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UAB among first to offer women innovative solution to loss of bowel control

UAB is among the first in the United States to offer Pelvalon’s Eclipse System, a nonsurgical therapy for women who suffer from accidental bowel leakage.

New data show blacks are at higher risk for first stroke

Research shows blacks are nearly three times more likely to have a stroke at age 45 than whites.

UAB students honor Martin Luther King Jr. with day of service

More than 400 UAB students performed community service projects around Birmingham as part of a National Day of Service.

UAB’s Kasman set to perform in the Alabama Symphony Orchestra’s Concertmaster and Friends series “Russian Moods”

Kasman will perform Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich trios Jan. 26, and give preconcert talks prior to performances Feb. 5-6 as part of “Russian Moods.”

Science, generosity save lives in UAB Kidney Chain

Meet a family bound not by blood or name, but by their kidneys in the world’s longest living-donor kidney transplant chain. Discover how science and human kindness come together to save lives.

Longtime professor wins UAB lifetime teaching award

Collat professor Joe Van Matre receives recognition for an outstanding commitment to teaching.

UAB’s business school becomes first in state to require internships

Collat School of Business seeks to give students more experience and strengthen employer relationships.

R U my type? Give blood for Valentine’s

Feel the love with the UAB/Red Cross Blood Drive.

Test question: Can games help train future doctors and nurses?

Kaizen, a Web-based gaming platform developed at UAB, promotes learning through a mix of education, entertainment and competition.

FreshStart! program is available at UAB for cancer survivors

A new eight-week FreshStart! program is set for Jan. 21-March 10 to help cancer survivors make healthy lifestyle changes.

New March Quilts project: Create community art with focus on gender pay equity

Community sewing days at UAB began Jan. 22 at ArtPlay and will continue Jan. 29 and Feb. 27 with the UAB Department of Art and Art History at AEIVA.

Supporters of UAB Athletics blow past Finish the Drive fundraising milestone

More than $5.2 million has been paid in UAB’s Finish the Drive campaign to secure $17.2 million pledged to UAB Athletics, exceeding the $4.5 million Jan. 15 goal.

Gurley receives Distinguished Scholar Award

Keith Gurley, Ed.D., assistant professor of educational leadership, is recognized for his professional achievements by the American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences.

Bakitas to present at annual O’Koren Lecture

Internationally recognized scholar and researcher Marie A. Bakitas will present at UAB on palliative care Feb. 10.

UAB celebrates opening of new Hill Student Center

With more than 162,000 square feet, the new UAB Hill Student Center is the living room of the university and provides places for students to congregate, eat and study, making it their home away from home.

Adolescents stress more with poor sleep

Cortisol levels that indicate increased stress response are higher in adolescents with sleep problems.

UAB Honors College reaches new heights, looks to keep momentum

UAB Honors College enrollment has more than doubled since 2012, and new initiatives and programs continue to garner great feedback from students.

Series of aging seminars launches at UAB

Discussion will cover the relationship between diet and exercise and the biology of aging.

Dine for a Cure at MELT on Jan. 19

Dine for a Cure, a fundraising event for cancer research, will be at MELT on Tuesday, Jan. 19.

Veterans’ needs drive the development of new nursing competencies

UAB’s School of Nursing is training new nurses to be better equipped to help our nation’s veterans.