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Campus & Community Sep 14, 2026

UAB one of 10 centers nationwide selected to participate in the Pediatric Prevention Network, receive $10M in funding

The funding will be used for specific initiatives, including direct engagement with families and youth, mental and behavioral health support, and support for children and adolescents with special healthcare needs.

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Campus & Community Sep 9, 2026

Two Schools. One City. Fighting food insecurity together.

Research & Innovation Aug 20, 2026

A happy marriage may slow or speed biological aging depending on shared health habits

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Campus & Community

Sep 11, 2026

National 9/11 Day grant expands UAB’s Into the Streets day of service

Sep 1, 2026

UAB launches new campaign, “Blaze a Brighter Future,” showcasing student success and opportunity

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Aug 31, 2026

UAB anticipates largest freshman class in history for second consecutive year

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Health & Medicine

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Sep 15, 2026

Cooper Green adds enrollment specialists at UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham, UAB St. Vincent’s East

Sep 14, 2026

UAB Hospital-Callahan Eye Urgent Care opens Oct. 1

Sep 4, 2026

UAB startup brings decades of research to the future of lung care

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Research & Innovation

Sep 14, 2026

New multi-ancestry genetic score improves risk prediction for a common inherited heart muscle disease

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Sep 11, 2026

UAB purchases portion of Southern Research campus

Sep 10, 2026

How one researcher is working toward AI use for cancer patient treatment

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Sep 15, 2026

UAB’s Henry Panion III to conduct, arrange for Stevie Wonder’s “Songs in the Key of Life” 50th anniversary tour

Aug 21, 2026

UAB students honored by NASA Alabama Space Grant Consortium

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Jul 27, 2026

How a campus tour changed everything for this UAB graduate

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Arts & Events

Sep 14, 2026

Fall performances by the UAB Department of Music

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Sep 4, 2026

Theatre UAB launches “Red Flags” to help young people recognize early warning signs of relationship violence

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Sep 2, 2026

Fall into creativity with new ArtPlay classes

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Sep 14, 2026

How young adults can build a healthy social life, from a college counselor

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Sep 2, 2026

Back to school and AI: Tips for parents

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Aug 27, 2026

From summer break to back-to-school: Combating summer learning loss

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Louisiana health department says it will stop promoting mass vaccination.

Louisiana health department says it will stop promoting mass vaccination.

An intense flu season is filling hospitals with severely ill patients

An intense flu season is filling hospitals with severely ill patients

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Woman warns against popular immunity boosting vitamin-C supplement because of common ingredient Woman warns against popular immunity boosting vitamin-C supplement because of common ingredient

Is it actually possible to get rid of cavities without fillings?

Is it actually possible to get rid of cavities without fillings?

How to do a semester at sea, for grown ups

How to do a semester at sea, for grown ups

Caffeine may increase pain tolerance

Caffeine may increase pain tolerance

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