Colton Segars pivoted from history to nursing after working in the Blazer Simulation Lab at the School of Nursing, finding his long-term career interest.

This annual fundraiser supports UAB’s on-campus food pantry, Blazer Kitchen, which helps provide nutritious food, resources and referrals to patients, employees and students in need.

Meet the couples who met in the Marching Blazers, and the students marching this year whose alumni parents are passing along their Blazer spirit.

Dominique Elston’s kidneys were failing, and dreams of becoming a nurse put on pause. Her sister, a medical student, became a living organ donor and gave her a second chance at life and a career.

Joy Deupree is recognized for her passion, advocacy and commitment to health literacy at UAB, in Alabama and nationwide.

Scholarship recipients are required to practice in underserved areas of Alabama after graduation for a period of three years.

Studying abroad as a Gilman Scholar helps students gain professional skills, build language proficiencies and develop knowledgeable perspectives of the world to help them succeed in their careers.

Over 55 years after earning his first degree, Donald Diltz will graduate from the UAB School of Nursing and begin an internship at UAB Medicine at the age of 77.

Phase II of the WE CARE grant will focus on providing support and helping them learn to manage stress and respond compassionately to others in distress.

UAB researchers have published an article demonstrating how the term “aggressive care,” used loosely by clinicians to describe care that can negatively impact quality of life for patients with serious illness, is often used to inappropriately label the preferences of African American patients.

The five-year project will focus on improving education and training efforts of dental students on how to care for vulnerable groups, including those undergoing substance use disorders.

Benefits of the blood pressure medication verapamil include delayed disease progression, lowered insulin requirements and preservation of some beta cell function.

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

Use of the diabetes drug metformin — before a diagnosis of COVID-19 — was associated with a threefold decrease in mortality in COVID-19 patients with Type 2 diabetes.

Some of the sickest patients with COVID-19 need a ventilator to breathe. Here is what that means.

The safest place to exercise is at home or outside; but if you must go to the gym, follow these steps.

Teaching art to medical students helps improve their observational skills in clinical encounters, their perceptions of biases, and their tolerance of ambiguity or uncertainty.

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

By protecting yourself from the spread of bacteria, you can keep your New Year’s resolution to exercise more while also avoiding illnesses.

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.