News from the American Heart Association

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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 1-May-2025 11:08 ET (1-May-2025 15:08 GMT/UTC)

7-Nov-2024

Local innovators awarded $75,000 to combat community health disparities

American Heart Association
Business Announcement

EmPOWERED to Serve Business Accelerator grants awarded for innovative local business solutions addressing health inequities

7-Nov-2024

Oklahoma State basketball team joins the Nation of Lifesavers

American Heart Association
Business Announcement

The American Heart Association and Oklahoma State University bring lifesaving skill to players and fans

6-Nov-2024

Dr. Virginia Howard of UAB to receive the 2024 Population Research Prize

American Heart Association
Grant and Award Announcement

Virginia J. Howard, Ph.D., FAHA, distinguished professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in Birmingham, Alabama, will receive this year’s Population Research Prize at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2024.

Meeting

AHA Scientific Sessions 2024

6-Nov-2024

Dr. Roderic Pettigrew of Texas A&M to receive the 2024 Research Achievement Award

American Heart Association
Grant and Award Announcement

Roderic I. Pettigrew, Ph.D., M.D., FAHA, the endowed Robert A. Welch Professor of Medicine, and former inaugural dean of the School of Engineering Medicine at Texas A&M University in Houston, will be recognized with the 2024 Research Achievement Award at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2024.

Meeting

AHA Scientific Sessions 2024

6-Nov-2024

University of Michigan’s Dr. Katherine Gallagher to receive the 2024 Joseph A. Vita Award

American Heart Association
Grant and Award Announcement

Katherine A. Gallagher, M.D., FAHA, the Leland Ira Doan Research Professor of Surgery and vice chair of basic and translational science at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, will be awarded the 2024 Joseph A. Vita Award at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2024.

Meeting

AHA Scientific Sessions 2024