School of Public Health News
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Public Health launches new course on suicide prevention
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On the 80th anniversary of D-Day, we visit a shelter that remembers forgotten veterans
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Survey shows Americans receptive to pig-to-human transplants, but concerned about viruses
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Dallas Blackwell is the first UAB recipient of the CBYX German-American Exchange Fellowship
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F.D.A. panel endorses safety of colon-cancer blood test
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Adverse social determinants of health linked to treatment-resistant hypertension in Black Americans
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Sparkman Center for Global Health’s Impact on CUGH 2024
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Q&A: Genetic Disparities influence obesity and cardiometabolic health across race & sex
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Two Public Health students named Albert Schweitzer fellows
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Mental health: Fortifying your emotional resiliency
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Walk this way – it's quite good for you
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Birmingham United Neighborhoods named 2024 recipient of the Lou Wooster Public Health Hero Award
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Geographic factors drive differential receipt of neurologist evaluation after stroke
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Stroke risk linked to sleep apnea may vary for Black people and white people
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Student Spotlight Q&A: Rachel Stuckwisch, MPH, MS
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Student Spotlight Q&A: Aishwarya Kaushal, MPH
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Student Spotlight Q&A: Anna Junkins, MS
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School of Public Health Announces 2023 Alumni Award recipients
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Student Spotlight Q&A: Angelina Aduke Toluhi, Health Policy and Organization
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Student Spotlight Q&A: Jessica Morgan, Health Behavior
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Yu’s Health Behavior dissertation project published in JAMA Network Open
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UNC School of Medicine’s Roper Hall opens, honoring UAB Public Health Alum Dr. Bill Roper
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Gregory Pavela receives 2023 UAB President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
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Alumni Spotlight Q&A: Douglas E Beardsley, MPH
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Samant honored for ‘brave leadership’ in support of UAB, shared governance
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UAB expands kidney research enterprise
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More than 925,000 COVID-19 tests provided: School of Public Health’s K-12 Testing and Prevention Program comes to a close
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School of Public Health welcomes inaugural cohort of Dean’s Excellence in Research Doctoral Fellowship recipients
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Public Health’s Fall Information Sessions provide a closer look at graduate programs
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Amita Manatunga honored for Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in Statistical Sciences
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Birmingham Field Center awarded 10-year $7.7 million continuation of a decades-long Cardiovascular Risk Study
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Szychowski named Chair of the UAB Department of Biostatistics
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Sparkman Center offers hands-on training course on global health and community development
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UAB awarded over $6.9 million to continue knee osteoarthritis research
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Summer Institute gives Birmingham-area high school students a closer look at Public Health
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Disparities found in telehealth use among pediatric Medicaid enrollees in Alabama
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DrPH student Anastasia Smith, MPH contributes to first neurosurgical-initiated resolution by the World Health Organization
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Parts of Central Alabama faced with air quality concerns
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Student Spotlight Q&A: Andrew Sims, PhD
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Oceans and Human Health textbook featuring Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Matthew Gribble, launches on World Ocean Day
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Sparkman Center makes impact at Consortium of Universities for Global Health’s Annual Conference
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Alumni Spotlight Q&A: McKenzi King, MPH
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UAB researchers find significant cost-savings from the use of StreetBit, the Bluetooth-beaconed mobile app designed to protect distracted pedestrians
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The mental toll of climate change
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Alabama health experts discuss bill ending COVID national emergency
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Study shows few adolescents report sustained cigarette smoking after initiation, regardless of baseline e-cigarette use
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Peter Hendricks named co-editor-in-chief of new journal, Psychedelic Medicine
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Cong joins inaugural class of NIH Climate and Health Scholars
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Study shows different sexes prefer different vaping devices among UAB students
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“UAB IS LEADING THE CHARGE”
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UAB AmeriCorps Vista Statewide program releases 2022 Annual Report
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Understanding environmental racism and how it can make people sick
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Evidence for sex differences in carotid atherosclerosis more frequent or larger plaques found in men than women
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Maternal mortality rates increased in 2021, highest in Black women
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Attend a live screening and discussion of Emmy-winning docuseries, "On the Farm," produced by Public Health alumnus David R. Buys
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Alumni Spotlight Q&A: Gwendolyn Hudson, PhD
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For older adults, every 500 additional steps taken daily associated with lower heart risk
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Olakunle Alonge, PhD, named director of UAB Sparkman Center for Global Health
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2022 Alumni Award recipients in the UAB School of Public Health
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Angela Sullivan, PhD, speaks at K-12 COVID-19 Response Symposium in Illinois
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Alumni Spotlight Q&A: Luke Martin, MS
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UAB School of Public Health establishes Community Engagement Council for continuous appraisal of strategic priorities and initiatives
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Dr. George Howard, Distinguished Professor of Biostatistics, retires after 23 years at the UAB School of Public Health
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Students encouraged to participate in Food Access at UAB Study
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Paul Muntner to be honored with the American Heart Association’s 2022 Joseph A. Vita Award
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Dr. Eric Ford appointed to Board of Joint Commission Resources
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Dr. Lisa Koonin awarded the 2022 Carole W. Samuelson Endowed Lecture in Public Health Practice
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Vilcassim accepted to competitive environmental health fellowship at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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It’s never too early to think about bone health
