University of Alabama at Birmingham
Recent News About University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Legacy pinning ceremony Oct. 14 connects UAB alumni past to the present
Join the University of Alabama at Birmingham National Alumni Society for the 2022 legacy pinning ceremony Friday, Oct. 14 at 5:30 p.m. at the NAS House.
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UAB School of Dentistry renews $3.2 million from NIH to train future dentistry academicians
The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry received $3.2 million from the National Institutes of Health as part of the National Research Service Award Institutional Research Training Grant.
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Veterans invited to participate in pilot program exploring creative and expressive arts
A pilot program offers weekly virtual workshops for veterans to explore creative and expressive writing, visual art, mindful movement and more.
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O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center receives Patient Navigation Grant from American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society has awarded $300,000 to the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center and the University of South Alabama Health Mitchell Cancer Institute.
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UAB and Children’s of Alabama launch new urine collection device for critically ill premature infants and children
Collection and recognition of urine production is essential for proper patient care. Urine is often an indicator of organ perfusion, kidney issues or failure, and samples are used for a variety of diagnostic tests.
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Join the ArtPlay Birthday Bash on Sept. 24 for family fun this fall
Celebrate art for all ages at the ArtPlay Birthday Bash, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, on the University of Alabama at Birmingham campus.
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Free Backpacks to Briefcases series from UAB will help build a better you
A series of professional education seminars — focused on helping students and new graduates better themselves in the business world — is being offered by the University of Alabama at Birmingham.The Backpacks to Briefcases series is presented by the UAB National Alumni Society.
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HRSA awards $5.5 million to UAB’s CU2RE program for the second consecutive year
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine’s Department of Family and Community Medicine’s Comprehensive Urban Underserved and Rural Experience program (CU2RE) received $5.5 million supplemental funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration for the second year in a row.
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Annual MHRC symposium aims to turn vision into reality
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center will host its annual UAB Health Disparities Research Symposium with a focus on moving from health disparities to health equity Thursday, Sept. 8, at noon.
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Kanter receives $7.7 million grant from the NIH to advance sickle cell disease research
Julie Kanter, M.D., associate professor and co-director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Lifespan Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, has been awarded a five-year, $7.7 million grant by the National Institute of Health to help eliminate barriers to care for those with sickle cell disease.
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Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band live in concert at UAB’s Alys Stephens Center on Sept. 16
Blues rock guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd, who erupted onto the music scene at age 16 in the mid-’90s, will perform with his band live Friday, Sept. 16, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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UAB now offering in-house monkeypox testing
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Pathology’s Fungal Reference Laboratory is now offering in-house monkeypox polymerase chain reaction diagnostic testing for UAB Medicine patients who are eligible.
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UAB’s Proton International therapy center celebrates its 500th patient
Proton International at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the first proton therapy center in Alabama, treated and is celebrating its 500th patient.
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Nine student films from UAB to debut at the 2022 Sidewalk Film Festival
Nine short films made by 13 University of Alabama at Birmingham students will premiere during the 24th annual Sidewalk Film Festival.
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Nine student films from UAB to debut at the 2022 Sidewalk Film Festival
Nine short films made by 13 University of Alabama at Birmingham students will premiere during the 24th annual Sidewalk Film Festival.
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New understanding of how faulty metabolism triggers adrenal cancer
Researchers have deciphered a signaling cascade through which inborn errors in metabolism provoke deadly neuroendocrine tumors in the adrenal glands
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Promoting youth mental health through simulation-based learning
In December 2021, the United States Surgeon General issued an advisory on the country’s youth mental health crisis, stating that after the COVID-19 pandemic, more than one in three students now experience mental health challenges. In response to this increase, faculty members at the University of Alabama at Birmingham are implementing a new simulation-based learning experience.
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UAB and Children’s of Alabama join Pediatric Pandemic Network
UAB and Children’s of Alabama join Pediatric Pandemic Network
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UAB Service Learning and Undergraduate Research Summer Expo 2022 is July 25-29
UAB Service Learning and Undergraduate Research Summer Expo 2022 is July 25-29
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Study characterizes pediatric hepatitis outbreak cluster in Alabama
Study characterizes pediatric hepatitis outbreak cluster in Alabama