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Submissions from 2020
7-17-2020 Enjoy free Birmingham Arts Drive-in on the UAB campus July 30-31, Shannon Thomason
7-17-2020 Fouad, Ruffin and Vickers: COVID-19 is disproportionately high in African Americans, Staff
7-16-2020 7 honored as emeritus faculty, Haley Herfurth
7-16-2020 "Improv mindset," virtual performing can strengthen young actors, Shannon Thomason
7-16-2020 New weight-loss study focusing on stress - the diet killer, Matt Windsor
7-16-2020 Performance review period now open: here's what you need to know, Matt Windsor
7-16-2020 UAB ranked nationally for online learning excellence, Alicia Rohan
7-15-2020 NAS dues are out 'From Here On IN', Greg Berry
7-15-2020 UAB National Alumni Society membership dues are out "From Here on IN", Shannon Thomason
7-14-2020 Booker is new UAB ombuds, Karen Templeton
7-14-2020 Incoming undergraduate student town hall: Your questions answered, Matt Windsor
7-14-2020 School of Education offering new higher education administration degree and certificate program, Alicia Rohan
7-14-2020 UAB launches UAB CARES Suicide Prevention Initiative, Shannon Thomason
7-13-2020 Altimmune COVID-19 vaccine candidate tested at UAB shows positive preclinical results, Jeff Hansen
7-13-2020 Faculty town hall: More of your questions answered, Matt Windsor
7-13-2020 Faculty with 'an opportunity to rethink everything' share lessons from spring semester, Matt Windsor
7-13-2020 Lebensburger awarded NIH grant for renal disease research in sickle cell anemia patients, Staff
7-13-2020 Researchers honored with major prize for work with vulnerable communities in the Caribbean, Matt Windsor
7-13-2020 Watts thanks employees for 'stepping up,' pledges continued openness and transparency in re-entry, Matt Windsor
7-9-2020 A complex gene program initiates brain changes in response to cocaine, Jeff Hansen
7-9-2020 A dual antenatal therapy benefits extreme preterm babies better than either alone or none, Jeff Hansen
7-9-2020 Hybrid fall semester will 'harness the strengths' in Engineering, new dean says, Haley Herfurth
7-9-2020 'Planning for all contingencies': Answers from July 8 faculty town hall, Matt Windsor
7-9-2020 See how Blazers are working well in midst of COVID-19 crisis, Haley Herfurth
7-8-2020 TREK-1 and TRAAK are principal K+ channels at the Nodes of Ranvier for rapid action potential conduction on mammalian myelinated afferent nerves, Mary Ashley Canevaro
7-8-2020 UAB among state's 'Healthiest Employers', Haley Herfurth
7-8-2020 UAB awarded $1 million for COVID-19 telehealth efforts, Alicia Rohan
7-7-2020 As stress levels rise, call in the dogs, Alicia Rohan
7-7-2020 Need for professionals who speak a second language greater than ever, Shannon Thomason
7-7-2020 Neonatal exposure to antigens of commensal bacteria promotes broader immune repertoire, Jeff Hansen
7-7-2020 O'Neal Cancer Center at UAB urges continued cancer screenings during pandemic, Staff
7-7-2020 Returning undergraduate student town hall: Your questions answered, Matt Windsor
7-6-2020 See restored windows, enjoy other outdoor activities this fall, Haley Herfurth
7-2-2020 Seeking summer fun? Don't skimp on sunscreen, Shannon Thomason
7-1-2020 Alzheimer's and dementia, a growing challenge, Selwyn M. Vickers MD
7-1-2020 Carver, Wallace appointed by Ivey to Broadband Working Group for CARES Act funding, Alicia Rohan
7-1-2020 Innovative undergraduate degrees at UAB offer students hands-on experiences, Alicia Rohan
7-1-2020 Louis Justement and Mary-Ann Bjornsti begin leadership roles at FASEB, Jeff Hansen
7-1-2020 Special unit to treat nursing home patients with COVID-19 to serve Jefferson County, Alicia Rohan
7-1-2020 UAB joins NIH consortium on genomics for assessing and managing risk of common diseases2, Alicia Rohan
6-30-2020 Canon elected second woman president of SCARD, Alicia Rohan
6-30-2020 First culturally based end-of-life care protocol created by community members published, Alicia Rohan
6-30-2020 Girkin elected to lead the American Glaucoma Society, Adam Pope
6-29-2020 Governor Ivey announces COVID-19 testing, safety programs developed by UAB and the State Department of Public Health to support higher ed statewide, Tyler Greer
6-29-2020 Higher-volume feedings help postnatal growth in preterm infants, Alicia Rohan
6-29-2020 Perry selected to lead national organization advancing careers of early scholars of color, Alicia Rohan
6-29-2020 Trauma/Burn ICU wins Hand in Paw award, Alicia Rohan
6-26-2020 Study: Racial/ethnic disparities in rates of potentially lifesaving care practices are decreasing over time, Alicia Rohan
6-26-2020 Ways for summer learning at home during COVID-19, Staff
6-25-2020 Research project looks to understand how exercise affects your body all the way down to your molecules, Alicia Rohan
6-25-2020 UAB doctor shares her experience treating coronavirus patients in New York, Adam Pope
6-25-2020 UAB's supercomputer can now crunch PHI - here's what that means for researchers, Matt Windsor
6-24-2020 UAB's PRCA/PRSSA student-led chapter named Chapter of the Year, Alicia Rohan
6-23-2020 Celebrating Pride Month and employment equality, Selwyn M. Vickers MD
6-23-2020 Transplanting organs from hepatitis C-positive donors decreases wait time for recipients, Alicia Rohan
6-23-2020 UAB graduate students receive Alabama EPSCoR Graduate Research Scholars Program Round 15 awards, Alicia Rohan
6-22-2020 Employees and students must comply with COVID-19 precautions, can report non-compliance, Linda Gunter
6-22-2020 Meet the scientists who volunteered to face the coronavirus up close, Matt Windsor
6-22-2020 Optometry Black Belt clinics benefit more than 13,000, Staff
6-22-2020 Radiology is investing in innovation and spinning off startups. What's the secret?, Matt Windsor
6-22-2020 Slow release of two chemicals protects the heart after experimental heart attacks, Jeff Hansen
6-22-2020 UAB admissions director named president of regional association, Staff
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
