Tag: UAB
UAB to support White House effort to increase living kidney transplants
By Tyler Greer
UAB News
New Living Donor Navigator Program tailored to African-Americans aims to reduce number of patients awaiting transplant.
In a first-of-its-kind national event focused on...
UAB professor explains how hip hop became bigger than music
Ebone’ Parks
The Birmingham Times
Hip Hop has become bigger than music. It has become an expression of life, said DaReef Jamison, a UAB professor who...
How UAB center works to eliminate health disparities across the state
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
Dr. Mona Fouad had a tough time building trust with minority communities when she first started her work in Birmingham.
She...
Church leaders, researchers meet at UAB to discuss HIV epidemic
By Ebone’ Parks
The Birmingham Times
Members of the black church and the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) met this week to discuss ways to...
UAB doctor uses talents to give gift of sight to those...
By Adam Pope
UAB News
How far would you travel to help someone see? For Ben Roberts, M.D., that answer is simple — Kenya.
Since 2006, Roberts and...
Project Search Birmingham to hold graduation ceremony May 9
Project Search Birmingham will hold a graduation ceremony on Monday, May 9 in Margaret Cameron Spain Auditorium at UAB.
Project Search is a one-year school-to-work...
UAB doctor encouraged in fight against Alzheimer’s disease
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
Nearly every week, Dr. Erik Roberson performs one of the least favored parts of his job. The associate professor...
Ebola in Birmingham Alert.
Quarantine Incident: 1612 17th Street S.W.
The Birmingham Police Department reports that Birmingham Fire and Rescue requested assistance in quarantining a residence at 1612 17th Street S.W. ...
UAB Honors the Charleston Victims.
By Chris Ruffin
The Birmingham community came out to participate in Stand in Unity: A Candlelight Vigil for Charleston, to give honor to the nine...
Medical Professionals, Special Education Instructors, Parents Invited to Participate in Rare...
Medical Professionals, Special Education Instructors, Parents Invited to Participate in Rare Disease Symposium held at Children's
BIRMINGHAM – Children’s of Alabama will host the second...
