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

UAB Callahan Eye Hospital begins vision screening program for rural Alabamians

Patients of Cahaba Medical Care Federally Qualified Health Clinics, in the towns of Marion, Centreville and Maplesville, Alabama, can receive vision screening and testing for glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and other eye diseases.
Patients of Cahaba Medical Care Federally Qualified Health Clinics, in the towns of Marion, Centreville and Maplesville, Alabama, can receive vision screening and testing for glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and other eye diseases.

UAB’s Sheikh is one of the first female transplant surgeons from Pakistan

UAB’s Sheikh is one of the first female transplant surgeons from Pakistan
The Journal of Pakistan Medical Association reported in 2016 that 69.6 percent of registered medical doctors were male.

Warram receives NIH R37 MERIT Award

Warram receives NIH R37 MERIT Award
The National Cancer Institute awarded Jason Warram, Ph.D., $2.7 million for his research project using disease-targeted fluorescent antibodies to better guide surgeons and pathologists during oncologic surgery.

Shufflebarger named chief administrative officer for Live HealthSmart Alabama

Shufflebarger named chief administrative officer for Live HealthSmart Alabama
Live HealthSmart is a comprehensive plan to work with businesses, schools, faith-based organizations and nonprofits in order to make changes to policies, systems and built environments impacting the health of Alabamians.

O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center joins national initiative to combat racial inequity and bias in cancer care

O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center joins national initiative to combat racial inequity and bias in cancer care
O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB is among three groups selected nationwide for the Co-Creating Solutions to Address Racism and Disparities in Oncology initiative coordinated by the Center for Health Care Strategies.

Cardiovascular health is poorest among American adults in the Southern U.S.

Cardiovascular health is poorest among American adults in the Southern U.S.
In a study conducted among more than 1.3 million American adults, UAB investigators found that Alabama and Southern states have the worst cardiovascular health, citing higher death totals due to cardiovascular causes.

Cardiac bypass surgeries declined in 2020, but outcomes show the procedures were done safely during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cardiac bypass surgeries declined in 2020, but outcomes show the procedures were done safely during the COVID-19 pandemic
CABG is a commonly performed, lifesaving surgery for patients with heart attacks and severe disease of the heart’s blood vessels. Avoiding a surgery like CABG due to fears of COVID-19 has “drastic implications.”

UAB researchers survey support for legalization of medical cannabis among Alabama physicians

UAB researchers survey support for legalization of medical cannabis among Alabama physicians
Researchers from the University of Alabama of Birmingham have published results of a survey gauging Alabama physicians’ support of medical cannabis for qualified patients.

New research assesses naturalistic driving techniques to link vision impairment and traffic accidents

New research assesses naturalistic driving techniques to link vision impairment and traffic accidents
This is the first study on older drivers — most of whom had vision impairment — that ties actual at-fault crashes and near-crashes, identified through in-vehicle sensors and confirmed by video, to the visual characteristics of drivers.

High consumption at night of branch chain amino acids — found in meats, eggs, fish and nuts — could negatively impact the heart

High consumption at night of branch chain amino acids — found in meats, eggs, fish and nuts — could negatively impact the heart
New research from UAB demonstrates that the timing of branch chain amino acid consumption has significant implications for cardiac health and disease.
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