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Exterior image of UAB's Shelby Biosciences Research Building

Campus & Community Oct 20, 2026

Shelby Biosciences Research Building opens at UAB

The new facility significantly expands UAB’s research capacity, reinforcing its role as a leading engine of discovery and health advancement for Alabama and beyond.

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Arts & Events Oct 16, 2026

Preservation Hall Jazz Band and their show “Creole Christmas” added to Alys Stephens Center 30th anniversary season

Health & Medicine Oct 15, 2026

Beyond the smile: Spotting the signs of unhealthy gums

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Campus & Community

Race participants in the 2025 UAB Veterans Day 5K.

Oct 13, 2026

UAB Veterans Day 5K is Nov. 14 at Railroad Park

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Oct 12, 2026

UAB Medicine Expands Partnership with UAB Athletics

Raegan Durant, M.D., medical director of Cooper Green Mercy Health Services, reads book to group of children in classroom.

Oct 9, 2026

Cooper Green Mercy Health Services gives back to community partners on Serve Day

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Health & Medicine

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Oct 19, 2026

UAB Medicine names Huh and DeMoss to system leadership roles

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Oct 16, 2026

UAB Medicine partners with Lawson State Community College to create radiologic technologist pipeline

Oct 6, 2026

Driving after traumatic brain injury: How UAB is working to simplify the road to recovery

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Research & Innovation

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Oct 15, 2026

UAB and global partners awarded landmark NIH grant to combat a leading cause of maternal mortality

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Oct 12, 2026

UAB Libraries elected to Association of Research Libraries membership

Oct 12, 2026

AI-assisted digital twins for building retrofits

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People of UAB

Oct 19, 2026

UAB doctoral student earns top honor for nanoplastic research

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Oct 15, 2026

Nichols awarded Alabama Educator of the Year by the Alabama Optometric Association

Oct 8, 2026

James Fowler named UAB’s next chief facilities officer

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Arts & Events

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Oct 14, 2026

UAB to recognize innovators at 2026 Innovation Awards

An amassment sculpture by Irving.

Oct 9, 2026

Works by Kahlil Robert Irving on view at UAB’s AEIVA, opening Oct. 22

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Oct 7, 2026

Call for artists: Submit ideas for new outdoor sculpture at UAB through Oct. 22

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Oct 15, 2026

Hand, foot and mouth disease: What parents should know

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Oct 14, 2026

Protect your heart health: Tips for the fall time change from UAB expert

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Oct 9, 2026

Standing taller: The importance of maintaining good posture

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

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

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How to do a semester at sea, for grown ups

Caffeine may increase pain tolerance

Caffeine may increase pain tolerance

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