Laura McLester never set out to “collect degrees like baseball cards.” Before becoming a Teaching Assistant Professor and Digital Forensics Coordinator in the J. Frank Barefield, Jr.

At least 2,258 students will walk in four graduation ceremonies May 1-2 at Bartow Arena, and 73 doctoral candidates will be recognized in a separate ceremony April 22.

For its 30th anniversary season, UAB’s Alys Stephens Center is unveiling new artists plus bringing back fan favorites. Become a member to get exclusive presale access for the best seats before they are announced to the public.

Seventeen faculty members across various departments in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s College of Arts and Sciences wrote or edited 19 books last year.

The recipient of the 2026 Michel de Montaigne Endowed Prize in the History of Ideas is Jordan Kiper, Ph.D., assistant professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department Anthropology.

Recent studies have some researchers touting AI’s ethical reasoning prowess. In a Nature paper, UAB’s Joshua May, Ph.D., joined scientists from Google DeepMind to explain how to get proof.

UAB earns multiple top rankings in the 2026 U.S. News Best Graduate Schools, highlighting national excellence across health, nursing, business and engineering programs.

Financial concerns can be the difference between a smooth or challenging college experience. Many can secure scholarships to offset the expenses of tuition, but as every graduate knows, other costs can become barriers to success.

A UAB professor leads a new discovery that could change how an aggressive thyroid cancer with limited treatments is approached and treated.

For 48 hours, UAB’s alumni, students, faculty, staff, friends and families come together to support the programs and people who make the university exceptional. 

Each semester, the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham offers new, rare, or special topic courses in the “Cool Classes” series—encouraging students to explore unique subjects through innovative curriculums and state-of-the-art tools or methods.

This collaboration, now in its third year, allows theater students to work professionally while still in college and brings a bold new interpretation to this powerful Tony, Grammy and Olivier award-winning musical.