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Jada King spent her childhood caring for her sister. Four years after her sister’s passing, King will graduate from the UAB School of Nursing and work with patients like her sister as a pediatric intensive care nurse.
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This UAB couple traveled seven seas to live their dream of getting quality higher education in the United States and are graduating together with their doctoral degrees this summer.
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This summer, 1,775 students will graduate and nearly 1,000 will walk in two commencement exercises in UAB’s Bartow Arena, which will be streamed online.
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Sami Alqahtani, M.D., spent four years as a primary care physician in Saudi Arabia before pursuing a path in public health. On April 28, Alqahtani will graduate with his doctoral degree in health behavior from UAB.
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Ashton Ayers was not expected to survive after an accident left her with a traumatic brain injury during her freshman year of high school. A decade later, Ayers defied the odds and graduated from the UAB School of Nursing.
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Voted Best Performer in a Musical by Birmingham Broadway World for his sensational performance as SpongeBob SquarePants for Theatre UAB, Serena will reprise the role for professional theater after graduation.
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UAB biomedical engineering major Yancey Williams II will graduate from the UAB with a bright future April 29.
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Commencement celebrations and photoshoots can often mean environmentally damaging waste like balloons and confetti. These easy substitutions can help everyone celebrate sustainably.
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As a caregiver to his adult son, Anderson was able to earn his master’s degree at UAB and turn his interest in magic arts into deception research and a second career in academics.
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Casey Mahoney-Crane and Banks Stamp are the 2023 recipients of the Samuel B. Barker Award for Excellence in Graduate Studies — the UAB Graduate School’s highest honor.
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Are we already in the woods? This production of Sondheim’s beloved play looks at the dangers society has created with sets inspired by Birmingham’s Sloss Furnaces.
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The BFA exhibition is one of the UAB Department of Art and Art History’s premier events, culminating with a free closing reception Friday, April 28.
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Mother-daughter duo will walk together during the fall commencement ceremonies with Master of Arts degrees in social work.
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Nicholas Cayce spent more than 30 years on a stage or in a studio. On Dec. 9, he will graduate from UAB and begin his new career as a nurse.
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For one UAB student, a passion for physics can help keep the Earth safe from space weather events.
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Nursing student Serenity Lane battled leukemia as a child. In August, she will graduate from UAB and begin her first job as an emergency medicine nurse at Children’s of Alabama almost 15 years after beating cancer.
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Michael Ho’s multidisciplinary degree is supplemented by extensive campus involvement, academic excellence, and national recognition.
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Hodge, who is graduating with a materials engineering degree, says the BMEN Peer Mentoring Program helped mold him “into a more complete individual.”
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Ebony Tolliver’s love of running and passion for health sciences led her to both successful academic and athletic careers while a Blazer.
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Ashley Penrod put her education on hold and served as the main caretaker for her father after he received two different cancer diagnoses. After seven years, she will graduate with honors at the UAB graduate commencement ceremony.