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.
For newer and current university news, visit uab.edu/news and uab.edu/reporter. For current Heersink School of Medicine News, visit uab.edu/medicine/news.
Submissions from 2017
8-30-2017 Message from UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Director Michael Birrer, M.D., Ph.D., Staff
8-30-2017 Sally C. Morton receives Janet L. Norwood Award for outstanding achievement by a woman in statistical sciences, Staff
8-30-2017 The Marching Blazers provide the soundtrack for a comeback, Staff
8-30-2017 UAB students happy to be back on campus, Staff
8-29-2017 Experts available to discuss health, engineering and economic impacts of hurricanes, Staff
8-29-2017 Gilman Scholarships send two students abroad for the 2017-2018 academic year, Staff
8-29-2017 UAB joins national effort to advance research into precision medicine, Staff
8-28-2017 UAB to offer free community English classes, Staff
8-25-2017 State launches serious infectious disease network, Staff
8-25-2017 Summit to educate primary care providers in Alabama on HIV and prevention, Staff
8-24-2017 Blazer Innovation Challenge to reward student ideas through "Shark Tank"-style competition, Staff
8-24-2017 UAB Medicine opens new outpatient clinics near the Kirklin Clinic, Staff
8-24-2017 UAB's School of Education professor to chair Healthy Aging Community of Practice, Staff
8-22-2017 ROP screenings save vision in premature infants, Staff
8-22-2017 Solar eclipse at UAB, Staff
8-21-2017 An opening for early detection: What your mouth says about your health, Staff
8-21-2017 UAB Cardiovascular Center to host annual symposium, Staff
8-18-2017 UAB alumnae to work in France as teaching assistants, Staff
8-18-2017 UAB archaeologists awarded Antiquity Prize for decade-long study of looting at ancient sites in Egypt, Staff
8-18-2017 UAB Medicine listed among 'Most Wired' hospitals for 2017, Staff
8-17-2017 $2.2 million grant will extend distracted driving research at UAB, Staff
8-16-2017 Singer Sam Hunt celebrates his days as a Blazer, Staff
8-16-2017 UAB partnering with VA Medical Centers in randomized trial, Staff
8-11-2017 INTO UAB celebrates first graduate, Staff
8-11-2017 Nursing student experiences a season of firsts at UAB, Staff
8-10-2017 Birmingham among 13 U.S. cities committed to end the spread of AIDS by 2030, Staff
8-10-2017 Bound by marriage and nursing, Staff
8-10-2017 UAB senior selected as regional ambassador for Public Relations Student Society of America, Staff
8-9-2017 UAB School of Medicine holds annual White Coat Ceremony for incoming students, Staff
8-8-2017 HudsonAlpha and UAB awarded $10 million for newborn whole genome sequencing project, Staff
8-8-2017 Stroke belt: Less than half of stroke patients prescribed recommended medication, Staff
8-8-2017 UAB Hospital again highly ranked by U.S. News & World Report, Staff
8-7-2017 UAB launches new degree in medical sociology, Staff
8-4-2017 Art event to create a lasting symbol of hope for the cancer community, Staff
8-3-2017 For UAB's new provost, the mission is listen and learn, Staff
8-3-2017 UAB summer commencement ceremony, doctoral hooding is Aug. 12, Staff
8-2-2017 Blazer football kicks off its comeback, Staff
7-31-2017 NASA contracts with UAB to develop new orbiting hardware, Staff
7-28-2017 UAB students write plays to spotlight community issues, Staff
7-26-2017 Making UAB's campus beautiful, Staff
7-19-2017 A practical, politically feasible solution to health care reform in America, Staff
7-17-2017 UAB's Department of Psychiatry professor chairs NIH Study Section, Staff
7-14-2017 Landefeld appointed to American Board of Internal Medicine, Staff
7-11-2017 Alabama Genomic Health Initiative begins recruitment, Staff
7-11-2017 Dry eye relief progresses with new guidelines and expansion of UAB's Dry Eye Relief Clinic, Staff
7-11-2017 Meet a Trailblazer, Staff
7-10-2017 Physician travels to Africa to treat women who have suffered childbirth injuries, Staff
7-5-2017 UAB students seek causes and solutions for America's achievement gaps, Staff
6-30-2017 UAB student wins USAC Explorer Scholarship, Staff
6-29-2017 Lazar takes reins of McKnight Institute at UAB, Staff
6-29-2017 Opioid epidemic takes toll on those with chronic pain, Staff
6-29-2017 UAB joins TAPUR Study as site offering treatments for advanced cancer patients, Staff
