Research found that gaining community members’ perspectives to identify barriers and facilitators to COVID-19, related to prevention, coping and testing, may potentially improve outcomes.
“These vaccines are our way out of the epidemic, and we want to do all we can to help get Alabama out of this as quickly as possible,” said Sarah Nafziger, M.D.
On Feb. 5, 2021, the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama System unanimously approved the renaming of the former George C. Wallace Building on the University of Alabama at Birmingham campus.
Darwin Day 2021 will be virtual and will feature speakers Jeanne Marrazzo, M.D., director of UAB’s Division of Infectious Diseases; Paul Goepfert, M.D., professor of medicine; and Nathan Erdmann, M.D., assistant professor of medicine.
The network offers a playbook — a step-by-step guide to setting up and managing a vaccination site.
UAB’s Alys Stephens Center will present free concerts by Eric Essix and Tracy Hamlin, DeQn Sue, Red Baraat, Stefon Harris + Blackout and Rollin’ In The Hay. Blues legend Keb’ Mo’ will perform a live-stream concert May 13; tickets are $20 per device.
School of Medicine leadership recalls the struggles of the Black/African American community and the promise of the future in Black History Month
U.S. News & World Report ranks UAB’s online undergraduate and graduate degree programs among the best in the nation.
The UAB Haddin Forum Lecture Series will host a discussion on the effects of secondhand discrimination on the well-being of Black adults.
Altered epigenetic marks on ribosomal RNAs appear to create a pool of specialized ribosomes that can differentially regulate translation of specific messenger RNA.
Hoover Met joins UAB’s downtown Highlands Hospital as community vaccination locations, with Parker High School set to come online this month.
In a new study from UAB, researchers found that eating grapes can protect skin from acute and chronic UV damage.
Through this online conference, students will have an opportunity to share and present on advocacy work with their peers across the nation, in sessions accessible to anyone from first-time attendees to regular activists.
The UAB School of Nursing’s Ada Markaki, Ph.D., is chair-elect of the Pan American Nursing and Midwifery Collaborating Centers.
A UAB psychology expert explains some factors that affect decision-making, and how we contemplate risk versus reward, even during a pandemic.
The School of Medicine’s Huntsville campus will expand the availability of clinical trials for residents of northern Alabama.
For women who are pregnant, lactating or trying to become pregnant, deciding whether to take the COVID vaccine when eligible can be a tough decision. UAB experts offer guidance.
Parker High School and the Hoover Met will join UAB’s downtown Highlands Hospital as vaccination locations.
Ben McManus’ proposal to research the understudied relationship between resident well-being and work organization factors wins a distinguished NIOSH K01 grant.
Ashley Hodges, Ph.D., CRNP, has received the 2020 Inspiration in Women’s Health Award from the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health, for her work providing health care to women.