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Submissions from 2017
2-24-2017 First Colon on the Green event to be held at UAB on March 3, Staff
2-24-2017 First Colon on the Green event to be held at UAB on March 3, Beena Thannickal
2-24-2017 Marques to be honored by national medical association for dedication to apheresis, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
2-24-2017 UAB Biomedical Engineering department ranks fourth in NIH funding, Staff
2-24-2017 UAB pediatrician and pathologist recognized for commitment to mentoring medical students, residents and fellows, Staff
2-24-2017 UAB pediatrician and pathologist recognized for commitment to mentoring medical students, residents and fellows, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
2-23-2017 HIV-positive kidney failure patients face greater hurdles in receiving necessary transplants, Tyler Greer
2-23-2017 UAB to provide paid leave benefits for organ donors, Linda Gunter
2-22-2017 Dean's Excellence Award winner profile: Kierstin Kennedy, M.D., MSHA, Carolyn Walsh
2-22-2017 Lecture, recital to explore French keyboard music through the centuries, Staff
2-22-2017 Riddle researches the influence of a chromatin protein family on genes, Haley Herfurth
2-22-2017 Student National Medical Association builds relationships through community outreach programs, Laura Coulter
2-22-2017 UAB senior to study abroad in France after landing competitive scholarship, Staff
2-22-2017 White House strategist to lead UAB's Personalized Medicine Institute, Staff
2-21-2017 Marques to be honored by national medical association for dedication to apheresis, Staff
2-21-2017 Neuroscience trainees navigate challenges beyond the lab, Staff
2-21-2017 UAB developing new peptide to combat a disorder that causes heart attacks at early age, Adam Pope
2-21-2017 UAB first in the state to offer public relations certificate from Universal Accreditation Board, Staff
2-21-2017 UAB's Alys Stephens Center presents jazz guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli on March 11, Shannon Thomason
2-21-2017 White House strategist to lead UAB's Personalized Medicine Institute, Kendra Carter
2-20-2017 American Cancer Society honors Walker, Adam Pope
2-20-2017 Genau experiments with eutectics to better understand, control their behavior, Haley Herfurth
2-20-2017 Majoring in defense: UAB's new Undergraduate Immunology Program, Matt Windsor
2-20-2017 UAB names new chair for Department of Otolaryngology, Staff
2-19-2017 Ireland visiting scholar Daniel Beaty to speak, perform March 10, Linda Gunter
2-17-2017 Area middle schoolers to learn about STEM at UAB, Staff
2-17-2017 New UAB program offers special needs training online for law enforcement, Staff
2-17-2017 See seven smart, short plays at Theatre UAB's 14th annual Festival of 10-Minute Plays, Shannon Thomason
2-17-2017 UAB opens state-of-the-art facility for use in clinical trials of exercise medicine, Staff
2-17-2017 Using protons to fight cancer: the science behind the UAB Proton Center, Jeff Hansen
2-16-2017 GARP2 accelerates retinal degeneration in a mouse model, Jeff Hansen
2-16-2017 New Women's Heart Health Clinic provides specialized care, Adam Pope
2-16-2017 Nominate your SOM colleagues for the 2017 Dean's Excellence Awards, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
2-16-2017 Specialized cancer centers play a role in survival of adolescents and young adults with acute leukemia, Alicia Rohan
2-16-2017 UAB to bring proton therapy for advanced cancer treatment to Birmingham, Staff
2-15-2017 Ahn Trio stars in Salon Series, March 5 at UAB's Alys Stephens Center, Shannon Thomason
2-15-2017 Carroll named chair of UAB Department of Otolaryngology, Kendra Carter
2-15-2017 GARP2 accelerates retinal degeneration in a mouse model, Jeff Hansen
2-15-2017 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation receives funding for two longstanding centers, Staff
2-15-2017 Precision Medicine is subject of annual Reynolds-Finley Lecture, Staff
2-15-2017 UAB names 2017 diversity champions, Linda Gunter
2-14-2017 A "release and kill" strategy may aid treatment of tuberculosis, Jeff Hansen
2-14-2017 Contribute to history with The March Quilts project sewing days at UAB, Shannon Thomason
2-14-2017 Dothan man sees improvement in quality of life after LVAD surgery, Adam Pope
2-13-2017 10 new reasons to support the Benevolent Fund in 2017, Linda Gunter
2-13-2017 Drivers can now charge electric vehicles on campus at UAB, Staff
2-13-2017 Frazer is 'a champion of patients and their families', Haley Herfurth
2-13-2017 Peruvian native to lead top global tropical medicine training center at UAB, Staff
2-10-2017 7-year-old Suki Bateh inspires UAB and Children's to create Sarah Katherine Bateh Endowed Professorship in Rett Syndrome, Alicia Rohan
2-10-2017 Hasson honored as outstanding clinician by American Thoracic Society, Staff
