Tag: UAB

On Wednesday, the University of Alabama in Huntsville and Turning Point USA (TPUSA) hosted 1819 News founder and CEO Bryan Dawson, along with State Rep. Ernie Yarbrough (R-Trinity), on campus for a "Prove Me Wrong Christ or Chaos" debate.

Jeanne Marrazzo, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), filed suit in federal court on Tuesday alleging that Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya, Principal Deputy Director of NIAID Matthew Memoli, and the NIH violated her constitutional rights and illegally terminated her employment after she “blew the whistle on actions that jeopardized public health and violated federal law.”

On Friday, UAB dropped the interim head coach tag from Alex Mortensen's title, naming him the eighth head coach in program history.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham has been awarded a $37 million contract by NASA to provide the agency with reliable hardware and software systems to maintain "temperature-critical science materials" aboard Artemis spacecraft.

On Monday, UAB athletics director Mark Ingram addressed the Saturday incident in which a Blazers player allegedly stabbed two teammates at the Football Operations Center just hours before their game with USF.

Multiple people were reportedly injured in a stabbing at UAB's Football Operations Center on Saturday, including two football players.

UAB is set to part ways with head football coach Trent Dilfer after an abysmal three years in Birmingham.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. fired Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, last week after she filed a whistleblower complaint.

The UAB Health System announced Thursday that an agreement has been reached with UnitedHealthcare to continue services for patients.

Over the past decade, the use of diabetes control medications for weight loss has increased drastically. However, a new study by researchers at UAB shows the number of overdoses has also increased substantially.

As Alabama and federal lawmakers work to restore trust in science and academia, faculty from at least two Alabama universities — University of Alabama at Birmingham and Auburn University — are pushing back against their efforts, comparing them to “state-sponsored programs in Nazi Germany.”

The UAB Health System and UnitedHealthcare of Alabama are still negotiating health plan contracts for patients set to expire on July 31.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) recently canceled a scholarship for black medical students after the Trump administration opened an investigation into the “race-based scholarship” in February.

The National Science Foundation canceled three grants worth $1,761,892 on Friday to the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Auburn University.

U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cut another grant to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and Tuskegee University on Tuesday.

The Trump administration canceled a $1.2 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) last week.

In an opinion piece for Al (dot) com, the former CEO of the UAB health system and recent Ivey appointee likened President Trump's administration to Nazi Germany.

The Trump administration canceled $796,569 worth of National Institutes of Health grants to the University of Alabama at Birmingham in March.

The National Institutes for Health gave the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2023 a $408,375 federal grant to study how testosterone therapy affects transgender men’s susceptibility to HIV infection.

After initially erroneously reporting on a federal investigation into racially discriminatory practices at multiple universities, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights clarified that the University of Alabama at Birmingham is currently being investigated.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham recently received a large federal grant to study “structural racism” in childhood cancer care.

Two billboards in Birmingham popped up recently after Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in the new administration of President Donald Trump began scrutinizing the administration overhead of National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant research.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) gave the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) a $1.5 million federal grant to study the pain thresholds of transgenders. 

The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees today appointed Sid J. Trant as chancellor of the University of Alabama (UA) System, granting him a permanent spot after serving as interim chancellor for nearly a year.

Alabama's law banning state funding for DEI offices and initiatives was signed into law last year. However, institutions simply changed the names of their DEI departments and the titles of those in charge.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham's (UAB) Gender Health Clinic, led by Brianna Patterson, who identifies as transgender, offers so-called "gender-affirming" gynecological services, including referrals for therapy, mental health services and certain surgical procedures.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham recently received a $158,085 federal grant from the National Institutes of Health to study “vaginal health for transgender men on testosterone.”