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Health & Medicine Jun 24, 2026

$10 million gift launches statewide effort to expand access to care in rural Alabama

UAB launches GRIT with a $10 million gift from the Goodrich family to expand rural Alabama healthcare, training and retaining primary care physicians, strengthening clinics, and improving access, outcomes and long-term community health.

News You Can Use Jun 22, 2026

Stay safe around fireworks: First aid and next steps for burns and eye injuries

Arts & Events Jun 12, 2026

Celebrate America’s 250th with free Fourth of July concert from UAB Summer Band

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Jun 25, 2026

Explore graduate degree programs at UAB Summer Graduate School Fair, July 9

Jun 11, 2026

UAB Medicine partners with Junior Achievement to launch innovative Emergency Department Classroom at new McWane Economic Education Center

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May 20, 2026

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

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Health & Medicine

Jun 30, 2026

UAB anesthesiologist elected to Alabama Board of Medical Examiners and Medical Association of the State of Alabama board

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Jun 16, 2026

Women’s health misconceptions addressed by a UAB OB/GYN

Jun 15, 2026

Gorrie family makes transformative $10 million investment in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease

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Research & Innovation

Jun 29, 2026

Couple-focused HIV interventions during pregnancy dramatically improve testing and maternal health outcomes

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Jun 25, 2026

Researchers awarded $8M grant to study long-term impact of Type 2 diabetes treatment for pregnant patients and their children

Jun 18, 2026

Nine new genomic regions that control a critical heart biomarker uncovered by largest genetic study

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Jul 1, 2026

Two UAB faculty awarded Alabama State Council on the Arts fellowship grants

Jun 24, 2026

Service meets science: Meet the first graduate of UAB’s Master of Science in AI in Medicine

Jun 22, 2026

UAB student awarded Department of State’s Critical Language Scholarship

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Arts & Events

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Jun 12, 2026

Alys Stephens Center announces Arts Block Party, Step Afrika!

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May 29, 2026

UAB’s Alys Stephens Center announces shows by hometown jazz guitarist Eric Essix, international ukelele, retro Cirque

May 27, 2026

Register now for UAB summer percussion camp June 23-27

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Jun 25, 2026

How to protect skin and hair from chlorine and salt water

Jun 17, 2026

Summer travel tips while undergoing radiation therapy

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Jun 5, 2026

What parents should know about their child’s eye color

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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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Caffeine may increase pain tolerance

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