UAB’s Christopher Ballmann, Ph.D., explains the positive and negative impacts of music preference on exercise and athletic performance.

UAB Medicine hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the new NICU Bookworms vending machine. United States Representative Terri A. Sewell (AL-07) joined the ceremony and read to infants in the UAB RNICU and Children’s of Alabama NICU.

Williams has now mentored more than 30 burn patients as they continue in their recovery.

UAB Health System has named a new chief human resources officer, bringing 20 years of talent in the human resources space to the enterprise. 

New findings from UAB researchers indicates that preventable environmental factors like repeated blows to the head in contact sports and pesticides and herbicides account for a substantial number of Parkinson’s disease cases.  

While it has long been thought that the most direct health effect linked to the sanitation crisis in the Black Belt was due to soil-transmitted hookworm, a study led by UAB found no evidence of transmission.

Sickle cell disease is the most common and clinically significant inherited blood disorder across the nation, and now there is an FDA-approved gene therapy to help those living with SCD.

Over 55 years after earning his first degree, Donald Diltz will graduate from the UAB School of Nursing and begin an internship at UAB Medicine at the age of 77.

The popular fast-food chain, known for its delicious chicken sandwiches and exceptional customer service, will become a welcome addition to the campus dining options.

Vaccination of neonatal mice with group A Streptococcus promotes clonal expansion of B cells that produce antibody against GlcNAc. The association of reduced Type 1 diabetes risk after group A Streptococcus infection is dependent on these GlcNAc-specific B cells.

Using a handheld ultrasound device, a trained clinician can rapidly and accurately diagnose anything from kidney stones to heart function, saving time and money for patients in rural and urban underserved areas.

Fowler will graduate with his Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from UAB in the fall 2023 commencement ceremony Friday, Dec 8.

This is the largest grant the Department of Political Science and Public Administration has received.

The multidisciplinary clinic will offer a full spectrum of sports and exercise medicine services to patients, including non-operative and surgical procedures and nutritional, biologic injections, cardio, exercise in pregnancy, and physical medicine and rehabilitation services.  

The research team’s goal is to create a customizable solution that can be applied across various health care settings to reduce overcrowding in emergency departments.

The expansion is one part of a larger renovation of the SOD facilities that includes improvements to the spaces for walk-in emergency patients, treatment planning, waiting rooms, business office space and office areas.

Woodruff-Borden will join UAB on Feb. 1 from the University of Oregon, where she has served as interim provost and executive vice president for the past 15 months.

At this event, UAB Community Eye Care provides free comprehensive eye exams and glasses to qualified participants.

Tuberculosis, the world’s leading infectious disease killer, caused 1.6 million deaths in 2021, along with 10 million new cases of tuberculosis every year.

The unveiling of the new Science and Engineering Complex is helping “Forge the Future” of research at UAB.