Winner in Service, Aubrey Joyner
5-26-2020 Krick named 2020 Dean's Excellence Award Winner in Mentorship, Aubrey Joyner
5-26-2020 Lindeman named 2020 Dean's Excellence Award Winner in Service, Emma Harchanko
5-26-2020 Litovsky named 2020 Dean's Excellence Award Winner in Teaching, Christina Crowe
5-26-2020 Lubin named 2020 Dean's Excellence Award Winner in Diversity, Mary Ashley Canevaro
5-26-2020 Meals for Heroes raised $76,000, served 16,000 meals to frontline health care workers fighting coronavirus, Staff
5-26-2020 Rutledge named 2020 Dean's Excellence Award winner in Service, Heather Watts
5-26-2020 Sixteen faculty members named winners of 2020 Dean's Excellence Awards, Brit Blalock
5-26-2020 Steinhilber named 2020 Dean's Excellence Award Winner in Teaching, Aubrey Joyner
5-26-2020 Study suggests nation's health care providers need more education on medical cannabis, Alicia Rohan
5-26-2020 Tofil named 2020 Dean's Excellence Award Winner in Education, Heather Watts
5-26-2020 Williams named 2020 Dean's Excellence Winner in Diversity, Aubrey Joyner
5-22-2020 Dudeja named director of UAB Division of Surgical Oncology, Staff
