Kathleen G. Nelson, M.D., will serve a one-year term on the board of directors of the Association of American Medical Colleges.

Rodney O. Tucker, M.D., will serve as the interim director of the UAB Center for Palliative and Supportive Care.

Researchers were surprised that income, more than education, raised the risk of heart-failure risk.

Natural disasters made 2011 a loss-filled year. A UAB psychologist says plan ahead and don’t over commit.

High blood pressure and diabetes can also lead to memory and thinking problems.

UAB scientist Timothy Nagy will race to raise funds for the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center on Nov. 19-20.

PurpleStride Birmingham will raise funds during Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month on Nov. 12.

UAB Spam Data Mine links Internet scam to cybercriminals accused of hacking more than 400 million computers.

UAB research shows positive results in weight loss drug combination.

UAB’s health administration faculty will help train the hospital administrators of a new 1,500-bed Saudi Arabian hospital.

UAB patient Parker Crawford and his family want to raise awareness of craniofacial disorders.

Lund will be chair of the Department of Microbiology, Randall the first Claude Bennett Professor in Rheumatology and Immunology.

UAB senior Lauren McCarthy has been named Student of the Year by a statewide organization.

UAB Honors program students won first place in three categories at a national honors conference

UAB Collat School of Business alumnus Joshua Carpenter is a Rhodes Scholarship finalst.

Yoshimi Saito, Ph.D., has been appointed professor emeritus in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Kathleen Martin, Ph.D., has been appointed associate professor emerita in the School of Education.

James C. Martin, Ph.D., has been appointed associate professor emeritus in physics.

Ken Marion, Ph.D., has been appointed professor emeritus in biology.