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Westbound lane on University closing for two weeks
Due to ongoing construction at the new Biomedical Research and Psychology Building, the outside westbound lane of University Boulevard between 16th and 14th streets south will be closed Nov. 16-30.
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UAB closed for Thanksgiving on Nov. 27, 28
There are no classes Nov. 24-30 during fall break, and university offices will close Nov. 27-28 for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Research & Innovation November 18, 2025
Older adults are taking more medicines than ever. This doctor studies when they should stop.
“Deprescribing” aims to reduce the potential harms from medicines. “Certain conditions are overtreated in older patients,” said Kenneth Boockvar, M.D., director of UAB’s Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics and Palliative Care, a clinician and researcher who studies deprescribing. The goal, he says, is to ask, “What can we treat?” but also, “What do we need to no longer treat?”
Research & Innovation November 17, 2025
How strategic investments in people, technology and space are advancing UAB research excellence
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