Campus & Community

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  Cassell family donates $1 million to establish Bidirectional Cassell Family Bidirectional Training Program
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  Live HealthSmart Alabama expands to central Alabama thanks to gift from Novo Nordisk, Inc.
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  History classes at UAB collaborate with local community organizations to preserve Birmingham history

Arts & Events

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  May 4, see Rhiannon Giddens & The Old-Time Revue at UAB’s Alys Stephens Center
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  Join UAB Arts in Medicine for mental health webinar series
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  Theatre UAB presents “The Revolutionists,” Feb. 26-March 2

Health & Medicine

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  UAB hosts inaugural race to raise awareness for rare diseases
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  “A blessing to be able to be here” — UAB employees provide fellow employee lifesaving care after cardiac arrest
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  Walking time bomb: 43-year-old man’s life saved with open heart surgery at UAB St. Vincent’s

People of UAB

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  UAB professor named Outstanding Educator of the Year by Alabama PRSA
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  Garvey receives Gerald Reavan Distinguished Leader in Insulin Resistance Award
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  Garvey part of commission that recommends new obesity guidelines

Research & Innovation

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  UAB researchers uncover shared response to dominant commensal bacterial flagellin epitope in Crohn’s patients and healthy infants
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  Recommendations for mitochondria transfer and transplantation research
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  Perceptions of the dangers of vaping vary among college students

News You Can Use

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  Why traditional performance management systems fail and how to fix them
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  “Cover your ears!” How cold weather affects hearing
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  Four tips to start and maintain a healthier lifestyle this new year