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Research & Innovation May 22, 2026

Dental science takes flight: UAB crafts prosthetic beak for Birmingham Zoo bird

UAB dental prosthetic experts partnered with the Birmingham Zoo to create a custom, lightweight prosthetic beak that allowed an injured young aracari to eat, fly and thrive again.

Arts & Events May 19, 2026

Cheer on UAB’s top alumni business leaders at 2026 Blazer Fast 40 awards June 5

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Group photo in front of the official seal of Dothan, Alabama including Dothan mayor, Mark Saliba, Live HealthSmart Alabama team members Teresa Shufflebarger and Thamar Taylor standing in front of Dothan city council members.

May 20, 2026

Dothan proclaims May 13, 2026, as Live HealthSmart Alabama Day

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May 18, 2026

Young artists, performers can prepare for college at UAB’s ArtPlay NextGen symposium Aug. 29

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May 13, 2026

UAB School of Nursing welcomes inaugural summer Bachelor of Nursing cohort

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Health & Medicine

May 15, 2026

Diving safety this summer

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May 14, 2026

UAB celebrates Nurses Week 2026

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May 13, 2026

Patients with advanced colorectal cancer have new offering for treatment with liver transplant at UAB

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Research & Innovation

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May 20, 2026

Researchers discover protein that balances insulin secretion and pancreatic beta cell growth

May 18, 2026

Grant awarded to UAB to advance nutrition strategies for preterm infants

May 8, 2026

Psilocybin proves promising treatment for cocaine use disorder, according to UAB study

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People of UAB

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May 14, 2026

UAB graduate to serve Alabama community through inaugural Rural Optometry Scholarship

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May 7, 2026

Balancing career and classroom: One UAB employee’s path to a graduate degree

May 4, 2026

UAB track athlete and nursing graduate lands dream job at Children’s of Alabama

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Arts & Events

Works by the artist, playful small sculptures with various designs and each with a month of the year, are displayed.

May 21, 2026

See exhibition by Erin Jane Nelson, ‘Living and Working,’ at UAB’s AEIVA through Sept. 26

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May 15, 2026

ArtPlay’s ‘Whimsical Wednesdays’ feature weekly workshops inspired by ‘Bridgerton’

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May 13, 2026

Tony Award winner Audra McDonald announced for Alys Stephens Center in 2027

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May 14, 2026

The science behind workout playlists

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May 12, 2026

Can seasonal allergies worsen migraines?

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May 11, 2026

How to prepare for traveling to a different time zone

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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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