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Susan Halabi receives Janet L. Norwood Award for Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in Statistical Sciences
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Dr. Gartin to serve a third consecutive term with the international Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH)
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Public Health Doctoral Student chosen for WomenLift Leadership Program
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Even light-intensity activity may lower risk of stroke, study finds
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Alumni Awards presented at the School of Public Health Spring Town Hall
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‘This Is Us’ should be remembered for its nuanced portraits of mental health, dementia, and identity
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Report outlines barriers, improvements needed for women in workforce, economy
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Study shows receipt of 2-dose hepatitis B vaccine compared with 3-dose not significantly associated with an increased risk of acute myocardial infarction
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C.D.C. issues alert over cluster of hepatitis cases in children
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University of Alabama at Birmingham named a Top School for Online Master’s in Epidemiology
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UAB and the Jefferson County Department of Health host annual public health address
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The next big addiction treatment
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School of Public Health epidemiologists win back-to-back American Heart Association Awards
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Here's how university health centers are ‘adopting’ households to fight health disparities
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Two School of Public Health students join the 2022-2023 Albert Schweitzer fellows
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Study to examine whether telemedicine can reduce re-hospitalization of COPD patients
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AmeriCorps CEO and Mayor of Birmingham announce food security initiative in Alabama
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5 women trailblazers in Birmingham that you should know about
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This one thing makes you 40 percent more likely to die from a stroke
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Study on cannabis vaping among US youth and young adults accepted by JAMA Pediatrics
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Families in Alabama have free, full-day prekindergarten while many Mass. families can only dream of it
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Epidemiology student receives F31 award from National Cancer Institute
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City of Birmingham honors Birmingham native Dr. E.O. Wilson
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Human health meets climate change in Antarctica
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The UAB School of Public Health Names 2021 Alumni Award Recipients
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Dr. Kelley Pettee Gabriel shares thoughts on how to increase active lifestyles in America's cities
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Dr. Ryan Irvin receives Emerging Investigator Award from NHLBI
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Harnessing Psychedelics for Healing
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Dr. Henna Budhwani's approach to vaccine hesitancy featured in NIMHD Research Framework Adaptations
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School of Public Health hosts virtual grant-writing workshop for Aga Khan University
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Climate Change is the biggest public health challenge of our lives, according to UAB Dean—here’s why
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Living Beyond Breast Cancer elects Dr. Sameer Gupta, MPH ’05, to board of directors
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Dr. Sarah MacCarthy appointed first holder of the Magic City LGBTQ Health Studies Endowed Professorship at the UAB School of Public Health
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The disparities that remain in access to therapies for acute ischemic stroke
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U.S. Government funds first therapeutic psilocybin research in 50 years
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The Renovated Dr. Herman F. Lehman Classroom reopens at the UAB School of Public Health
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Two Epidemiology students receive NIH F31 awards
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New Gulf Scholars Program prepares undergraduates to address challenges in Gulf of Mexico region
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This nutritional index scores foods based on their ability to fight (or invite) inflammation in the body
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TED Ideas Worth Spreading: Three ways community creates a healthy life (Dr. Olivia Affuso)
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Gargya Malla receives NIH's Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation Intramural Fellowship award
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SOPH Associate Dean for DEI, Dr. April Carson, to begin role as Director of the Jackson Heart Study
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Does the ketogenic diet have a role in treating cancer?
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Bisakha Sen named to Leadership Birmingham's 2021-2022 class
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Q&A with a Current School of Public Health Student
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How has the COVID-19 Pandemic affected basic healthcare needs for Alabama’s most vulnerable youth populations?
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Bhramar Mukherjee receives Janet L. Norwood Award for Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in Statistical Sciences
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New mobile clinic ready to help find causes to health-related ailments in rural Alabama
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Meet The Page Sisters: Top of Class in Birmingham and HBCUs
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Kelley Gabriel awarded three R01s over 10 months focused on the role of movement behaviors to prevent heart failure and Alzheimer’s Disease
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Joe Biden nominates SOPH alumnus to key role
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2021 Back of the Envelope awardees announced
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UAB School of Public Health to offer remote short course with Indiana University focused on behavioral obesity Research
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Meeting God: The powerful psychedelic therapy that could help heal our wounded vets
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Katie Adams, MPH of the UAB Sparkman Center for Global Health named winner of the first annual SOPH Shared Values Award
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Magic mushrooms: UAB studying benefits for addiction and pain
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UAB to Partner with ADPH in Launching the Alabama Regional Center for Infection Prevention and Control
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Alumni Spotlight Q&A: Ananya Bandyopadhyay, MPH
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SOPH Alumni Affairs reflects on 2020, looks ahead to 2021 and beyond
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Dr. Henna Budhwani joins newest cohort of University of California, San Francisco Visiting Professors with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
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Public health students surge at UAB
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Dr. Janet Turan named Scientific Co-Chair of the NIH’s Fogarty Stigma Research Training Institute
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5 reasons to get your blood pressure checked now
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UAB-led statement presents strategies to preserve brain health
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Public Health doctoral student receives grant funding from American Heart Association
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Could the pandemic help boost diversity in clinical trials?
