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Get stuck with Chuck. UAB MHRC and Charles Barkley host COVID-19 vaccine rally

NBA basketball legend Charles Barkley brings his plea for widespread vaccination against COVID-19 to a vaccine rally on Saturday, Aug. 28 at Legion Field.
NBA basketball legend Charles Barkley brings his plea for widespread vaccination against COVID-19 to a vaccine rally on Saturday, Aug. 28 at Legion Field.

I have had COVID. Why should I get vaccinated?

UAB’s Jeanne Marrazzo, M.D., explains the importance of getting vaccinated after having COVID, which vaccine to get and when to get it.

UAB’s Jeanne Marrazzo, M.D., explains the importance of getting vaccinated after having COVID, which vaccine to get and when to get it. 

Unsheltered homelessness reflects a stack of personal and community risk factors for veterans

The largest such survey ever conducted, led by Stefan Kertesz, M.D., shows that weather, rents and personal factors contribute to unsheltered homelessness.
The largest such survey ever conducted, led by Stefan Kertesz, M.D., shows that weather, rents and personal factors contribute to unsheltered homelessness.

UAB presents second panel discussion on COVID-19 for the public

The second in a series of panel discussions will provide up-to-date information on COVID-19 from UAB experts.
The second in a series of panel discussions will provide up-to-date information on COVID-19 from UAB experts.

UAB, Miles College to form Birmingham student ensemble focused on the music of Motown

UAB, Miles College to form Birmingham student ensemble focused on the music of Motown
Legendary musician Greg Phillinganes and UAB’s Reginald Jackson will lead the student ensemble and work with UAB University Professor Henry Panion III, Ph.D., who is artistic director of the 2022 World Games.

UAB celebrates ribbon-cutting of Honors Hall on Aug. 18

UAB celebrates ribbon-cutting of Honors Hall on Aug. 18
Students, faculty and staff celebrated the first anniversary of UAB’s new Honors College building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Breast cancer stem cells may use an arteriolar niche to prepare for metastasis

In this arteriolar niche, breast cancer stem cells and arteriolar endothelial cells cross-talk using a well-known signaling pathway. Targeting this pathway may offer therapeutic potential.

In this arteriolar niche, breast cancer stem cells and arteriolar endothelial cells cross-talk using a well-known signaling pathway. Targeting this pathway may offer therapeutic potential.

UAB study, among others, shows masks are effective in preventing spread of COVID-19

Studies conducted in America and around the world definitively show that masks are an effective tool in reducing the rate of injection of COVID-19.

Studies conducted in America and around the world definitively show that masks are an effective tool in reducing the rate of injection of COVID-19.

UAB researcher awarded NIH grant for genetic behavioral study

Research by Sylvie Mrug, Ph.D., will study how early life stress contributes to health disparities within different age groups.

Research by Sylvie Mrug, Ph.D., will study how early life stress contributes to health disparities within different age groups.  

Nurse describes conditions inside a COVID-19 unit

“These people are the sickest of the sick.” Hear from one of the nurses helping COVID patients inside UAB Hospital.
“These people are the sickest of the sick.” Hear from one of the nurses helping COVID patients inside UAB Hospital.

Experts say childhood trauma leads to an increase in dropout rates, arrests

Research reveals the ripple effects of childhood trauma and school suspensions.
Research reveals the ripple effects of childhood trauma and school suspensions. 

WBHM 90.3 FM wins national Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence

WBHM 90.3 FM wins national Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence
The Radio Television Digital News Association’s Edward R. Murrow Awards are among the most prestigious in broadcast and digital news.

Entrepreneurship professor’s study ranked No. 6 on 2021 list of 100 most influential papers

UAB continues to lead the way in the evolving field of social entrepreneurship: Patrick J. Murphy, Ph.D., has been recognized as one of the field’s top scholars.
UAB continues to lead the way in the evolving field of social entrepreneurship: Patrick J. Murphy, Ph.D., has been recognized as one of the field’s top scholars.

UAB Health System requires COVID-19 vaccines for UAB Health System employees

UAB Health System requires COVID-19 vaccines for UAB Health System employees
To stop the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant and protect patients and each other, UAB Health System requires employees and people working in its hospital and clinics to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Art students design new UAB Campus Recreation Center mural

Students in a special topics course called “Art and Exercise” in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Art and Art History spent the summer developing art projects inspired by sports, fitness and exercise.
Students in a special topics course called “Art and Exercise” in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Art and Art History spent the summer developing art projects inspired by sports, fitness and exercise.

UAB professor named senior Fulbright specialist at World Learning

UAB professor named senior Fulbright specialist at World Learning
Akhlaque Haque, Ph.D., will educate professionals in India on the ethical use of technology and its implications in the developing world.

Leal named to Pathologist's Power List for his efforts in COVID-19 testing

Sixto Leal, M.D., Ph.D., was featured in the “Front(line) and Center” category in the Pathologist's 2021 Power List recognizing some of the most inspirational pathologists and laboratory medicine professionals in the U.S. in 2021.

Sixto Leal, M.D., Ph.D., was featured in the “Front(line) and Center” category in the Pathologist's 2021 Power List recognizing some of the most inspirational pathologists and laboratory medicine professionals in the U.S. in 2021.

An existing drug may change tumor-associated macrophages back to cancer fighters

The drug Vismodegib, tested in a breast cancer model, is an inhibitor of hedgehog signaling, a form of cell communication manipulated by the tumor microenvironment.
The drug Vismodegib, tested in a breast cancer model, is an inhibitor of hedgehog signaling, a form of cell communication manipulated by the tumor microenvironment.

UAB School of Public Health launches free, asymptomatic COVID-19 testing program for Alabama K-12 schools

UAB will partner with the Alabama Department of Public Health, Alabama State Department of Education and local school districts to conduct individualized COVID-19 testing plans. The testing is free, voluntary and safe.

UAB will partner with the Alabama Department of Public Health, Alabama State Department of Education and local school districts to conduct individualized COVID-19 testing plans. The testing is free, voluntary and safe.

Blazing a new path to follow one’s dream

Christina J. Glenn is the first Doctor of Public Health with a concentration in biostatistics graduate from UAB’s School of Public Health. (Photography: Lexi Coon)

Christina J. Glenn is the first Doctor of Public Health with a concentration in biostatistics graduate from UAB’s School of Public Health.