Latest News from ODEI and UAB - Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

January marks UAB’s annual Community Month

The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is hosting the sixth annual Community Month.

How LPS prevents or promotes development of asthma and allergic disease by airborne allergens

A detailed mechanistic study unravels how the bacterial endotoxin LPS prevents or promotes allergic disease.

Robinson appointed in NIH Advisory Committee for Research on Women’s Health

A UAB researcher will serve on the advisory committee to promote women’s and minority health, and other gender-related health disparities.

Elopre, Latesh

Latesha Elopre, M.D. HIV • Sexually transmitted infections • Social determinants of health for STIs • COVID-19

Public relations capstone class concludes with a campaign competition, making a mark on Birmingham community

Students in UAB’s public relations capstone class worked with six local nonprofits developing campaigns.

UAB Seeks Nominations for 2022 President's Diversity Champion Awards

The President and the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the University of Alabama at Birmingham are currently seeking nominations for the 2022 President’s Diversity Champion Award, an annual honor recognizing significant achievements of faculty, staff, students and student organizations[…]

UAB faculty see personal success and increased productivity through institutional NCFDD membership

Over 475 faculty, postdocs and graduate students at the University of Alabama at Birmingham say access to resources through the university’s membership with the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) has improved their work habits and work-life balance,[…]

UAB launches new diversity education course to encourage inclusive language

The University of Alabama at Birmingham will launch a new Inclusive Language course. The course, created and facilitated by the Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ODEI), is designed to help students, faculty and staff become[…]

Eight individuals awarded NCFDD Faculty Success Grants

Eight individuals at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have been awarded the Faculty Success Grant by the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD). The grant is sponsored by the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and covers[…]

UAB honors campus community during CSW Sees You

Faculty, staff, students and administrators at the University of Alabama at Birmingham were honored during a virtual ceremony for their commitment to excellence in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic. “CSW Sees You,”, held Wednesday, April 21, was sponsored by the UAB Office[…]