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Faculty honored at 2021 Argus Awards ceremony
Medical students honored their outstanding mentors, professors, courses, and course directors at the annual Argus Awards Ceremony on Friday, Nov. 5. -
$100 million in contributions to transform UAB School of Medicine
Record $95 million Heersink lead gift to advance strategic growth and biomedical innovation. -
House calls program brings COVID-19 vaccine to homebound patients
UAB’s House Calls program is bringing COVID-19 vaccines to homebound patients and their eligible caregivers who live within 30-40 miles from UAB. -
UAB Hospital-Highlands Emergency Department designated as first Level 1 Geriatric ED in the Southeast
UAB Hospital is home to the only accredited geriatric ED in Alabama, the first one in the Southeast and the 17th Level 1 geriatric ED in the world. -
UAB’s Supportive Care Clinic showcases new clinic space in virtual tour
The UAB Supportive Care Clinic recently moved to its newest location in the Kirklin Clinic, with new telehealth, counseling and therapy rooms, and a collection of local art. -
UAB professor selected to serve as standing member of NIH’s Aging Systems and Geriatrics Study Section, Center for Scientific Review
Thomas Buford, Ph.D., will serve a four-year term on the NIH’s Aging Systems and Geriatrics Study Section, Center for Scientific Review. -
Light at the end of a pandemic tunnel: experts offer wellness tips for spring
Experts across the School of Medicine and the UAB Medicine Office of Wellness discuss mental health during the pandemic and give their best advice on maintaining mental and emotional well-being as we look toward the future. -
Problem to product: Targeting SARS-CoV-2 entry into cells
A novel detergent-like compound developed by UAB researchers that blocks HIV and HSV viruses from entering cells could have the same effect against the virus that causes COVID-19. The team is exploring the compound’s potential with a commercialization grant from[…] -
4 honored with Provost’s Award for Faculty Excellence
Caroline Harada, Burel Goodin, Tina Kempin Reuter and Allison Shorten demonstrated extraordinary commitment to engaging undergraduate students in service-learning, undergraduate research, education-abroad experiences and team-learning environments. -
Machines help scientists spot new patterns in Alzheimer’s, cancer and more
Investigators attract major grants to use AI on failed drug trials, cell-free DNA and puzzling CT scans.