The van will begin making stops at several locations in Birmingham on Nov. 7 and 21, and Dec. 5 and 19.
UAB Medicine and Children’s of Alabama receive national rare diseases designation.

Many Americans are catching up on missed holiday plans, but should you go ahead and receive your booster shot to ensure the safety of yourself and others?

UAB’s research and reputation land it among the top institutions in the world.
A study conducted by UAB researchers found that using genetic information for choosing medical treatment after getting a heart stent reduces the risk of potentially fatal cardiovascular events.
Richard J. Whitley, M.D., receives highest honor from the American Pediatric Society.
Michael Straughn will advance women’s patient care practices as the new vice chair of UAB’s Section of Quality and Patient Safety.
Martha Dawson and Blake Smith will address racism and lack of diversity in the nursing profession through the National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing.
Flutist Trionfo and pianist Cano Smit will perform together Nov. 18 at UAB’s Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center.
Thile, a master of the mandolin, is a member of Punch Brothers and Nickel Creek, a Grammy Award winner, a MacArthur fellow, and an ASC audience favorite.
A Vision Science Graduate Program student in the UAB School of Optometry has received an F30 NIH grant, marking the first of its kind to be awarded in the program history.
UAB’s Julie Kanter, M.D., says statewide surveillance programs for sickle cell disease can help facilitate progress to improve outcomes.
Washington, author of “Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present,” will speak about how legacies of violence and exploitation impact the medical system today.
Treating blood disorders and cancers cannot be done alone. It requires the strong will of a patient, the support of family, and the compassion and expertise of a world-renowned health care team, like those with the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB’s Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cell Therapy program.
UAB students will have the opportunity to further develop their career paths through specialized guaranteed internships.

Dina Avery, DHSc, will serve a two-year term on the board of the Association of Graduate Regulatory Educators.

After a year of streamed performances due to the pandemic, the Department of Theatre is celebrating its return to live theater with comedy and laughs from one of Shakespeare’s most delightful comedies.
Preclinical experiments show how to identify non-responding tumors and improve their response to immunotherapy, using two investigational new drugs that are permitted for human use. Physicians could immediately start investigational research in patients to test the effectiveness of this personalized approach.
View photos of the Heersink family’s being honored at a UAB Football game.
UAB continues growth development by achieving campus law enforcement accreditation status for the fifth year.