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Why Give to UAB?

• UAB’s postdocs were ranked first among public universities nationwide in the most recent edition of The Scientist’s “Best Places to Work for Postdocs.”  UAB offers specialized assistance to its postdoctoral scholars through the Office of Postdoctoral Education, which was among the first universities to offer such a program. These scholars are training in dentistry, engineering, health professions, medicine, natural sciences and mathematics, public health, optometry and social and behavioral sciences and elsewhere.

 

• UAB's Green and Gold Fund, run by UAB students in the School of Business, won the 2012 Alternative Investment Style National Championship at the R.I.S.E. XII Forum. This fund, valued at $525,000, has outperformed the Standard & Poor 500. The UAB Green and Gold Fund includes holdings from Apple, Google, and Amazon.

 

• UAB's award-winning Ethics and Bioethics teams, coached by Dr. Greg Pence, Ph.D., have recently garnered national and regional attention.  The Ethics team was the 2010 National Champion and the 2011 Southeastern Regional Champion in the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl.  The Bioethics team was the 2011 National Champion in the College Bioethics Bowl.  Both teams are comprised of high-achieving scholars including students in the Early Health Professions Acceptance Program.

 

• UAB's Mock Trial Team has recently placed second in the South Regional Opening Round Championship Series tournament, which has earned them a bid to the American Mock Trial Association’s National Championship Tournament.  This team is comprised of pre-lawundergraduate students.

 

• UAB is among a handful of universities classified by the Carnegie Foundation for both “high research activity” and “community engagement,” which suggests how effectively the university harnesses that research to benefit the community—in terms of the economy, education, better health, and quality of life.

 

• The UAB Honors College provides unique educational opportunities in intimate groups for an exceptional educational experience. Each marquee program, including the interdisciplinary University Honors Program, the Science and Technology Honors Program, the Global and Community Leadership Honors Program, and Experiential Learning Scholars Program, and the Early Medical Professional Schools Acceptance Program, conducts a competitive application and interview process each year for a select number of open slots for incoming freshmen. The college provides training for our leaders of tomorrow, and graduates have won prestigious awards such as the Rhodes, Marshall, Trumann, Goldwater, and Fulbright scholarships as well as National Science Foundation fellowships.

 

• UAB is home to both public radio station 90.3 WBHM-FM and the Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center (ASC), providing the community with diverse programming and outlets for the arts including ArtPlay, the ASC’s new arts education and outreach initiative. In addition, the ASC is home to the Alabama Symphony Orchestra.

 

• UAB has doubled reseach funding every decade since 1969. Today, UAB receives more than $480 million annually in external research funding and ranks 27th nationally for NIH funding. UAB is responsible for 77 percent of all NIH funding to Alabama institutions. In such an environment, undergraduate students can pursue a wide array of research opportunities and gain valuable experience.

 

 • UAB has the only schools of dentistry, optometry, and public health in the state, one of only two medical schools, and other programs unique to the state and region, including:

  • the only undergraduate biomedical engineering degree and the only nursing Ph.D. in the state;
  • the only industrial distribution degree in the Southeast;
  • one of only four forensic accounting and information technology degrees in the nation;
  • a master’s degree in biotechnology that is the first in the Southeast and one of a few in the nation; and
  • a music department designated as an All-Steinway School, the first in Alabama and one of only 72 in the world.


• UAB Hospital was selected as one of America’s most customer-friendly hospitals by the American Alliance of Healthcare Providers. UAB earned the Hospital of Choice Award from the Alliance for its unparalleled commitment to good citizenship and community service.