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With over 100 master's and doctoral programs, and more than 40 certificate programs, we offer a diverse array of opportunities for advanced and customized study. We invite our students to combine research, art, and technology, and look beyond one discipline and one region during their time here at UAB. We inspire our students to become globally engaged citizens to thrive in a dynamic world.
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  • Balance

    Four weeks 'til germination. Freeze warning.

    Four weeks 'til germination. Freeze warning.

    God, grant me the momentary serenity

    God, grant me the momentary serenity

    Baby Blaze in a waffle cone!

    Baby Blaze in a waffle cone!

    Christ, Wife, Mom, Grief, Harley, Love

    Christ, Wife, Mom, Grief, Harley, Love

    Forget six feet, I'm with family!

    Forget six feet, I'm with family!

    I am sky to your sea

    I am sky to your sea

    A camera to capture memories forever.

    A camera to capture memories forever.

    They created a long lasting bond

    They created a long lasting bond

    Masks, mitigating mortality, faces, fragility, obscured.

    Masks, mitigating mortality, faces, fragility, obscured.

    A spectrum of magical and scary

    A spectrum of magical and scary

    Handbells balanced covid restrictions. Dissertation done!

    Handbells balanced covid restrictions. Dissertation done!

    school from home means play time

    school from home means play time

    Forever, you and me, every day

    Forever, you and me, every day

    Unapologetically accepting blissfulness just like UAB

    Unapologetically accepting blissfulness just like UAB

    Blazing Trails: in Lab and Live

    Blazing Trails: in Lab and Live

    Science and art? "Follow Your Heart"

    Science and art? "Follow Your Heart"


    Community

    Collaborative Efforts are Quintessential to Life

    Collaborative Efforts are Quintessential to Life

    the kind of year you remember

    the kind of year you remember

    Craziness never ends, when it's friends.

    Craziness never ends, when it's friends.

    Healthcare heroes come in all sizes

    Healthcare heroes come in all sizes

    190 pounds of trash and counting

    190 pounds of trash and counting

    COVID masking, entry to the heart

    COVID masking, entry to the heart

    Intergenerational Engagement: Serving Those Who Served.

    Intergenerational Engagement: Serving Those Who Served.

    Continents apart. Together at heart. #2020

    Continents apart. Together at heart. #2020

    Zoom: never together but always connected.

    Zoom: never together but always connected.

    Born Alone. Relational Savior. Community Freedom.

    Born Alone. Relational Savior. Community Freedom.

    We need unity to build community.

    We need unity to build community.

    Just wanted to say: Thank you!

    Just wanted to say: Thank you!


    Curiosity

    Always be curious about the world.

    Always be curious about the world.

    Every leaf speaks bliss to me

    Every leaf speaks bliss to me

    There is beauty wherever you look

    There is beauty wherever you look

    Diving Deeper to Avoid Drowning Alone

    Diving Deeper to Avoid Drowning Alone

    Science: It burns within my soul

    Science: It burns within my soul

    When life knocks, answer the door!

    When life knocks, answer the door!

    Who will journey on your path?

    Who will journey on your path?

    Knowledge is power, curiosity is existence.

    Knowledge is power, curiosity is existence.

    Apparently, sun dogs are not dogs.

    Apparently, sun dogs are not dogs.

    Just how far will nature bend?

    Just how far will nature bend?


    Motivation

    An opportunity to get contemporary transformation.

    An opportunity to get contemporary transformation.

    When you seek love, you just!

    When you seek love, you just!

    Devastation caused Unification, I'll Revolutionize it

    Devastation caused Unification, I'll Revolutionize it

    The Road Less Traveled is Free

    The Road Less Traveled is Free

    More than just a service dog.

    More than just a service dog.

    Dreaming Big with These Little Ones.

    Dreaming Big with These Little Ones.

    Lots to do, two under two!

    Lots to do, two under two!

    It's hectic but I am Blessed.

    It's hectic but I am Blessed.

    SUN FADES BUT HOPE PREVAIL FOREVER

    SUN FADES BUT HOPE PREVAIL FOREVER

    Before was Nowhere, Now is Somewhere.

    Before was Nowhere, Now is Somewhere.

    Pandemic struck. Recognition difficult. Hope alive!

    Pandemic struck. Recognition difficult. Hope alive!

    Got shield and heart, fighting pandemic.

    Got shield and heart, fighting pandemic.

    Gotta do great, they're watching me.

    Gotta do great, they're watching me.

    Just a man and his research!

    Just a man and his research!

    If the Broom Fits, Ride It!

    If the Broom Fits, Ride It!

    Conquer your fears...Just DO it!

    Conquer your fears...Just DO it!

    Mommy, Aatika: My oxygens, lifelines, smiles!

    Mommy, Aatika: My oxygens, lifelines, smiles!

    Win championships and graduate with honors!

    Win championships and graduate with honors!

    LEARN TO REST, NOT TO QUIT.

    LEARN TO REST, NOT TO QUIT.

    Different flowers, when together, all shine

    Different flowers, when together, all shine

    Service Before Self: Education For Self

    Service Before Self: Education For Self

    Maintain a positive mindset while breathing!

    Maintain a positive mindset while breathing!

    My attitude comes from my gratitude.

    My attitude comes from my gratitude.

