Savannah Koplon

Savannah Koplon

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Public Relations Manager, Health and Medicine

skoplon@uab.edu • (205) 641-1211

Leads external communications in healthcare, biomedical research and for UAB's six professional schools; Dentistry, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing, Optometry and Public Health. Koplon and her team proactively tell the story of UAB health and medicine, including patient stories, innovative research and new therapies, through original content and extensive collaborations with local, national and international media. The team works reactively to ensure appropriate experts are connected with media within their deadline.

Specific beats include: Health System Administration; Heersink School of Medicine (Administration, Student News, Education); Issues Management; Medical Facilities; Medical Partnerships; Precision Medicine; Infectious Diseases; Emergency Medicine; Civitan International Research Center; CCTS;  Department of Informatics; Department of Surgery (Transplantation, Xenotransplantation); Libraries (Reynolds Historical Library, Alabama Museum of the Health Sciences, Lister Hill library)

Treating Birmingham residents for a decade: UAB Community Counseling Clinic turns 10

Treating Birmingham residents for a decade: UAB Community Counseling Clinic turns 10
UAB’s Community Counseling Clinic celebrates 10 years of providing affordable counseling to Jefferson County and Greater Birmingham residents.

Turning New Year’s exercise resolutions into realistic, long-term habits

Turning New Year’s exercise resolutions into realistic, long-term habits
Often New Year’s health resolutions are lofty and fall short after people lose momentum. Setting achievable and realistic health and fitness goals enables people to create long-term habits, says one UAB School of Education professor.

AEIVA has you covered for art entertainment in early 2022

AEIVA has you covered for art entertainment in early 2022
Join AEIVA this winter to see unique representations of art that highlight societal themes of personal relationships, human experience and therapeutics.

Setting boundaries with loved ones: why it is important and how to do it

Setting boundaries with loved ones: why it is important and how to do it
Being able to set boundaries about topics you may or may not want to discuss is important during the holiday season. Learn more about how to guide these conversations.

Running her own race, Tolliver graduates with honors and future dreams as a Blazer

Running her own race, Tolliver graduates with honors and future dreams as a Blazer
Ebony Tolliver’s love of running and passion for health sciences led her to both successful academic and athletic careers while a Blazer.

How one UAB graduate is bridging the gap between arts and sciences

How one UAB graduate is bridging the gap between arts and sciences

Simon Peeples is graduating from UAB with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry and a Bachelor of Art degree in art history, connecting arts and sciences. 

Yeager named first managing editor of WBHM

Yeager named first managing editor of WBHM
Learn more about WBHM and how to support this vital community service at www.wbhm.org.

UAB music students secured top positions in the state’s young artists piano competition

UAB music students secured top positions in the state’s young artists piano competition
UAB students continue the legacy of competing in the Music Teachers National Association’s Young Artist Piano competition.

Maddox elected as college/university representative for American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese

Maddox elected as college/university representative for American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese
John Maddox, associate professor in UAB’s College of Arts and Sciences, will represent UAB at the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese.

Two UAB undergraduates selected as delegates to The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Two UAB undergraduates selected as delegates to The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
The participating UAB students engaged in discussions about environmental injustices across the globe and implementation discrepancies of the Paris Climate Agreement.
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