Free Flu Shots on Campus Start This Month
UA will provide free flu shots to students, faculty and staff beginning Sept. 8 and continuing through mid-November across campus.
College of Community Health Sciences
UMC Opens Carrollton Location
University Medical Center recently opened a location in Carrollton, Alabama, to provide primary health care services to the rural Pickens County community.
UA Leading Effort to Increase Vaccinations in Rural Alabama
In a partnership with community organizations, The University of Alabama is spearheading a project to get 70% of eligible people in the state’s Black Belt vaccinated against COVID-19 over the next year.
UMC to Offer Saturday Vaccine Clinics in August
Members of the UA community will have three opportunities to do their part to Protect Our Herd when University Medical Center offers Saturday COVID-19 vaccine clinics starting Aug. 7.
UMC to Host COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic at Church Food Bank
UMC will host a community COVID-19 vaccine clinic in conjunction with the monthly food bank at Grace Presbyterian Church in Tuscaloosa July 13.
UA Offers Rural Students Insight to Health Care Profession
High school students and recent graduates from rural Alabama are participating in annual programs this summer at UA where they learn about the need rural communities have for more doctors and other health care professionals.
NIH Grant Supports UA Study of Acute Kidney Injury Treatment
Researchers at The University of Alabama will study a novel nanomedicine treatment for acute kidney injury, a common disease with no federally-approved medication.
Building Bama: Student Health Center Addition
A new addition to the Student Health Center will increase clinical services provided to students and boost research through a new MRI suite.
Spring 2021 Faculty, Staff Award Recipients Honored for Service
Dr. Arleene Breaux and Cynthia Moore are this year’s spring service and excellence award recipients.
Payne-Foster Driven to Improve Women’s Health Through Advocacy
Dr. Pamela Payne-Foster was recently honored with the 2020 Linda Mays Volunteer of the Year Award.