Shannon Thomason
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thomason@uab.edu | (205) 975-8858Identifies and develops stories that highlight the arts, faculty news, student stories and beyond a UAB. Connects media with experts to enhance their story.
Specific beats:
- Advancement
- The Arts at UAB
- AEIVA
- Alys Stephens Center
- Arts in Medicine
- ArtPlay
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Department of Art and Art History
- Department of Communication Studies
- Department of Music
- Department of Theatre
- Institute for Human Rights
- Department of World Languages and Literatures
- The Graduate School
- Libraries
- National Alumni Society
- WBHM
This year, 90 students and their families have been helped by the Little Blazer Wishes program, which supports students who are parents trying to meet their children’s holiday needs and wishes.
Presented by UAB’s Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts, Eagles’ new series questions the Federal Drug Administration’s policies against blood donation based on sexual orientation, the stigma of queer blood and HIV/AIDS.
UAB is one of two universities awarded grants by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities and Coalition of Urban Serving Universities.
The International Health Promoting Campuses Network is guided by the Okanagan Charter, which calls on postsecondary schools to infuse health into all aspects of campus culture and lead health promotion action and collaboration locally and globally.
Phillinganes is considered throughout the music industry as among the most important musicians of the recording era, working with artists from Barbra Streisand, Stevie Wonder and Mick Jagger to Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie and Bruno Mars.
ArtPlay will provide festive totes with workshop supplies and a special surprise from Liv Sweet Bakery available for pickup from the ArtPlay porch from 3:30-6 p.m. Dec. 16-17.
From performing in the Marching Blazers and Department of Music ensembles to busking at Railroad Park, saxophonist Kevin Mooney has been busy while completing his degree.
We all miss Lucy’s Coffee and Tea — UAB’s unofficial coffee shop, which closed due to the pandemic. Her longtime friends and customers at UAB are hoping to fund a student scholarship in her name.
UAB’s virtual commencement kit has everything Blazers need to celebrate online and at home, including a custom Spotify playlist, craft and food ideas, and digital goodies.
Give a month of the arts — including a live holiday concert by Eric Essix — with the Virtual Arts Pass for $29. Add an Alabama artisan box for just $20 more.