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)

UAB awarded $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to establish Educational Opportunity Center

UAB awarded $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to establish Educational Opportunity Center
UAB has been awarded a new TRIO grant for an Educational Opportunity Center that will provide free community-based education services to disadvantaged adults looking to pursue their GED completion or continued education.

Sullivan awarded $600,000 grant to support preservation of LGBTQ history

Sullivan awarded $600,000 grant to support preservation of LGBTQ history
A UAB doctoral candidate received a $600,000 grant to further her work in promoting the preservation of LGBTQ history.  

Chen awarded $300,000 grant from U.S. Department of Defense

A research grant provides opportunity to develop next-generation devices with application in quantum metrology, low-energy consumption spintronics and optoelectronic applications.
A research grant provides opportunity to develop next-generation devices with application in quantum metrology, low-energy consumption spintronics and optoelectronic applications.

CORD awarded supplement grant to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in rural Alabama

CORD awarded supplement grant to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in rural Alabama
CORD will develop educational modules for students in grades 4 through 6 in Perry County, Alabama, to equip students and their families with accurate information about COVID vaccines.

UAB Athletics, ADPH to host vaccine clinic outside Protective Stadium on Oct. 23

UAB Athletics, ADPH to host vaccine clinic outside Protective Stadium on Oct. 23
The Alabama Department of Public Health is partnering with UAB Athletics as part of their KICK COVID program to host a vaccine clinic Saturday, Oct. 23, at Protective Stadium.

Entering freshmen and transfer students can apply to UAB for free from Oct. 18-22

Entering freshmen and transfer students can apply to UAB for free from Oct. 18-22
UAB application fees will be waived from Oct. 18-22 for students looking to apply for higher education.

UABTeach to partner with state and national agencies to connect STEM teachers with rural Alabama students

UABTeach to partner with state and national agencies to connect STEM teachers with rural Alabama students
UABTeach will serve as the pedagogical core of the Alabama Rural Learning Accelerator by providing faculty and interns as virtual educators and tutors to students in Bullock County.

Magic City Data Collective: UAB students helping solve community challenges through data analysis

Magic City Data Collective: UAB students helping solve community challenges through data analysis
The Magic City Data Collective, a public-private partnership, brings together local students, researchers and data experts in project teams to provide the information Birmingham leaders need to move the Magic City forward.

UAB reports third consecutive year of more than 22,000 students in 2021 census

UAB reports third consecutive year of more than 22,000 students in 2021 census
UAB’s 2021 census data reflects the largest and most diverse first-time freshman cohort in school history.

Raut named fellow in leadership academy focused on underrepresented STEM leaders

Raut named fellow in leadership academy focused on underrepresented STEM leaders
Samiksha Raut, Ph.D., associate professor of biology at UAB, is beginning a two-year fellowship where she will undergo leadership training with the intent of positively impacting underrepresented leaders in the field of STEM.
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