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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. 

Hear stories of resilience with UAB health care heroes

Hear stories of resilience with UAB health care heroes
Join UAB Arts in Medicine for a virtual seminar and hear about communities’ shared experiences, hopes, prayers, wishes and dreams.

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.

Cancer-fighting spinoff from UAB grows through IPO, clinical trial and new lab space in Birmingham

At UAB, the company IN8bio Inc. is running a Phase I clinical trial to treat glioblastoma multiforme, the most aggressive type of cancer that originates in the brain.

At UAB, the company IN8bio Inc. is running a Phase I clinical trial to treat glioblastoma multiforme, the most aggressive type of cancer that originates in the brain.

Lim named president of Korean criminology society

Lim named president of Korean criminology society
Hyeyoung Lim, Ph.D., associate professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department of Criminal Justice, has been named president of the Korean Society of Criminology in America.

UAB Hospital celebrates annual holiday toy drive with more than 300 bicycles for Alabama children

UAB Hospital celebrates annual holiday toy drive with more than 300 bicycles for Alabama children

It is a UAB holiday tradition that brings smiles to hundreds of children in Alabama.

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.

UAB celebrates Forbes ranking with employee appreciation event

UAB celebrates Forbes ranking with employee appreciation event
In February 2021, UAB was named America’s Best Large Employer 2021 by Forbes. In celebration, UAB hosted an employee appreciation event for the faculty and staff.

Cullman native Elizabeth Miller named as Miss UAB 2022

Cullman native Elizabeth Miller named as Miss UAB 2022

Elizabeth Miller of Cullman, Alabama, is the new Miss UAB.

How supply chain issues will affect this year’s holiday shopping

How supply chain issues will affect this year’s holiday shopping
UAB professor and supply chain expert explains how COVID-19 has disrupted the economy’s supply chain and what that means for holiday shopping.

UAB Hospital now eighth-largest in the nation

UAB Hospital now eighth-largest in the nation
UAB Hospital has climbed three spots to break into the top ten among the largest hospitals in the nation.

UAB part of nationwide study on Parkinson’s disease

UAB part of nationwide study on Parkinson’s disease

The PPMI study is looking for biomarkers for Parkinson’s disease, which would help identify those at risk and track the progression of the disease.

UAB Medicine first in Alabama to offer scarless ablation for thyroid nodules

Thyroid nodules are not usually cancerous, but can cause pain and discomfort, as well as thyroid complications.
Thyroid nodules are not usually cancerous, but can cause pain and discomfort, as well as thyroid complications.

Chambless honored with prestigious Wilga Rivers Award for Leadership in World Language Education

Chambless honored with prestigious Wilga Rivers Award for Leadership in World Language Education
The Wilga Rivers Award is highly competitive and based on active organizational participation such as committee work and conference presentations.

UAB, Morehouse School of Medicine and Tuskegee University receive $18 million grant to reduce cancer disparities

UAB O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, Morehouse School of Medicine and Tuskegee University collectively receive $18 million U54 grant from the National Cancer Institute.

UAB O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, Morehouse School of Medicine and Tuskegee University collectively receive $18 million U54 grant from the National Cancer Institute.

Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama exceeds $1.2 million investment in Alabama-based research

Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama exceeds $1.2 million investment in Alabama-based research

This funding supports local breast cancer research projects across Alabama. 

Bring your children to explore new words through song, movement, and creativity

Bring your children to explore new words through song, movement, and creativity
Children will further their vocabulary through advanced, creative and hands-on programming with Vocabby’s World.

UAB researcher shines light on a rare disease that causes developmental and intellectual delays

After years of researching the SON gene, Erin Eun-Young Ahn, Ph.D., may have found the cause behind an extremely rare disease.

After years of researching the SON gene, Erin Eun-Young Ahn, Ph.D., may have found the cause behind an extremely rare disease. 

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.