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Benjamin J. Cumbus, D.M.D., honors UAB School of Dentistry through Planned Gift
Benjamin J. Cumbus, D.M.D., (‘72) looks back on his time at the UAB School of Dentistry with gratitude. Not only did the School build the foundation for his four-decade career as a pediatric dentist, but it also gave him community and lifelong friendships.
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“We Have a Lot of Lives to Reach”
Birmingham’s Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED, Inc. gave $250,000 to UAB’s Live HealthSmart Alabama (LHSA) initiative this month, a gift that will be used to create Community Leadership Academies in the communities of Bush Hills, East Lake, Kingston, Titusville, Central City, Druid Hills, Evergreen, Fountain Heights and Norwood.
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Grant from Shipt helps UAB’s Live HealthSmart Alabama expand its Mobile Market
As part of its Community Impact and Innovation grant program, retail tech company Shipt has awarded UAB’s Live HealthSmart Alabama (LHSA) initiative a $20,000 microgrant to help expand its Live HealthSmart Mobile Market to 10 additional underserved communities, giving them access to fresh, affordable staple foods and produce.
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The human connection
UAB scholarship named in honor of former Chief HR Officer Alesia Jones
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Unveiling a “Hidden Gem”
UAB Libraries leads $500,000 fundraising initiative for the Historical Collections Gallery
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“UAB is Leading the Charge”: Dr. Earl Fox’s $25K Gift Allows Magic City LGBTQ Heath Studies Endowed Professorship to Become Chair
Last summer, a $25,000 gift from Claude “Earl” Fox, MD, MPH, to UAB’s School of Public Health was the final push that allowed the school’s Magic City LGBTQ Health Studies Endowed Professorship to transition to become the Magic City LGBTQ Heath Studies Endowed Chair.
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“He was so proud of who he had become”: Computer Science scholarship honors UAB freshman
Finally, in the fall of 2021, Madhav Praveen officially became a UAB Blazer.
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“We’re very much a UAB family”: Raymond and Pamela Thompson create scholarship through National Alumni Society
UAB alumni Raymond and Pam Thompson give back to the school that gave them so much.
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