In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, the BCRFA and other organizations are hosting several local events:

UAB Hospital adds senior vice president of inpatient services position and names former UAB Hospital Interim CEO Anthony Patterson to the position.
Mitochondrial DNA determines oxidant levels and may further explain why some people get sick and others don’t.

Carolyn McKinstry is the author of “While the World Watched,” a memoir that chronicles her life growing up in Birmingham.

Reichart will perform a program of sonatas by Beethoven and Scriabin in the first performance of this season’s series.

Stephen C. Kenny, Ph.D., is an expert in North American history of the 19th and 20th centuries.

UAB's goal is to have 1,201 participate with the intention of breaking the single-site recruitment record of enrolling the most participants.

The Alys Stephens Center presents Natalie Merchant live with the ASO Oct. 18, in a program of her familiar hits plus new works.

This annual award honors individuals who engage in interdisciplinary, collaborative efforts across campus in ways that embody the vision vital to the future of UAB.

Fogger has more than 30 years’ experience as a psychiatric/mental health nurse.

Hodges has served at the state level in leadership positions, as well as nationally on several committees

The program, which offers a major and a minor, promotes an appreciation of the different values and structures of the world’s diverse societies.

Ryder, a student in the University Honors Program, is a double major in biology and anthropology with minors in Middle Eastern studies and chemistry.

Lawrence Sincich, Ph.D., received a $1.81 million NIH National Eye Institute award for work that will lead to better understanding of color perception in the brain.
UAB has been named to the American Council on Education’s 11th Internationalization Laboratory Cohort to expand and enhance opportunities in international initiatives.

UAB researcher to develop medical decision making guide for minority patients with lupus.

A UAB study discovers a pathway used by malignant tumor cells to invade healthy parts of the brain, giving researchers a fresh target for drug discovery.

Saxena’s research aims to make mobile interactions and transactions more simple and secure. His was one of 105 projects funded.

The event is part of the College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Lecture Series and 50 Years Forward.

A UAB internal medicine expert says sporadic cases of flu are appearing and with a vaccine already available, it is best to get immunized now.