Adam Pope

Adam Pope

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Public Relations Manager, Traditional University Campus

arpope@uab.edu • (205) 934-6986

Leads external communications for units within the traditional university campus. Pope and his team proactively reach out to the media to secure media hits telling the story of happenings on campus ranging from the arts to student stories, graduate and undergraduate research and beyond. The team works reactively to ensure appropriate experts are connected with media within their deadline.

Specific beats include: School of Health Professions; College of Arts and Sciences; Political Science; Criminal Justice; Anthropology; Bill L. Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Collat School of Business; School of Education; Administrative News; Office of the Provost for Student and Faculty Success; Enrollment, Admissions, Financial Aid; Human Resources; Issues Management; Student Affairs/Student Life;Minority Health and Health Equity Research Center

Preserving vision for astronauts

Preserving vision for astronauts
As NASA prepares for its journey to Mars, one UAB researcher is investigating why so many astronauts suffer from poorer vision after they return to Earth.

American Cancer Society honors Walker

American Cancer Society honors Walker
Walker of the UAB School of Nursing was one of six health care professionals honored by the ACS with a prestigious national award.

UAB developing new peptide to combat a disorder that causes heart attacks at early age

UAB developing new peptide to combat a disorder that causes heart attacks at early age
Some people inherit a condition that elevates their cholesterol to an excessive degree, and no amount of diet or exercise can bring the numbers down. UAB researchers are developing and testing a new peptide that may lead to better treatment options.

New UAB program offers special needs training online for law enforcement

New UAB program offers special needs training online for law enforcement
REACT is a unique public-private partnership created to align law enforcement and special needs communities to improve safety.

New Women’s Heart Health Clinic provides specialized care

New Women’s Heart Health Clinic provides specialized care
According to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, 23 percent of women will die within one year after having a heart attack , and nearly 46 percent of women become disabled with heart failure.

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation receives funding for two longstanding centers

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation receives funding for two longstanding centers
The UAB Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is one of the Southeast’s foremost providers of comprehensive rehabilitation care.

Dothan man sees improvement in quality of life after LVAD surgery

Dothan man sees improvement in quality of life after LVAD surgery
James Ward could not walk from his office to his car without having trouble breathing until a life-changing heart pump gave him hope.

New cavity treatment offers no drilling, no filling

New cavity treatment offers no drilling, no filling
UAB School of Dentistry is offering patients with cavities between teeth a new, less painful option for treatment in a new clinical trial.

UAB first in Alabama to implement new FDA-approved PFO occluder

UAB first in Alabama to implement new FDA-approved PFO occluder
Massoud Leesar, M.D., performed the first procedure Jan. 25, 2017, and that is good news for people who suffer strokes as a result of patent foramen ovale, or PFO.

Researchers develop best-yet cell culture system for age-related macular degeneration

Researchers develop best-yet cell culture system for age-related macular degeneration
Christine Curcio, Ph.D., led an international team of researchers that developed a culture system for age-related macular degeneration, the third most prevalent cause of vision loss worldwide.
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