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News You Can Use July 30, 2025

Lighten the load: Preventing backpack injuries this school year

Backpacks that are too heavy or worn incorrectly can negatively affect children and teenagers, causing neck, back and shoulder pain.

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Research & Innovation July 29, 2025

Theater training may improve balance and reduce fall risk for seniors

Health & Medicine July 29, 2025

UAB Hospital again named best in Alabama and Birmingham metro, according to U.S. News & World Report

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August 6, 2025

UAB to host summer commencement Aug. 16

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August 5, 2025

Gang Green reignites: A new era for Blazer spirit

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July 30, 2025

UAB expands horizons for Blazers this fall with new degree paths

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August 6, 2025

Infirmary Health breast surgeon and UAB professor performs the first laparoscopic, FDA-approved nipple-sparing mastectomy in U.S.

August 5, 2025

UAB Kidney Transplant Clinic’s ‘Bell of New Beginnings’ rings out for life

July 30, 2025

Eat to ease the ache: How diet can help manage chronic pain

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August 4, 2025

Reinvigorating exhausted T cells in cancer and chronic viral infections

July 31, 2025

A molecular approach to fighting rabies

July 23, 2025

UAB receives $2.1 million grant to study how the brain sees through retinal damage

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August 7, 2025

Kenny Shafer named CEO of UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham

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August 5, 2025

Four UAB alumni selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program

July 17, 2025

UAB Police brings home three medals from World Police & Fire Games

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July 25, 2025

See triple threat Sutton Foster on Sept. 28 at UAB’s Alys Stephens Center

Members of the pop vocal group Wilson Phillips in black dresses against a black and dim lights background

July 18, 2025

Sept. 5, see legendary pop trio Wilson Phillips at “A Night of the Arts” Gala

UAB Hospital Receives Magnet Nursing Designation for Record 6th Time by the American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet Recognition Program. Overall of smiling nursing students and staff celebrating by cheering and shaking UAB green and gold shakers (pom poms) at the announcement event in Margaret Spain Auditorium, April 2024.

July 17, 2025

UAB set to host WE CARE Nursing Conference 2025 on Oct. 24

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August 7, 2025

Gut check: How probiotics impact digestion and the body’s microbiome

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August 6, 2025

Inside the mind: What PTSD does to the brain

Carrot salad has been trending online as a way to get Vitamin A.

July 31, 2025

Eating your skincare: How diet and skin health work together

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Lighten the load: Preventing backpack injuries this school year

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UAB to host summer commencement Aug. 16

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Infirmary Health breast surgeon and UAB professor performs the first laparoscopic, FDA-approved nipple-sparing mastectomy in U.S.

UAB Kidney Transplant Clinic’s ‘Bell of New Beginnings’ rings out for life

Eat to ease the ache: How diet can help manage chronic pain

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Reinvigorating exhausted T cells in cancer and chronic viral infections

A molecular approach to fighting rabies

UAB receives $2.1 million grant to study how the brain sees through retinal damage

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Kenny Shafer named CEO of UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham

Four UAB alumni selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program

UAB Police brings home three medals from World Police & Fire Games

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See triple threat Sutton Foster on Sept. 28 at UAB’s Alys Stephens Center

Sept. 5, see legendary pop trio Wilson Phillips at “A Night of the Arts” Gala

UAB set to host WE CARE Nursing Conference 2025 on Oct. 24

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