Best of 2015The computer brains inside autonomous vehicles will be fast enough to make life-or-death decisions. But should they? A member of UAB’s national championship-winning Bioethics Bowl team — and the team’s coach, a renowned bioethicist — weigh in on a thorny problem of the dawning robot age.
Study shows that poor diet heightens hypersensitivity, which may amplify symptoms in chronic pain conditions.
Assistant Professor Gordon Fisher, Ph.D., is recognized for his professional achievements that support the ACSM goals.
UAB’s Community Health Innovation Awards honor job training programs, health and wellness, and mental health support.
The winter holiday season is a time of particular blood need, so UAB and the American Red Cross will team up to host Birmingham’s Biggest Blood Drive after Christmas at the Riverchase Galleria.
The Central Alabama Caribbean American Organization shares Caribbean culture and is a resource for area students from the Caribbean.
Best of 2015 2The UAB studies are designed to test the safety and tolerability of CBD oil in patients with intractable seizures. CBD oil, a derivative of the cannabis plant, is delivered orally as an oily liquid.
Research suggests a link between short sleep and obesity from secondary eating and drinking while engaged in another activity.
The quilts, made by more than 100 volunteers from scrubs worn by medical staff at the Women and Infants Center, were unveiled at a ceremony Dec. 17.
With significant implications to its student enrollment and economic impact in the region, UAB’s partnership with INTO University Partnerships will increase access for international students to one of the nation’s most diverse college campuses.
Best of 2015 2Telemedicine helps UAB take pulmonary rehabilitation into the home via smartphone technology, in an effort to reduce hospital readmissions from COPD.
Joshua Pritchett will take his B.S. degree in computer and information sciences to California and work with burst buffer technology.
A new national study by UAB Dentistry researchers has found that most general dentists are not following root canal standard of care guidelines.
Officials from BBVA Compass and the University of Alabama at Birmingham on Wednesday officially debuted the city’s newest sports venue, BBVA Compass Field, and marked the start of its final phase of construction by having an MLS midfielder lead students from Glen Iris Elementary through drills on the Blazers’ pristine soccer pitch.
Best of 2015 2Stylish but dangerous? UAB study looks at injuries caused by wearing high-heeled shoes.
John K. Moore Jr. explores the lived experiences of people and pilgrims of color in early modern Europe and the Atlantic world.
UAB researchers say how long your eyes take to adjust to the dark may be a risk factor for age-related macular degeneration.
Students and faculty earned more than two dozen award nominations and were invited to perform at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Region IV Festival. A free matinee of the production is set for 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31, in UAB's Alys Stephens Center.
UAB’s J. Crawford Downs, Ph.D., has received another grant to bring the relationship between age, intraocular pressure and glaucoma development into focus.
Certified application counselors will be at The Kirklin Clinic on Dec. 12 and Jan. 23 to answer questions and help those who are eligible enroll in the Health Insurance Marketplace.