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UAB partners with Auburn University to offer dual-degree option

The Master of Public Health and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine dual-degree program aims to equip veterinary professionals with a public health perspective.

New guidelines published for physicians treating patients with kidney stones

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

Wearable cloud could be less expensive, more powerful form of mobile computing

A wearable cloud make the design of mobile and wearable devices simple, inexpensive and lightweight by having mobile device users tap into the resources of the wearable cloud, instead of relying solely on the capabilities of their mobile hardware.

Rothman to deliver 2016 keynote for Leadership in Academic Medicine Lecture series

The dean and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine will present the keynote address at the UAB Medicine Leadership in Academic Medicine lecture series Aug. 16.

Manning inducted into Reading Hall of Fame posthumously

Maryann Manning, a longtime UAB School of Education faculty member, has been honored for her contributions and lifelong dedication to the field of literacy.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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.