Savannah Koplon

Savannah Koplon

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Public Relations Manager, Health and Medicine

skoplon@uab.edu • (205) 641-1211

Leads external communications in healthcare, biomedical research and for UAB's six professional schools; Dentistry, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing, Optometry and Public Health. Koplon and her team proactively tell the story of UAB health and medicine, including patient stories, innovative research and new therapies, through original content and extensive collaborations with local, national and international media. The team works reactively to ensure appropriate experts are connected with media within their deadline.

Specific beats include: Health System Administration; Heersink School of Medicine (Administration, Student News, Education); Issues Management; Medical Facilities; Medical Partnerships; Precision Medicine; Infectious Diseases; Emergency Medicine; Civitan International Research Center; CCTS;  Department of Informatics; Department of Surgery (Transplantation, Xenotransplantation); Libraries (Reynolds Historical Library, Alabama Museum of the Health Sciences, Lister Hill library)

Yager selected for a NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunities fellowship award

Yager selected for a NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunities fellowship award
Yager is the first UAB student to receive the NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunities fellowship award since its inception in 2011.

Watts to address well-being as a campus priority on international panel

Watts to address well-being as a campus priority on international panel
UAB President Ray Watts is among senior leaders in higher education selected to present on ways in which campuses worldwide can mobilize to address complex issues.

UAB’s Sales Certificate Program named one of best in U.S.

UAB’s Sales Certificate Program named one of best in U.S.
UAB’s Professional Sales Certificate Program has been recognized as one of the country’s best by the Sales Education Foundation.

Vohra receives $540k grant from U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration

Vohra receives $540k grant from U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration
A UAB physics professor has received a grant to synthesize novel materials for hypersonic applications and study their response under extreme conditions.

22 faculty receive grants to fund developmental projects at UAB

22 faculty receive grants to fund developmental projects at UAB
The grant program funds early-career faculty to advance their skills and careers across campus and beyond.

UAB Service Learning and Undergraduate Research Expo Spring 2022 is April 18-22

UAB Service Learning and Undergraduate Research Expo Spring 2022 is April 18-22
The Service Learning and Undergraduate Research Expo celebrates excellence in research, creative activity and scholarship by undergraduate students on campus.

Five Blazers accepted to Clinton Global Initiative University

Five Blazers accepted to Clinton Global Initiative University
Clinton Global Initiative University engages student leaders in developing innovative solutions to campus, community or global challenges.

Lee’s journey through UAB is marked with “discovery and self-exploration”

Lee’s journey through UAB is marked with “discovery and self-exploration”
Angela Lee will be graduating from UAB on April 30 with a double major in chemistry and mathematics, leaving behind a trail of impressive academic and community accomplishments.

UAB alumni and students to serve Birmingham community on April 9 for Unite Day

UAB alumni and students to serve Birmingham community on April 9 for Unite Day
UAB’s Unite Day will bring together alumni and students to volunteer together at an area elementary school.

Dang’s accomplished UAB experience culminates with presenting at Posters on the Hill

Dang’s accomplished UAB experience culminates with presenting at Posters on the Hill
Derek Dang, graduating from UAB with honors, will present to legislators at the prestigious Posters on the Hill event, hosted by the Council on Undergraduate Research.
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