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Innovative UAB Master of Social Work program to launch in fall 2017

Innovative UAB Master of Social Work program to launch in fall 2017

The unique new program, in collaboration with the UAB schools of Medicine and the Public Health, will prepare future social workers for in-demand jobs by focusing on health and behavioral health using an innovative model of evidence-based education.  

Mother and daughter UAB nursing students set to graduate together

Mother and daughter UAB nursing students set to graduate together

Kelly Mitchell and Sarah Urdaneta will earn degrees from the UAB School of Nursing and walk together in UAB’s summer commencement ceremony Aug. 13. 

Art made by visually impaired Alabama children featured in Helen Keller Art Show

"Flower of Hope" and "Magnolia" by Saniya Sanders
Works of art created by children who are visually impaired are on exhibition at UAB’s Edge of Chaos through Oct. 15, and some works are available for purchase.

New guidelines published for physicians treating patients with kidney stones

Dean Assimos

A UAB urologist has led the development of extensive guidelines of surgical management of kidney stones.

UAB researcher receives Eye Institute telemedicine grant for glaucoma work

UAB researcher receives Eye Institute telemedicine grant for glaucoma work

UAB’s Lindsay Rhodes, M.D., will study telemedicine as a potential strategy to improve eye disease detection and management. 

School of Medicine to welcome Class of 2020 with annual White Coat Ceremony

School of Medicine to welcome Class of 2020 with annual White Coat Ceremony

The 186 members of the UAB School of Medicine Class of 2020 will receive their symbolic white coats at a ceremony Aug. 14.

Discovery of infants’ airway microbiomes may help predict lung disease

Discovery of infants’ airway microbiomes may help predict lung disease
UAB researchers have discovered that an infant’s airway — once thought to be sterile until after birth — is colonized by bacteria or bacterial DNA, which could be protective for or predict development of severe lung disease, knowledge that may offer a therapeutic target.

Doctoral student named UAB School of Education’s inaugural Cramer Morgan Fellow

Doctoral student named UAB School of Education’s inaugural Cramer Morgan Fellow
As a Cramer Morgan Fellow, Joy Barros will receive full tuition and additional funding for travel related to her research, which she hopes will improve drug prevention and intervention programs on college campuses.

Limdi earns NIH grant for patient-oriented research

Limdi earns NIH grant for patient-oriented research
An NIH grant will help support personalized medicine and patient-oriented research at UAB.

UAB to host Alabama Telehealth Summit as momentum in state builds to broaden availability

UAB to host Alabama Telehealth Summit as momentum in state builds to broaden availability
The summit will provide an opportunity to learn from people who are experts in their field, some of whom have achieved an enormous amount of success in their own states.

What’s the deal with that bad breath?

What’s the deal with that bad breath?
A UAB School of Dentistry faculty member talks bad breath — where it comes from and how to fight it.

History students take a walk through Birmingham's past

History students take a walk through Birmingham's past
UAB students forged a new path through the city’s past, creating a walking tour highlighting Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” It was part of a course focusing on public perceptions of history, which can mold civic identity but also fuel controversy. Follow their journey into the past.

UAB Health System among nation’s 'Most Wired' for 2016

UAB Health System among nation’s 'Most Wired' for 2016
The UAB Health System is again lauded among the most technology-driven hospitals in the nation with inclusion in the “Most Wired for 2016” list.

UAB Ph.D. candidates advancing dry-eye research receive esteemed honor

UAB Ph.D. candidates advancing dry-eye research receive esteemed honor
UAB School of Optometry faculty and Ph.D. candidates searching for answers to better diagnose and treat dry eye disease, are two of nine Ezell Fellows this year.

UAB professor awarded M. Powell Lawton Award for research in gerontology

UAB professor awarded M. Powell Lawton Award for research in gerontology
Julie Locher is recognized for her research contributions in nutritional well-being within the gerontology field.

UAB Medicine continues ascension in U.S. News & World Report rankings

UAB Medicine continues ascension in U.S. News & World Report rankings
UAB Hospital remains at top in Birmingham and Alabama, and rises in several specialty rankings in 2016-2017 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals report.

UAB Theatre students portray patients to test occupational therapy students' skills

UAB Theatre students portray patients to test occupational therapy students' skills
Students in the School of Health Professions’ Department of Occupational Therapy are now getting real-world experience with a new cross-professional program that uses students from the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Theatre as patients.

UAB to host new summer commencement ceremony, doctoral hooding, Aug. 13

UAB to host new summer commencement ceremony, doctoral hooding, Aug. 13
Nearly 1,400 students will graduate this summer, and an estimated 700 are expected to walk in the summer commencement ceremony at Bartow Arena.

Workshop to provide gynecology procedure training for primary care providers

Workshop to provide gynecology procedure training for primary care providers
The UAB School of Nursing will host a workshop to arm primary care providers with the necessary skills to perform women’s health procedures.

UAB DAAH features works, supports student scholarships with visiting artist atelier program prints in online store

UAB DAAH features works, supports student scholarships with visiting artist atelier program prints in online store

Hosted by the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Art and Art History, the online store now features limited edition prints created by Guggenheim fellow David Sandlin, sculptor and conceptual artist Willie Cole, and California-based mixed-media artist Travis Somerville.