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Fall/Winter 2023

Our newest issue of UAB Magazine closes out the year with fascinating profiles of UAB employees, students and alumni, as well as features on an innovative grant improving health outcomes in Alabama's Black Belt region, the achievements of some of our graduate student leaders, what it's really like behind the scenes at UAB, and how an English instructor documented her float trip along the Cahaba River.

Students seek causes and solutions for America's achievement gaps
By Rosalind Fournier • Illustration by Ernie Eldredge • Photos by Steve Wood
Unexpected findings change our view of cavities
By Erin M. Burns
The Alys Stephens Center's director inspires creative growth
By Charles Buchanan • Header photo by Steve Wood
Biophysics meets biomedical sciences
By Matt Windsor • Photo by Steve Wood
Alumni on the front lines of the world's refugee crisis
By Gail Allyn Short
Expanding eye care to every part of the community
By Lisa C. Bailey • Photos by Steve Wood
Rifle athletes aim high by training bodies and minds
By Cary Estes • Photos by Steve Wood • Video by Jeff Myers, Andrea Reiber, and Carson Young
UAB Bowling builds a new team — and new strength
By Cary Estes • Photos by Steve Wood • Video by Jeff Myers, Andrea Reiber, and Carson Young
Moon Nahm helps the world fight pneumonia
By Jeff Hansen, Charles Buchanan, and Taylor Morris • Photo by Steve Wood
Students go on a flight of imagination
By Charles Buchanan