BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —

The University of Alabama at Birmingham and the National Institutes of Health announced a strengthened partnership on Wednesday, focusing on advancing health care quality in Alabama and nationwide, supported by over $28 million in federal funds secured by Sen. Katie Britt.

“You have a champion in me,” Britt said.

This announcement follows UAB’s administration’s request for staff to reduce spending after the federal government cut $70 million from the health care system in April. NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya visited UAB, Alabama’s largest employer, to share his vision since taking over the organization earlier this year.

“We’re going to think of creative ways so that we don’t reduce the number of new awards, because it’s tremendously important to me that the scie

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