Michael Birrer, a leading medical oncologist at Harvard University, will take the reins as the new director of the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, succeeding the retiring Edward Partridge.
The interdisciplinary approach aims to accelerate clinical innovation by training STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — students and clinicians to collaborate.
The new UAB Breast Cancer Survivorship Clinic provides breast cancer patients extended follow-up care, helping them adjust to physical and emotional changes after treatment.
Start summer off right with this outdoor, family-friendly event featuring Alabama artisans, artists, farmers and vendors with live performances by local musicians and a children’s activity area.
UAB’s Critical Care Transport program, which has transported almost 50,000 patients by air and ground, has been reaccredited for the seventh consecutive review period.
Benoit is a seasoned educator, communicator and administrator who comes to UAB from Ohio University, where she was executive vice president and provost for almost eight years.
A UAB engineer provides information about the risks and prevention methods associated with electric shock drowning in fresh bodies of water. 
Roman Johnson, a first-year Ph.D. student, will travel to Morocco this summer to study Arabic.
A photojournalist turned U.S. Army nurse is a shining example of nursing school’s commitment to providing quality health care for veterans.
Calvin Kennedy, a nurse at UAB Hospital, is a two-time kidney transplant recipient who has no plans to live an ordinary life.
At a time when medical cannabis and cannabis-based products are gaining traction in the treatment of seizures, one of UAB’s CBD oil investigators serves as a guest editor for a special research journal devoted to cannabinoid research.
UAB Professor Pat Speck received End Violence Against Women International’s 2017 Professional Impact Award.
Alabama research institutions make the case to Congress to maintain funding for the National Institutes of Health.
Completed nominations for the 2017-2018 Junior Alumni Board must be submitted by 5 p.m. May 31.
The average American consumes nearly 2,000 mg a day over most adults’ ideal amount of sodium intake, excluding salt added at the table. Sodium found in restaurant, pre-packaged and processed foods, and foods like canned vegetables can increase heart disease and stroke risk, among others.
Allostery, a fundamental means of regulating enzymes, is crucial for living cells.
Distractions from technology have a detrimental effect on children’s crash risk as pedestrians and drivers.
Applied music major Mira Walker submitted her performance of works by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin and Liebermann, and received a $3,000 award for first place.
Adherence to care improves when youth with HIV receive education and help navigating the system, according to study out of UAB.
A biomarker, endothelial mitochondrial function, may be useful for early identification of newborn babies at risk for lung disease and could enable novel therapy approaches.