An enthusiastic teacher and a fascinating topic lit his desire to learn. Now the veteran is building bone scaffolding with a three-dimensional bioprinter.
UAB, Alabama’s leader in precision medicine, joins with Huntsville’s HudsonAlpha in CSER2, an NIH project to bring genomic medicine to more children with birth defects or genetic disorders.
The August issue of the journal focused on genomics in rheumatic diseases, the complex effort to understand the genetic underpinnings of more than 100 diseases that affect joints and muscles.
UAB Hospital continues to be highly ranked by U.S. News and World Report as the No. 1 hospital in Alabama and among the top in the Southeast and nation.
The new program will begin enrolling in fall 2017.
UAB’s long-running study of cannabidiol reveals potential interactions between CBD and some commonly used anti-epileptic drugs.
Several area choirs, performers, and testimonies by transplant recipients and donor families will highlight this year’s event.
Undergraduate research opportunity attracts students from across the United States.
An art event will be held Aug. 17 to engage the cancer community in the healing power of art.
Pam Benoit, Ph.D., knows how to make a persuasive argument, but she plans to devote her first months on the job to listening.
The City of Birmingham has secured a $75,000 grant from the National Conference of Mayors to support the UAB-led Innovate Birmingham workforce development initiative.
Nearly 1,400 students will graduate this summer, including 90 who will receive the university’s highest degrees. An estimated 850 will walk in the commencement ceremony.
With one month to go till the return of UAB Football, what’s on the minds of Coach Bill Clark and his Blazers? History, family, and community, to name just a few. Discover how the team is preparing for a season like no other and how its resurgence could benefit all Blazer sports.
A UAB optometrist and ophthalmologist provide advice on how to protect your eyes while viewing the solar eclipse. 
The Iceberg project is the latest in a line of high-tech freezer technology UAB is working on for NASA.
A group of writing students is scripting change in Birmingham, creating short plays that give voice to complex social issues such as homelessness, illiteracy and health disparities. Find out how the newbie playwrights developed their plots and characters, and learn how their work could have a lasting impact locally.
With her 2-year-old granddaughter’s life in peril, 62-year-old Carol Graydon came to UAB to be tested as a living kidney donor — and was a perfect match.
Calhoun Community College graduates can access UAB facilities, resources, mentors and counselors while pursuing an associate degree, and enroll in UAB with financial assistance when they graduate from Calhoun. Two graduates a year will receive full UAB scholarships.
Improvements in motor function and memory suggest human neurodevelopmental disorders may be amenable to treatment, even after onset of symptoms. According to a researcher, neurodevelopmental disorders with intellectual disability and autism may not need to last a lifetime.
Works of art created by children with visual impairments, blindness and deaf blindness are on exhibition at The Edge of Chaos at UAB, and some works are available for purchase.