2-10-2017 Interested in graphic design and its history? See "Graphic Means" at UAB Hill Student Center on March 7, Shannon Thomason
2-10-2017 Students chart new courses for drones, Matt Windsor
2-10-2017 UAB pulmonary investigators receive major NIH research grants, Staff
2-9-2017 3 electric car-charging stations now open on campus, Haley Herfurth
2-9-2017 Baker works tirelessly to improve care for the elderly, Haley Herfurth
2-9-2017 Meadows appointed co-chair of Alabama State Department of Education committee, Staff
2-9-2017 UAB first in Alabama to implement new FDA-approved PFO occluder, Adam Pope
2-8-2017 Annual Best Medicine Show set for Feb. 24, Kendra Carter
2-8-2017 A "release and kill" strategy may aid treatment of tuberculosis, Jeff Hansen
2-8-2017 Darley-Usmar named Associate Dean for Research, Kendra Carter
2-8-2017 Justin Roberts and The Not Ready for Naptime Players bring family fun music to UAB's Alys Stephens Center on Feb. 26, Shannon Thomason
2-8-2017 School of Medicine celebrates diversity and inclusion with inaugural Diversity Fair, Grand Rounds, Laura Coulter
2-8-2017 Theatre UAB presents Tom Stoppard's metaphysical murder mystery "The Real Inspector Hound" Feb. 22-26, Shannon Thomason
2-8-2017 UAB Institute for Human Rights to host discussion on empowering marginalized voices, Staff
2-8-2017 Vickers to deliver 2017 Kennamer Distinguished Lecture in Montgomery, Kendra Carter
2-7-2017 Lewis is a master of everything thrown at her, Haley Herfurth
2-7-2017 Students can contribute to help end student hunger Feb. 10 at UAB, Staff
2-7-2017 This Heart Month, know the foods that protect against cardiovascular disease, Staff
2-7-2017 UAB receives prestigious NSF Scholarship for Service grant to help bolster the nation's cybersecurity workforce, Staff
2-7-2017 Works by Computer Music Ensemble director, member, to be performed at festivals, Staff
2-6-2017 12th annual clothing drive at UAB accepting donations April 3-7, Staff
2-6-2017 Birmingham 101 series continues its focus on Birmingham high schools and ties to UAB, highlighting A.H. Parker High School on Feb. 21, Staff
2-6-2017 Meneses to deliver Distinguished Faculty Lecture Feb. 15, Linda Gunter
2-6-2017 Two global health case competitions to be hosted by UAB Sparkman Center for Global Health, Staff
2-6-2017 UAB honors writer, composer and performer Daniel Beaty with 2017 Ireland Distinguished Visiting Scholar Award, Staff
2-6-2017 UAB summer neuroscience program expands with NSF funding, Alicia Rohan
2-3-2017 2017 Darwin Day commemorates Charles Darwin's birthday, showcases scientific research, Staff
2-3-2017 Brain plasticity: How adult-born neurons get wired-in, Jeff Hansen
2-3-2017 Darwin Day commemorates biologist's birthday, showcases scientific research, Linda Gunter
2-3-2017 Standard therapy used in pediatric cardiac ICU challenged by study in NEJM, Alicia Rohan
2-3-2017 UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center to host ArtBLINK Gala 2017, Staff
2-3-2017 UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center to host ArtBLINK Gala 2017, Beena Thannickal
2-3-2017 UAB to host 'Stand as One' forum, Linda Gunter
2-2-2017 Brain plasticity: How adult-born neurons get wired-in, Jeff Hansen
2-2-2017 UAB Piano Series presents former students of Yakov Kasman, Shannon Thomason
2-2-2017 UAB's Alys Stephens Center presents the Yellowjackets Feb. 23 in "The Essentials Volume 5: Contemporary Jazz," hosted by Eric Essix, Shannon Thomason
2-2-2017 UAB's Porterfield named to board of Institute for Surgical Excellence, Staff
2-2-2017 UAB study shows children and parents over-report leukemia medication adherence, Staff
2-1-2017 Bullard named assistant dean for Undergraduate Biomedical Programs, Kendra Carter
2-1-2017 Dransfield elected to American Society for Clinical Investigation, Staff
2-1-2017 Jia Cui wins graduate travel award from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jeff Hansen
2-1-2017 Researchers develop best-yet cell culture system for age-related macular degeneration, Adam Pope
2-1-2017 UAB English as a Second Language program receives $5 million to improve language learning in Alabama, Staff
1-31-2017 UAB celebrates Heart Month 2017 with community, Adam Pope
1-30-2017 Alverson is one of Cancer Center's 'most significant assets', Linda Gunter
1-30-2017 Jia Cui wins graduate travel award from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jeff Hansen
1-30-2017 Space archaeologist Sarah Parcak launches TED prize wish: GlobalXplorer, Staff
1-30-2017 UAB launches comprehensive interventional pulmonary program, Alicia Rohan
1-30-2017 UAB School of Nursing breaks down more barriers to health care with new $1.4 million grant, Adam Pope
1-30-2017 UAB Start lets employee dependents earn early college credit for less, Linda Gunter
