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UAB celebrates ribbon-cutting of Honors Hall on Aug. 18

Students, faculty and staff celebrated the first anniversary of UAB’s new Honors College building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

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Breast cancer stem cells may use an arteriolar niche to prepare for metastasis

In this arteriolar niche, breast cancer stem cells and arteriolar endothelial cells cross-talk using a well-known signaling pathway. Targeting this pathway may offer therapeutic potential.

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UAB study, among others, shows masks are effective in preventing spread of COVID-19

Studies conducted in America and around the world definitively show that masks are an effective tool in reducing the rate of injection of COVID-19.

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UAB researcher awarded NIH grant for genetic behavioral study

Research by Sylvie Mrug, Ph.D., will study how early life stress contributes to health disparities within different age groups.

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Nurse describes conditions inside a COVID-19 unit

“These people are the sickest of the sick.” Hear from one of the nurses helping COVID patients inside UAB Hospital.

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Experts say childhood trauma leads to an increase in dropout rates, arrests

Research reveals the ripple effects of childhood trauma and school suspensions.

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WBHM 90.3 FM wins national Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence

The Radio Television Digital News Association’s Edward R. Murrow Awards are among the most prestigious in broadcast and digital news.

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Entrepreneurship professor’s study ranked No. 6 on 2021 list of 100 most influential papers

UAB continues to lead the way in the evolving field of social entrepreneurship: Patrick J. Murphy, Ph.D., has been recognized as one of the field’s top scholars.

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Art students design new UAB Campus Recreation Center mural

Students in a special topics course called “Art and Exercise” in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Art and Art History spent the summer developing art projects inspired by sports, fitness and exercise.

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UAB professor named senior Fulbright specialist at World Learning

Akhlaque Haque, Ph.D., will educate professionals in India on the ethical use of technology and its implications in the developing world.

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Leal named to Pathologist's Power List for his efforts in COVID-19 testing

Sixto Leal, M.D., Ph.D., was featured in the “Front(line) and Center” category in the Pathologist's 2021 Power List recognizing some of the most inspirational pathologists and laboratory medicine professionals in the U.S. in 2021.

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An existing drug may change tumor-associated macrophages back to cancer fighters

The drug Vismodegib, tested in a breast cancer model, is an inhibitor of hedgehog signaling, a form of cell communication manipulated by the tumor microenvironment.

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UAB School of Public Health launches free, asymptomatic COVID-19 testing program for Alabama K-12 schools

UAB will partner with the Alabama Department of Public Health, Alabama State Department of Education and local school districts to conduct individualized COVID-19 testing plans. The testing is free, voluntary and safe.

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Blazing a new path to follow one’s dream

Christina J. Glenn is the first Doctor of Public Health with a concentration in biostatistics graduate from UAB’s School of Public Health.

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Family trilogy complete: father graduates from UAB after daughter, wife earned degrees

After pursuing a degree piecemeal for 33 years, Jonathan Perz followed the footsteps of both his wife and his daughter to obtain a bachelor’s degree from UAB, becoming the family’s third UAB alumnus.

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UAB adds personalized touch to cancer treatment with adaptive radiation

Adaptive radiation therapy allows for more precise treatment by fine-tuning the treatment regimen based on up-to-date imaging.

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“UAB is home”: School of Optometry graduate returns to earn Ph.D.

Two-time UAB alumna Angel Perez hopes to use the knowledge and skills she has learned to teach the next generation of vision scientists.

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Front-line hero, full-time student

Ramona Bonner is earning her fifth degree 35 years after receiving her first one, all while fighting COVID-19 in rural Alabama.

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Dransfield named director of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine at UAB

Nationally renowned expert in COPD Mark Dransfield, M.D., has been the medical director of the UAB Lung Health Center since 2009.

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UAB Marching Blazers Drumline clinic for high school drumline members is Aug. 28

The “Chop Shop” is for students on snare, tenors or bass drum. The one-day clinic will feature a full day of technique building, including a session with the 2021 UAB Drumline.

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