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Bravo moment for Birmingham, UAB

I love living in Birmingham. It’s the progressive city in Alabama, a blue island in a very red state. A friend in northeastern Virginia once told me I should move to a blue state, that it would add 10 years to my life. I don’t know about that. But, really, if I can’t live in … Continued
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January 16, 2020

Richard Shelby awarded President’s Medal by UAB

On December 14, the University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB) presented its President’s Medal to U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, during the school’s commencement ceremonies. “Humbled to receive the UAB President’s Medal at today’s commencement ceremony,” Senator Shelby said on social media. “It is an honor to represent such a distinguished institution and join the list … Continued
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January 2, 2020

Jones holds Senate field hearing on pancreatic cancer

Friday, U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-Alabama) convened a U.S. Senate Select Committee on Aging field hearing entitled, “Pancreatic Cancer: Fighting the World’s Toughest Cancer in Alabama and Nationally,” at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). The witnesses included family members who have lost a loved one from pancreatic cancer, as well as the director … Continued
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November 18, 2019

Ivey announces that she will undergo treatment for cancer

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said Thursday she has cancer and will have an outpatient procedure performed at the University of Alabama medical center in Birmingham. That will be soon followed by radiation treatments. The governor insisted that she will be able to continue to serve as governor and that the treatments will have a minimal … Continued
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September 20, 2019

UAB’s 10th Avenue “Road Diet” project completed

Workers recently completed a redesign of 10 city blocks within the campus of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, meant to keep pedestrians and cyclists safer. University administrators were joined Thursday outside of the Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts facility by Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin for a ribbon-cutting to commemorate the newly completed “10th … Continued
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August 6, 2019
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State ethics law not tough enough for ole Rankin Fite

State Sen. Jabo Waggoner, R-Vestavia, has been in the Alabama House and Alabama Senate for over 40 years. That is a record in Alabama history and definitely a record of longevity for any Jefferson County legislator in history. Waggoner has had a significant impact on behalf of the folks in Jefferson County over his stellar … Continued
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June 26, 2019