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UAB Hospital houses a 21-bed cardiac care unit specializing in procedures such as heart transplants and cardiopulmonary rehabilitation.
UAB will break ground on a freestanding emergency department and medical office building in Gardendale.
Colleen Anusiewicz, R.N., and Jessica Corcoran, MSN, will each receive $75,000 in RWJF funding over the next three years and a dollar-for-dollar match from the school to pursue their doctoral studies.
A round-trip bus ride and ticket to the UAB vs. Southern Miss game are $65, or $30 for riders who already have a ticket.
The 2017 Peace and Justice Studies Association conference will bring activists, scholars and educators from around the world to UAB.
The ESFA was founded in 1997 after the sale of the Callahan Eye Hospital to UAB, and has a mission of awarding grants to nonprofits conducting vision research, education and patient care.
UAB Hospital has received a 2017 Women’s Choice Award for being one of America’s Best Breast Centers in the United States.
UAB’s Alys Stephens Center and McWane Science Center provide lessons that are benefiting young children, their families and communities in Norwood and Woodlawn through this program, funded by the PNC Foundation.
Students and a professor from the Department of Art and Art History will join students and faculty from Iowa State University to collaboratively install and present artworks.
UAB’s annual Gift of Sight program provides free eye care to underinsured Birmingham residents for the holiday season.
Leaders in HIV research and treatment gather at UAB to address laws that prohibit gay men from donating blood.
On Oct. 20 at the Commons on the Green, contribute $5 to help provide a meal for a UAB student. More than 900 meal vouchers were collected and distributed through the Donor to Diner initiative last school year.
An informal suit exchange has transformed into an official fundraising campaign to give students in need professional clothes for career fairs and job interviews.
Twenty-seven students will represent UAB at the Clinton Global Initiative University from Oct. 13-15 at Northeastern University.
The groundbreaking ceremony is set for Oct. 12; the new fields, which will include lights, scoreboards, restrooms and storage, are set to open in fall 2018.
Los Angeles Times health care policy reporter to discuss “Peace in our time? Is an end to the Obamacare war in sight, and what does that portend for our national health care debate?” at UAB on Oct. 19.
Singer Sam Hunt talks about his time at UAB and what he remembers most about being a Blazer. Hunt recently sat down with the Voice of the Blazers David Crane.
UAB employees spearheaded an effort that led to the university’s adopting the paid leave benefits policy earlier this year — and then they carried their initiative to the state level.
Several activities are planned in and around UAB for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
The UAB Geriatrics Clinic is addressing health issues in senior adults by identifying and addressing gaps in nutrition.
A local symposium addresses the mental health of veterans, helping them to better integrate into home life and the workplace.
UAB senior linebacker Shaq Jones has been selected to the 2017 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. Jones is one of 22 student-athletes chosen for the award, which recognizes community service. Vote now.
Beating cancer means bridging gaps that put African Americans at greater risk of getting the disease and dying from it. Meet three trailblazing alumnae broadening the impact of lifesaving discoveries through research, education, and outreach, and hear their advice for budding scientists eager to follow in their footsteps.
The Oncology Nursing Society Foundation provides scholarships for nurses to further their nursing educations in an effort to transform cancer care for patients throughout their lifespan.
The 2017 Community Engagement Institute plans to bring academic and community leaders together for discussions on public health.
UAB has partnered with Zipcar to bring self-service car-sharing on campus.
Patients, visitors and employees are invited to meet vendors sharing many new brands and styles.
UAB’s School of Health Professions Junior Advisory Board is hosting its annual Dodging for Degrees dodge ball tournament Oct. 1.
The state-of-the-art $39.5 million building, which will be located on the corner of 10th Avenue South and 14th Street South, is a result of the rapid growth of UAB’s undergraduate and graduate programs.
Red Mountain Park is a community partner of the UAB Benevolent Fund and one of the designated nonprofits to which UAB employees can direct their Benevolent Fund donations.