Adam Pope

Adam Pope

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Public Relations Manager, Traditional University Campus

arpope@uab.edu • (205) 934-6986

Leads external communications for units within the traditional university campus. Pope and his team proactively reach out to the media to secure media hits telling the story of happenings on campus ranging from the arts to student stories, graduate and undergraduate research and beyond. The team works reactively to ensure appropriate experts are connected with media within their deadline.

Specific beats include: School of Health Professions; College of Arts and Sciences; Political Science; Criminal Justice; Anthropology; Bill L. Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Collat School of Business; School of Education; Administrative News; Office of the Provost for Student and Faculty Success; Enrollment, Admissions, Financial Aid; Human Resources; Issues Management; Student Affairs/Student Life;Minority Health and Health Equity Research Center

Hendershot inducted into ACS Academy of Master Surgeon Educators

Hendershot inducted into ACS Academy of Master Surgeon Educators
Kimberly Hendershot, M.D., assistant professor in the UAB Division of Acute Care Surgery, has been named an associate member in the new American College of Surgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators™.

Black heart failure patients have worse prognosis even after reaching treatment targets

Black heart failure patients have worse prognosis even after reaching treatment targets
A study conducted by UAB investigators has outlined that Black individuals with heart failure have a worse prognosis, even after achieving biomarker-based heart failure treatment targets.

UAB Medicine provides safe cardiovascular care during COVID-19

UAB Medicine provides safe cardiovascular care during COVID-19
There is a narrow window of opportunity for successfully treating major cardiovascular events, and patients risk serious consequences if they wait for symptoms to get worse before seeking medical attention.

Studying an alternative steroid treatment to calm cytokine storms in COVID-19

Studying an alternative steroid treatment to calm cytokine storms in COVID-19
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.

Cancer health and education providers stress importance of colorectal cancer awareness following death of “Black Panther” actor

Cancer health and education providers stress importance of colorectal cancer awareness following death of “Black Panther” actor
Black people in the United States have the highest rates of colorectal cancer of any racial or ethnic group, according to the American Cancer Society.

Vickers and Pisu receive $3 million National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities grant

Vickers and Pisu receive $3 million National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities grant
Drs. Vickers and Pisu will use a $3 million, five-year National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities grant to study barriers that may exist for GI cancer patients to access quality cancer surgery in Alabama and Mississippi.

Low health literacy may be a risk factor for postoperative infection

Low health literacy may be a risk factor for postoperative infection
Low or limited health literacy is common among adults in the United States and may affect health outcomes in many ways, according to the government’s Healthy People 2020.

Study focuses on low-carb, high-fat diet effect on older populations

Study focuses on low-carb, high-fat diet effect on older populations
Amy Goss, Ph.D., RDN, says egg consumption can be incorporated into the diet in a healthful way without adversely impacting blood cholesterol in older adults.

Dreer joins advisory board for Prevent Blindness, patient engagement program

Dreer joins advisory board for Prevent Blindness, patient engagement program
The A.S.P.E.C.T program’s goal is to empower individuals to be engaged in their eye health in every way. 

Learn how masking negatively affects those with hearing loss — and how you can help

Learn how masking negatively affects those with hearing loss — and how you can help
Many individuals with hearing impairment, no matter the degree, use some degree of lip-reading while communicating.
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