During the second semester of her freshman year, Kiersten Ratcliff joined a research team where she discovered the versatility of math in real-life scenarios.

As stage manager for Theatre UAB’s “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812,” Juliette Sosa Valle is responsible for every part of the show, before the curtain comes up until after it comes down, to ensure everything runs smoothly.

Mercer, 21, of Spanish Fort, Alabama, also won the Miss Congeniality and Talent awards, winning $2,600 in scholarships.

Families can enjoy photos with Blaze, a meet and greet with Santa Claus, games, crafts, hot chocolate bar, snacks, and more for $35, plus Growing Up Green and Gold members can have a VIP experience.

Through the Magic City Data Collective, UAB students work on data-driven projects that have impacted an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 Birmingham residents.

The Civitan International Research Center’s mission is to improve the well-being and quality of life of individuals and families affected by intellectual and developmental disabilities.

This transformative gift from Ted W. Love, M.D., and Joyce Y. Love will improve patient care for those with sickle cell disease on a local and international level.

This partnership, an initiative of the Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health, represents a significant step toward enhancing the quality of medical education, research and health care delivery on an international scale.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Center for Healthcare Management and Leadership will offer a new certificate program to enhance high reliability leadership skills for healthcare executives.

Funded by the National Institutes of Health, HEALTHe Birmingham will measure the effects of community revitalization on residents’ health.

Steven Austad, Ph.D., has been awarded the inaugural George M. Martin Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award by the American Federation for Aging Research.

Preliminary evidence suggests that teletrauma programs are associated with improvements in the quality of initial trauma care, shorter transfer time to advanced trauma centers for severely injured patients and decreased rates of potentially unnecessary transfers to advanced trauma centers, which leads to substantial cost savings.

Join the UAB “Stubble To Support Men’s Health” campaign and make a difference in the fight against prostate cancer by growing facial hair in support of the cause.

Expert at UAB sheds light on the mental health phenomenon that casts a shadow over the colder months.   

Safal Khanal will use the grant to lead a clinical trial to investigate the efficacy of a new myopia treatment option.

Jeff Simmons, M.D., shares how his time in the Air Force transformed him into the health care leader he is today.

With dyes like Red 40 and Yellow 5 coloring everything from cereals to energy drinks, concerns are mounting over potential health impacts, especially in children. UAB researchers are now examining the effects of these dyes and exploring natural alternatives.

Dentistry has seen advancements over the past 10 to 20 years, and the new technology can make dental work easier and less invasive for patients.

The Halloween-themed event brought students from 50 majors and minors together to explore their entrepreneurship skills.

This polygenic score predicts tamoxifen treatment resistance is better than conventional methods, with potential for personalized medicine application.

Workplace toxicity’s definition is abstract, but its impact is not. Speaking up, avoiding adding to office politics and engaging in self-care are some ways to cope with it.

VIVA contracts with Change Healthcare to provide certain electronic services on its behalf.

UAB trauma experts provide safety advice on space heaters and heated blankets alongside tips for how to dress warmly to prevent illness during the winter months.

These exceptional students will each receive $2,500 scholarships and serve as an ambassador of UAB and as leaders of the UAB Future Blazers Alumni.

This annual fundraiser supports UAB’s on-campus food pantry, Blazer Kitchen, which helps provide nutritious food, resources and referrals to patients, employees and students in need.

UAB Health System Authority acquired Ascension St. Vincent's Health System on Nov. 1.

Meet the couples who met in the Marching Blazers, and the students marching this year whose alumni parents are passing along their Blazer spirit.

The GAANN program will support five physics Ph.D. students with an annual competitive stipend up to $37,000, along with an additional yearly educational allowance to cover graduate tuition and other costs.

Theatre UAB is up for the challenge of this big, deceptively complex production, an electropop opera inspired by genres of music.

The funding will be used in two projects to combat growing syphilis rates in men and women in underserved areas.