UAB’s Research Awards Reach $774.5 Million for FY 2023, Set Another Record

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UAB’s Research Awards Reach $774.5 Million for FY 2023, Set Another Record

By Savannah Koplon UAB News The University of Alabama at Birmingham has reached yet another monumental research milestone, carrying on the most successful era of research funding in UAB history. UAB received $774.5 million in research grants and extramural awards for the 12-month period ending Sept. 30, 2023, an 8.2 percent increase from fiscal year 2022, according to […]

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