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Campus & Community Jan 28, 2026

Live HealthSmart unveils second Mobile Market, expanding access to healthy food options

By bringing food directly into neighborhoods, Live HealthSmart Alabama continues its mission to make good health simple, one community at a time.

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Health & Medicine Jan 26, 2026

UAB performs first robotic kidney transplant in the Southeast

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Research & Innovation Jan 23, 2026

Researchers find men are more likely to develop multiple myeloma than are women

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Campus & Community

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Feb 2, 2026

UAB reaffirmed for accreditation by SACSCOC

Jan 27, 2026

UAB Online leads Alabama in multiple categories in U.S. News Best Online Programs rankings

Jan 25, 2026

UAB alters university operations, UAB Health System to maintain normal operations Monday

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Health & Medicine

Jan 21, 2026

UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham earns Primary Stroke Center Certification from The Joint Commission

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Jan 15, 2026

Here is how UAB is advancing cervical cancer awareness in Alabama

Jan 12, 2026

Pre-hospital blood helped this UAB patient beat a zero percent chance of survival, so why is it still underutilized?

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Research & Innovation

Feb 2, 2026

New research shows how specialized clinics can improve care continuity for people experiencing homelessness

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Jan 30, 2026

New study reveals how stress alters brain gene activity through RNA “switches”

Jan 29, 2026

Boosting levels of a protein could relieve pain after surgery, reducing reliance on opioids

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Jan 16, 2026

UAB student’s research wins Best Paper Award at an international computing conference

Dec 11, 2025

Small town to soaring heights: UAB social worker’s pursuit of excellence and faith leads to graduation with a Ph.D.

Dec 4, 2025

Dual dreams realized as student-athlete graduates with civil engineering degree

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Arts & Events

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Feb 3, 2026

March 6, Cirque Kalabanté brings show “Afrique en Cirque” to UAB’s Alys Stephens Center

n audience sits inside a large art gallery with two musicians performing on violin and piano. Art illuminated by gallery lights hangs on the walls around them.

Jan 29, 2026

Experience music performed live in the AEIVA galleries, Feb. 16 at UAB

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Jan 27, 2026

Register now for ArtPlay summer camps in visual arts, theater, writing

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Jan 30, 2026

Injury prevention and recovery: When to use hot or cold compresses in an active lifestyle

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Jan 15, 2026

Can a sinus infection invade the brain? What to know about sinusitis this cold and flu season

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Jan 13, 2026

Serving picky eaters: Tips, tricks and common mistakes

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Louisiana health department says it will stop promoting mass vaccination.

Louisiana health department says it will stop promoting mass vaccination.

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An intense flu season is filling hospitals with severely ill patients

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Caffeine may increase pain tolerance

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