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People of UAB Feb 17, 2026

Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame inducts four from UAB

UAB President Ray L. Watts, M.D., along with prominent UAB physicians, educators and researchers, will be honored at the induction ceremony on Aug. 8 in Montgomery.

Campus & Community Feb 10, 2026

UAB expands ophthalmology resident training with new surgical skills lab

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News You Can Use Feb 9, 2026

Chocolate and Valentine's Day — A match made in heaven?

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Feb 17, 2026

Tee off for the first-ever UAB Alumni Mini Golf Classic on March 31

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Feb 6, 2026

April 18, lace up for 20th annual UAB Alumni Scholarship Run and support students

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Feb 2, 2026

UAB reaffirmed for accreditation by SACSCOC

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Health & Medicine

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Feb 13, 2026

How a prenatal genetic test saved an Alabama mother and her baby

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Jan 26, 2026

UAB performs first robotic kidney transplant in the Southeast

Jan 21, 2026

UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham earns Primary Stroke Center Certification from The Joint Commission

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Feb 18, 2026

The GLP-1 revolution: What UAB researchers are discovering about how these drugs work

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Feb 16, 2026

International study shows mavacamten monotherapy improves heart function in patients with HCM, a common inherited heart disease

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Feb 6, 2026

Novel, experimental treatment for emphysema may offer promising results for patients looking to breathe easier

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People of UAB

Feb 4, 2026

UAB’s Ho Wook Jun receives UA System’s McMahon Pleiad Prize

Jan 16, 2026

UAB student’s research wins Best Paper Award at an international computing conference

Dec 11, 2025

Small town to soaring heights: UAB social worker’s pursuit of excellence and faith leads to graduation with a Ph.D.

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Arts & Events

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Feb 17, 2026

Free recitals, guest artists and more announced by the UAB Department of Music for spring

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Feb 10, 2026

New, original play by Theatre UAB grad to have world-premiere performance Feb. 25-March 1

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Feb 6, 2026

UAB Department of Biology to honor legendary biologist during 14th annual Darwin Day

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Feb 16, 2026

How to support women and families through pregnancy loss

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Jan 30, 2026

Injury prevention and recovery: When to use hot or cold compresses in an active lifestyle

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Jan 15, 2026

Can a sinus infection invade the brain? What to know about sinusitis this cold and flu season

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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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An intense flu season is filling hospitals with severely ill patients

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