A round-trip bus ride and ticket to the UAB vs. Southern Miss game are $65, or $30 for riders who already have a ticket.
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October 19, 2017
UAB to host 2017 peace and justice studies conference
Written by Tiffany Westry Womack
The 2017 Peace and Justice Studies Association conference will bring activists, scholars and educators from around the world to UAB.
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October 19, 2017
UAB School of Medicine honors the EyeSight Foundation of Alabama
Written by Adam Pope
The ESFA was founded in 1997 after the sale of the Callahan Eye Hospital to UAB, and has a mission of awarding grants to nonprofits conducting vision research, education and patient care.
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October 18, 2017
Mona Fouad elected to National Academy of Medicine
Fouad has worked to establish the validity of health disparities as a national scientific research priority.
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University of Alabama at Birmingham biomedical engineers report a significant advance in efforts to repair a damaged heart after a heart attack, using grafted heart-muscle cells to create a repair patch.
The findings, published online Sept. 24 by the Journal of Psychopharmacology, suggest that treatments making use of classic psychedelics like psilocybin could well hold promise in reducing criminal behavior.
Compounds in cruciferous vegetables, such as sprouts, and the traditional herbal drink 'turn off' genes for ER-negative forms of the disease, which is notoriously unresponsive to therapy, a study found.
October 18, 2017
UAB Hospital named among top breast centers in the U.S.
Written by Beena Thannickal
UAB Hospital has received a 2017 Women’s Choice Award for being one of America’s Best Breast Centers in the United States.
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October 18, 2017
Emmylou Harris live Nov. 5 at UAB’s Alys Stephens Center
Written by Shannon Thomason
Legendary singer and songwriter Emmylou Harris, a Birmingham native, returns to the Alys Stephens Center stage. A limited number of tickets remain.
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October 17, 2017
Study suggests psychedelic drugs could reduce criminal behavior
Written by Bob Shepard
A UAB study suggests that psychedelic drugs have a positive effect on antisocial, criminal behavior, warranting investigation of psychedelics as a crime reduction therapy.
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Following a few simple guidelines can help make Halloween fun, not scary, for teens and kids.
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October 17, 2017
“Vocabby’s World” program growing Birmingham children’s language skills
Written by Shannon Thomason
UAB’s Alys Stephens Center and McWane Science Center provide lessons that are benefiting young children, their families and communities in Norwood and Woodlawn through this program, funded by the PNC Foundation.
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October 16, 2017
Graduate student continues breast cancer research with new grant
Written by Katherine Stephen
This grant will fully support Kendra Royston’s research work within the UAB College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Biology throughout the spring of 2018.
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October 16, 2017
Plant-based diet converts breast cancer in mice from lethal to treatable form
Written by Katherine Stephen
Researchers use compounds found in a combination plant-based diet to successfully prevent and treat ER-negative breast cancer in mice.
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October 17, 2017
Saving hearts after a heart attack: Overexpression of a cell-cycle activator gene enhances repair of dead heart muscle
Written by Jeff Hansen
Overexpression of CCND2 increased growth and division of grafted heart muscle cells, resulting in better heart function and decreased size of dead tissue.
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October 13, 2017
A dietary supplement dampens the brain hyperexcitability seen in seizures or epilepsy
Written by Jeff Hansen
These results, seen in animal models, represent a potentially novel therapeutic target for the treatment of seizure disorders.
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Wilbanks’ work with the closed claims research team earned him the Researcher of the Year Award.
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October 16, 2017
Studies to see if antihypertensive drugs can improve mobility in older adults
Written by Bob Shepard
A UAB researcher is investigating antihypertensive drugs in search of those that not only treat high blood pressure, but also boost mobility and independence in older Americans.
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October 19, 2017
Last unknown structure of HIV-1 solved, another step in efforts to disarm the AIDS virus
Written by Jeff Hansen
This structure will further explain how the virus infects human cells and how progeny viruses are assembled, and it may be a point of attack to disarm the virus.
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October 13, 2017
What’s making you sick: an in-depth look at food-borne illnesses
Written by Alicia RohanA UAB Infectious Diseases physician discusses bacteria found in food-borne illnesses and why you should wash your hands.
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October 12, 2017
Gift of Sight program provides free eye care to underinsured
UAB’s annual Gift of Sight program provides free eye care to underinsured Birmingham residents for the holiday season.
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October 12, 2017
UAB hosts Blood Equality Medical Advisory Board to discuss changes in current blood donation policy regarding gay men
Written by Alicia Rohan
Leaders in HIV research and treatment gather at UAB to address laws that prohibit gay men from donating blood.
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October 13, 2017
UAB announces an expansion, giving it the fastest supercomputer in Alabama by far
Written by Jim Bakken
UAB now has far and away the fastest supercomputer in Alabama, accelerating the volume and speed at which transformational education, research and medical care can occur.
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Bruce Hornsby’s hits include “The Way It Is,” “Mandolin Rain,” “Every Little Kiss” and “The Valley Road,” as well as his contributions to artists from the Grateful Dead to Branford Marsalis.
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Students and a professor from the Department of Art and Art History will join students and faculty from Iowa State University to collaboratively install and present artworks.
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On Oct. 20 at the Commons on the Green, contribute $5 to help provide a meal for a UAB student. More than 900 meal vouchers were collected and distributed through the Donor to Diner initiative last school year.
