School of engineering

Research in animal models shows better formation of the fistulas, which are a lifeline for kidney failure patients as the connection site to dialysis machines.

Basic and translational research in this field aims to repair heart injury and prevent the heart failure that often follows a heart attack.

Collective strength of the research enterprise leads to almost $849 million in research grants and awards for FY 2021.

Release of TT-10 from nanoparticles improved heart function after a heart attack, accompanied by increased cardiomyocyte proliferation and smaller infarct size.

UAB’s third president, former Vestavia mayor provided “visionary leadership and dedication to our institution and our community.”

UAB’s School of Engineering student-led organization will participate in the national Design Build Fly competition.

Morgan Rankin-Taylor pursues her dreams and leads the way for other students who receive the Birmingham Promise scholarship.

The exosomes were secreted by cardiac cells derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells. These non-living exosomes may be an easier form of regenerative treatment than living cells.

UAB tops 22,500 students for the first time, featuring its highest retention rates in the history of the university.

This study was done in mice and with a novel, tissue-engineered, three-dimensional breast cancer mimetic system.

Jeffrey W. Holmes will join UAB as the seventh dean of the School of Engineering.

Gonnerman’s experience includes managing Vanderbilt’s flagship library for the arts and sciences, humanities, social sciences, and interdisciplinary fields.

Fouad’s winning UAB Grand Challenge proposal is a comprehensive approach to addressing Alabama’s complex health problems and includes 90 partners on her team from communities, government, business, education and more.

Five-year, research-funding growth has grown by more than $154 million, marking a 34.4 percent increase in grants and awards won by faculty.

Times Higher Education’s university rankings are among the world’s most comprehensive, balanced and trusted.

A new discipline sits at the intersection of neuroscience and engineering, where lessons learned from circuits, networks and chips are combined with the latest findings on brain circuitry.

More than 103,000 donors have contributed to the university’s largest-ever fundraising initiative to bolster the campaign’s priorities — programmatic support, facilities, faculty, research and innovation, athletics, and student support.

All academic areas saw increases in grant award monies from November 2017 through October 2018 as the university continues to grow its mission.

Engineering students develop umbrella for power wheelchair users to present at international conference.

UAB ranked 15th nationally among public universities in research expenditures and topped $238 million in NIH funding for FY 2016.
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