UA, Partners Aim to Improve Health in Tuscaloosa County
The program is funded in part by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Health & Medicine
VitAL Part of New Effort for Suicide Prevention
UA’s VitAL program and the state received federal support to implement Project Zero Suicide in Alabama.
UA Expands Behavioral Health Services for Rural Alabama Youth
Federal funding boosts behavioral health and substance use services to youth in West Alabama.
UA Reaching Rural Areas to Improve Cardiovascular Health
With $6 million in support from the CDC, UA will implement programs to reduce strokes and heart attacks.
UA Rural Medical Scholars Program Adds 7 Students
The program welcomed seven rural Alabama students who want to become physicians and practice in rural communities.
UA Welcomes Inaugural Class of Rural Dental Scholars
The new Rural Dental Scholars Program recently welcomed four students from rural Alabama.
UMC-Livingston to Serve UWA Students, Employees
UMC-Livingston is the new medical home for University of West Alabama students and employees.
Poor Time Management Causes Poor Sleep for College Students
UA researcher finds that poor time management skills, particularly in organization, can lead to poor sleep quality.
‘All My Life I’ve Only Been a Student of Anthropology’
Recently elected to the National Academy of Sciences, Dr. William Dressler discusses his career.
Dial for Tuning Dopamine, Environmental Signals Found in Parkinson’s
Researchers at The University of Alabama identified a critical mechanism for how signals from the environment are integrated with genetic information to influence the health and survival of brain cells, providing a key insight into the development of Parkinson’s disease.