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October 12, 2017
Kertesz article named ‘most downloaded of all time’ by Substance Abuse
Written by Adam Pope
An article written by Division of Preventive Medicine Professor Stefan Kertesz, M.D., calls for better understanding, policy and treatment for opioid addiction.
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October 11, 2017
‘Easy inspiration’ sparks Medical Properties Trust $2.5 million gift to UAB’s Comprehensive Diabetes Center
The $2.5 million gift from Medical Properties Trust begins a campaign that will ultimately raise $7.5 million in resources to expand and accelerate the center’s research efforts.
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October 11, 2017
UAB community comes together to help students prepare for the workforce
Written by Katherine Stephen
An informal suit exchange has transformed into an official fundraising campaign to give students in need professional clothes for career fairs and job interviews.
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October 11, 2017
UAB students propose innovative solutions to global issues at Clinton Global Initiative University
Written by Tiffany Westry Womack
Twenty-seven students will represent UAB at the Clinton Global Initiative University from Oct. 13-15 at Northeastern University.
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October 11, 2017
Bring the family Oct. 29 for Southern folk musician, storyteller David Holt
Written by Shannon Thomason
Grammy Award winner David Holt is dedicated to performing and preserving traditional American music and stories. For his Alys Stephens Center show, he will spin spooky, Halloween-themed tales.
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The groundbreaking ceremony is set for Oct. 12; the new fields, which will include lights, scoreboards, restrooms and storage, are set to open in fall 2018.
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October 11, 2017
UAB boosts Alabama economy with $7.15 billion impact, supporting nearly 65,000 jobs
Written by Jim Bakken
With an economic impact now exceeding $7.15 billion, according to Tripp Umbach, Alabama’s largest single employer’s influence on the state’s economy has grown by more than 50 percent since the last study.
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October 10, 2017
Women’s quality of life affected more than that of men with myasthenia gravis
Written by Bob Shepard
A UAB researcher’s work on gender and quality of life in myasthenia gravis has been named the top abstract at a major neuromuscular disease professional meeting.
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October 10, 2017
New software makes educational materials more accessible in developing nations
Written by Alicia Rohan
Developers and educators at UAB have developed a solution to meet the challenges of getting educational resources to underserved populations by providing software and hardware programs to better train students in Ethiopia and Zambia.
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October 09, 2017
Ryan Wong and Yulianna Jimenez win Mr. and Ms. UAB Scholarship Competition
Written by Shannon ThomasonStarted in 1981, the Mr. and Ms. UAB Scholarship Competition is one of UAB’s longest-standing Homecoming traditions.
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October 06, 2017
Translational researchers at UAB received a $6.5 million grant to further investigate gout and associated diseases
Written by Alicia Rohan
Four multidisciplinary studies will focus on genetics and associated mechanisms of hyperuricemia gout, an inflammatory arthritis.
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October 05, 2017
National health care writer to be recognized by UAB for outstanding work in public health practice
Written by Alicia Rohan
Los Angeles Times health care policy reporter to discuss “Peace in our time? Is an end to the Obamacare war in sight, and what does that portend for our national health care debate?” at UAB on Oct. 19.
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October 05, 2017
A need for bananas? Dietary potassium regulates calcification of arteries
Written by Jeff Hansen
Low dietary potassium leads to calcified arteries and aortic stiffness, while increased dietary potassium alleviates those undesirable effects in a mouse model, suggesting dietary potassium may protect against heart disease and death from heart disease in humans.
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A professor and senior associate dean for academic affairs in the UAB School of Nursing, Linda Moneyham will be inducted into the Alabama Nursing Hall of Fame for her many and far-reaching contributions to the field of nursing.
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On Friday night, the Alys Stephen Center’s dance series got off to an enthusiastic start with a visit from New York-based Ballet Hispánico. The program highlighted works by Latina choreographers Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Michelle Manzanales and Tania Pérez-Salas.
On September 22, UAB revealed that the US Department of Commerce awarded the university nearly half a million dollars. Innovation Depot and UAB represent 2 of 42 organizations across 28 states that received funding.
Red Mountain Park is a community partner of the UAB Benevolent Fund and is one of the designated nonprofits to which UAB employees can direct their Benevolent Fund donations.
Maintaining healthy weight behavior for 25 years may reduce the risk for hypertension in young adulthood and middle age.
The seven-year study documented 46,860 tree-stand accidents across the U.S. and gave some keen insight to not only the seriousness of accidents, but who is most likely to fall and who is most likely to take the risks that lead to falls.
The IDEA award is given annually for projects that have “potential to advance the construction safety, maintenance and management of highway systems.” Their submissions were chosen from among nearly 50 proposals.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham recently announced that UAB Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology endowed Prof. Yogesh Dwivedi was appointed as the chair of the National Institutes of Health’s Pathophysiological Basis of Mental Disorders and Addictions Study Section, Center for Scientific Review.
The key weapon against viruses and bacteria that invade the body is production of antibodies, which act like guided missiles to attack and neutralize pathogens.
The general surgery residents in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Surgery who have trained with transplant surgeon Mark Deierhoi, M.D., director of UAB’s Renal Transplant Program, marvel at many things about one of their most influential surgical teachers.
Eleven teams involving hundreds of collegiate students from the United States and Europe are putting the finishing touches on highly energy-efficient, innovation-packed solar houses for the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2017.