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Drs. Tiwari and Geisler receive funding from National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to investigate chlamydia reinfection in women
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Can 12-step groups and psychedelic addiction treatment coexist?
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Get vaccinated as soon as possible
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2021 Public Health virtual research poster session during National Public Health Week
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UAB DIAL program participant reaches a big milestone
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Why are Black communities being singled out as vaccine hesitant?
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Video games linked to lower depression risk for boys
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Study finds New York-area subway air was dangerously polluted pre-COVID
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Dr. Meredith Kilgore Lecture will kick off UAB’s First Annual Learning Health System Month
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Dr. Anna Helova named deputy director of the UAB Sparkman Center for Global Health
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Project Horseshoe Farm named recipient of the 2020 Lou Wooster Public Health Hero Award
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1,000 inspiring Black scientists in America
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Three Sparkman Center Staff selected to serve on CUGH Committees
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Barely above water
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NIH studies global-to-local solutions for HIV/AIDS stigma
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Dr. George Howard Receives 2020 Stroke Council Award and Lecture by the American Heart Association for Presentation on Interventions to Reduce Stroke Disparities
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UAB School of Public Health Names 2020 Alumni Award Recipients
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Dr. Thomas A. LaVeist Awarded the 2020 Carole W. Samuelson Endowed Lecture in Public Health Practice for Work on Racism through a Public Health Lens
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When Uncertainty About the Future Includes Your Next Meal
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In the News: 25 Most Affordable Online MPH Programs for 2021
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In the News: Research Goes Red awards first grants to women researchers
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In the News: Surgeon general: Hypertension control must be national public health priority
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In the News: The hearty lunches to kickstart your health
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Research assistant opening in the Department of Health Care Organization and Policy
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In the News: Effects of gun laws cross state borders, new study suggests
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Leslie Ain McClure receives Janet L. Norwood Award for Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in Statistical Sciences
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Jeffery Walker, Ph.D., named Interim Director of the Center for the Study of Community Health
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In the News: Growing up in the stroke belt increases cognitive risk in later life
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Childcare Now Available for UAB Faculty, Staff, Employees and Students at the Hilton at UAB
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Congratulations Summer Graduates!
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Study focuses on low-carb, high-fat diet effect on older populations
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COVID-19, Race, and Student/Postdoctoral Fellow Mental Health
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In the News: New study shows more HIV testing is cost-efficient
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Pauline E. Jolly, PhD, MPH Named Professor Emerita in the UAB School of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology
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UAB Research Study Collaboration to inform UAB about how to support student mental health and wellbeing
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Dr. Jeffrey Wickliffe named next chair and professor of Environmental Health Sciences in the School of Public Health
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Maryam Karimi talks about climate change and extreme weather events in Latin America
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In the News: Pack Health’s digital health coaching program delivers 5:1 ROI for Coca-Cola UNITED
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Discoveries on deck: Searching for a better fit for safety eyewear
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Haley Greene, MPH Selected as 2020 CDC/CSTE Applied Epidemiology Fellowship Recipient
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Epidemiologists are having a moment. What does it take to become one?
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Ke “Kerri” Tang, MCH MPH student and MCH SAGE Leader selected as Semifinalist for this year's Fulbright Scholarship Student Program Competition
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Headlines won’t help you lose weight. Try these experiments instead.
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2020 Back of the Envelope Awardees Announced
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#Chinavirus study explores spread of COVID-19 related stigma on Twitter
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UAB doctoral student awarded competitive American Association of Women International Fellowship
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The CDC Foundation is actively hiring — COVID Response Corps positions
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International Emory Global Health Case Competition
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UAB School of Public Health to launch new MPH Core
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SOPH 2020 Outstanding Student Awardees Announced
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Dr. Bisakha Sen Appointed to Endowed Chair in Health Economics
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Growing up in the Stroke Belt
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SOPH Coronavirus Panel Discussion with Experts from JCDH and UAB
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SOPH epidemiology students among 2020 AHA Predoctoral Fellowship awardees
CHIA 2019 grantees announced
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New Class of Alabama Schweitzer fellows named
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Climate change in Deep South threatens children
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Major new report on public health initiatives to address the opioid crisis
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Alumni recognized during UAB Excellence in Business Top 25 award ceremony
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Targeted treatment of individuals with psychosis carrying a copy number variant containing a genomic triplication of the glycine ecarboxylase gene
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SimCorrMix: Simulation of correlated data with multiple variable types including continuous and count mixture distributions
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Funders gather to deepen personal, institutional commitments to racial equity
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Dr. Stats will see you now: How math makes ‘super-small’ clinical trials possible
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Life After Trauma
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