6-26-2017 Commander of UAB's Special Tactics medical team wins prestigious award, Staff
6-23-2017 Technology addiction more likely a factor for teen drivers texting and talking with friends than with parents, Staff
6-22-2017 New standardized clinical practices reduce premature infant morbidity and mortality in first week of life, Staff
6-21-2017 UAB School of Medicine aims to increase Alabama primary care physicians with new Primary Care Track, Staff
6-20-2017 Study finds chimpanzees and humans console victims of aggression in similar ways, Staff
6-19-2017 American workers unprepared for workplace cardiac emergencies, surveys find, Staff
6-19-2017 Free Fourth of July UAB Summer Band concert set for new location, Staff
6-16-2017 In our dis-unified nation, healing must start from within, says UAB psychologist, Staff
6-14-2017 Data from I-SPY 2 TRIAL at UAB shows potential of a new precision medicine drug therapy for breast cancer patients, Staff
6-14-2017 Hope through medicine: Physician recounts medical mission trip to treat Syrian refugee, Staff
6-13-2017 UAB's arts faculty break out of the classroom this summer, Staff
6-12-2017 UAB launches academy to increase diversity in health care leadership, Staff
6-8-2017 The March Quilts celebrate Loving Day with quilt display June 12, Staff
6-7-2017 Muslim women's experiences with stigma, discrimination and abuse are associated with depression in America, Staff
6-7-2017 UAB alumni and faculty add zest to Birmingham's rising food scene, Staff
6-6-2017 UAB recognized for excellence in lactation care, Staff
6-5-2017 UAB blood drive honors Alabama Red Cross for 100 years of service, Staff
6-2-2017 Facial nerve clinic to provide comprehensive personalized care, Staff
5-31-2017 Powerhouse medical oncologist joins UAB as director of the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, Staff
5-30-2017 STEM student innovators collaborate with clinicians to solve real medical problems, Staff
5-26-2017 Critical Care Transport lauded for consistent reaccreditation, Staff
5-25-2017 UAB Ph.D. student takes summer studies to Morocco, Staff
5-23-2017 Medical research: Ensuring the infrastructure of hope, Staff
5-22-2017 Retired Decatur educator and UAB alumna receives Distinguished Alumni Award, Staff
5-22-2017 Study shows navigation program improves longevity of care for youth with HIV in America, Staff
5-22-2017 UAB piano student Mira Walker wins national award, Staff
5-22-2017 Youth's use of technology drives home need for evolution in distracted walking, bicycling and driving policies, Staff
5-19-2017 Circadian fluctuations in glaucoma, Staff
5-19-2017 UAB Cancer Center provides no-cost tumor profiling for patients with advanced or rare cancers, Staff
5-17-2017 UAB again ranks high in NIH funding, Staff
5-16-2017 Wells Fargo gifts advance growth for Collat School of Business and UAB Athletics, Staff
5-15-2017 UAB named 2017 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School, Staff
5-10-2017 Girls In Science and Engineering Day to be held May 13, Staff
5-10-2017 Students map Birmingham's linguistic landscape, Staff
5-8-2017 UAB art history Professor Heather McPherson to lecture May 17 at Birmingham Museum of Art's celebration of her new book, Staff
5-4-2017 Living with Cancer symposium, Staff
5-3-2017 New research unit opens in Birmingham to advance treatment of childhood disease, Staff
5-2-2017 OB/GYN publishes children's book to help working moms explain where they are, Staff
5-2-2017 UAB expands cancer navigation program nationally with Guideway Care, Staff
5-1-2017 Infant CPR kits save lives through training and confidence, Staff
4-27-2017 Findings suggest underdiagnoses of age-related macular degeneration, Staff
4-27-2017 UAB senior overcomes health challenges to become first online psychology graduate, Staff
4-27-2017 UAB's Newborn Intensive Care Unit joins in the nationwide reunion for families and babies at March for Babies, Staff
4-26-2017 From BHM to OKJ: UAB senior prepares for first job teaching English in Japan, Staff
4-25-2017 Paradigm-changing clinical trial underway to better identify ureter during pelvic surgery, Staff
4-24-2017 AHA awards UAB a $3.7 million grant to further generational obesity research, Staff
4-24-2017 Grant will boost research and training in the fight against lung disease, Staff
4-24-2017 Trauma surgeons push for public Stop the Bleed kits, Staff
