Quarterback Tower gets a glow-up
Quarterback Tower, dedicated in July 1977 and funded by a Birmingham nonprofit, was the site of a 67-foot high digital message of thanks to front line health care workers in August.
Suicide prevention education, trainings offered through September
The one-session training, hosted through Zoom, is available at no cost to both students and employees as part of National Suicide Prevention Month programming.
Messina honored for support of UAB, shared governance
Frank Messina, DBA, professor of accounting and faculty athletics representative, exemplifies core values that propel institutional excellence.
This glow-in-the-dark Trojan horse makes cancer cells build their own self-destruct switch
A bioluminescent one-two punch targets mitochondria in cancer cells and evades the blood-brain barrier for a potential new treatment for neuroendocrine cancers, triple-negative breast cancer and brain cancers.
Hire a federal work-study student at no cost to the department
UAB has been approved to pay student work-study salaries from the Federal Work-Study Grant during the 2020-21 academic year.
New studies test convalescent plasma for COVID-19 treatment — and prevention
UAB is enrolling patients as part of randomized controlled trials that experts say are necessary to prove the efficacy of the much-discussed COVID-19 treatment.
Solar House mural highlights campus commitment to sustainability
The newest project from UAB’s Bloom Studio is brightening up campus — this time from the Solar House and Sustainable Neighborhood at the corner of 11th Avenue South and 17th Street.
Everything you need to know about UAB Football gamedays this fall
As UAB Football prepares to take on Central Arkansas during the season opener 7 p.m. Thursday, Blazers should remember both familiar guidelines and new protocols for safety in Legion Field this season.
12 honored for excellence in teaching
Twelve faculty have been selected to receive the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, which honors those who have demonstrated exceptional accomplishments in teaching. The 2020 honorees represent each school, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Honors College and the Graduate School.
In a new trial funded through UAB’s urgent COVID-19 research program, investigators are comparing the widely available steroid methylprednisolone with dexamethasone, which lowered risk of dying by one-third in a U.K. trial this summer.