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Campus & Community Mar 18, 2026

Meet UAB’s newest police recruits, Dolly and Daks

The K9 duo help monitor and protect the UAB campus, helping make all Blazers feel welcome and safe.

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News You Can Use Mar 16, 2026

Sleepy vs. tired: Knowing the difference matters

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Arts & Events Mar 10, 2026

Arts Week at UAB is March 30-April 9

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Campus & Community

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Mar 19, 2026

See “Every Body Blooms: A Disability-Centered Fashion Experience” at UAB on April 2

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Mar 18, 2026

Undergraduate research highlighted at UAB’s 2026 Spring Exp

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Mar 17, 2026

National Eye Institute director speaks during Vision Science Research Center retreat

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Health & Medicine

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Mar 17, 2026

Cardio-oncology: Protecting the heart during cancer care

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Mar 16, 2026

Keep your head in the game: Recognizing concussions in basketball

Mar 13, 2026

Prioritize colon health with these three tips

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Research & Innovation

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Mar 19, 2026

Alien hand syndrome: When a hand has a mind of its own

Mar 18, 2026

Experts establish “gold standard” for measuring delirium severity in patients with dementia

Mar 17, 2026

Investigational gene therapy trial for rare kidney disease begins clinical trial at UAB

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Mar 16, 2026

UAB students named to the 2026-27 Schweitzer Fellowship class

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Mar 12, 2026

UAB students win state, regional and national awards in the arts

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Feb 27, 2026

Panion to lead Alabama Symphony Orchestra in “A Tribute to Richard Smallwood” on March 8

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Arts & Events

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Mar 18, 2026

April 3-19, UAB Theatre and Red Mountain Theatre present “Dear Evan Hansen”

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Mar 16, 2026

Ira Glass to share “Seven Things I’ve Learned” live at UAB’s Alys Stephens Center on April 18

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Mar 6, 2026

Theatre UAB presents “Murder on the Orient Express” from March 25-29

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News You Can Use

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Mar 11, 2026

How to cope with stress caused by information overload during geopolitical events

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Mar 9, 2026

Maintaining skin health while traveling

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Mar 3, 2026

From the expert: The link between daylight saving time and heart attacks

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Louisiana health department says it will stop promoting mass vaccination.

Louisiana health department says it will stop promoting mass vaccination.

An intense flu season is filling hospitals with severely ill patients

An intense flu season is filling hospitals with severely ill patients

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Woman warns against popular immunity boosting vitamin-C supplement because of common ingredient Woman warns against popular immunity boosting vitamin-C supplement because of common ingredient

Is it actually possible to get rid of cavities without fillings?

Is it actually possible to get rid of cavities without fillings?

How to do a semester at sea, for grown ups

How to do a semester at sea, for grown ups

Caffeine may increase pain tolerance

Caffeine may increase pain tolerance

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