    A child's view on days ahead

    A child's view on days ahead

    I got this, hold my beer

    I got this, hold my beer

    Without fear, you have freedom.

    Without fear, you have freedom.

    I fight for what I love!

    I fight for what I love!

    Enough is enough, do your best!

    Enough is enough, do your best!

    Through it all, Side-by-Side

    Through it all, Side-by-Side

    Be persistent, motivated, self-compassionate, determined

    Be persistent, motivated, self-compassionate, determined

    "But... I AM wearing a mask!"

    "But... I AM wearing a mask!"

    Please never grow old for me

    Please never grow old for me

    Work hard TODAY for TOMORROW'S rewards.

    Work hard TODAY for TOMORROW'S rewards.

    Rise. Ride. SCHOOL. School. Research. Repeat.

    Rise. Ride. SCHOOL. School. Research. Repeat.

    CHASING MY DREAMS BUT NOT PEOPLE

    CHASING MY DREAMS BUT NOT PEOPLE

    The sun will shine without masks

    The sun will shine without masks

    UAB opening new horizons for me.

    UAB opening new horizons for me.

    "I dreamed. You answered with silence."

    "I dreamed. You answered with silence."

    Climbing mountains with each little step.

    Climbing mountains with each little step.

    Worn today for a maskless future.

    Worn today for a maskless future.

    Far Away Momentarily, I Love You

    Far Away Momentarily, I Love You

    You only fail if you bail.

    You only fail if you bail.

    Start, Socially Active, End, Socially Distanced

    Start, Socially Active, End, Socially Distanced


    Resilience

    All I needed, I found within.

    All I needed, I found within.

    I BELIEVE I BEAT YOU, SLE.

    I BELIEVE I BEAT YOU, SLE.

    Despite abandonment, he persisted into dusk.

    Despite abandonment, he persisted into dusk.

    Now works with providers treating others

    Now works with providers treating others

    I weigh more than my body.

    I weigh more than my body.

    Handling failures is the biggest achievement

    Handling failures is the biggest achievement

    Repetition and Routine Aligns True Grit

    Repetition and Routine Aligns True Grit

    Rocky is the path to beauty

    Rocky is the path to beauty

    We found Love in a Pandemic.

    We found Love in a Pandemic.

    Open-heart surgery doesn't define me.

    Open-heart surgery doesn't define me.

    NO LONGER INVISIBLE FINDING MY SPACE

    NO LONGER INVISIBLE FINDING MY SPACE

    Medicine foreshadowed death; she chose life.

    Medicine foreshadowed death; she chose life.

    Caffeinated coordinated COVID quarantine command center

    Caffeinated coordinated COVID quarantine command center

    Refocusing: teacher to student mood triggered

    Refocusing: teacher to student mood triggered

    Your recovery made me feel alive.

    Your recovery made me feel alive.

    Distance has never been so dangerous.

    Distance has never been so dangerous.

    Bride of Honor Takes the Cake

    Bride of Honor Takes the Cake

    No roots, only spines. Still flowered.

    No roots, only spines. Still flowered.

    Seven years spent waiting for her

    Seven years spent waiting for her

    In 2020, UAB saved my life.

    In 2020, UAB saved my life.

    We didn't ask to be heroes.

    We didn't ask to be heroes.

    The Black Boy Who Chose Joy.

    The Black Boy Who Chose Joy.

    see how far you've come.

    see how far you've come.

    Yahweh's Chen - Pidyon Haben - El Roi

    Yahweh's Chen - Pidyon Haben - El Roi

    Without trauma, there is no resilience.

    Without trauma, there is no resilience.

    Looking forward to 2021 #2020 #pfizer

    Looking forward to 2021 #2020 #pfizer

    Never take No as THE answer.

    Never take No as THE answer.

    Fear of failure did not win.

    Fear of failure did not win.

    Once invisible, 2020 brought disability visibility

    Once invisible, 2020 brought disability visibility

    Reality of PhD meetings during COVID

    Reality of PhD meetings during COVID

    Multiple Sclerosis: mother's illness, son's mission

    Multiple Sclerosis: mother's illness, son's mission

    Missing the touch of LOVEd ones

    Missing the touch of LOVEd ones

    Future is bright, onward I fight

    Future is bright, onward I fight

    Under my mask, my smile continues.

    Under my mask, my smile continues.

    Scared - stop the anti-Asian violence

    Scared - stop the anti-Asian violence

    Weapons formed, but they didn't prosper.

    Weapons formed, but they didn't prosper.

    Yes I'm masked, but never silent!

    Yes I'm masked, but never silent!

    Wrinkles: aging or insignia of survival?

    Wrinkles: aging or insignia of survival?

    Saving Lives. One at a time.

    Saving Lives. One at a time.

    Her last mission became my first.

    Her last mission became my first.

    Amid the chaos hope springs eternal.

    Amid the chaos hope springs eternal.

    We know tomorrow will be better

    We know tomorrow will be better

    Life hits hard; hit back harder.

    Life hits hard; hit back harder.

  • Balance

    February Sixteenth's Snowfall Next Week Spring

    February Sixteenth's Snowfall Next Week Spring

    Hiking: The original evidence-based intervention

    Hiking: The original evidence-based intervention

    Give me a child-like heart.

    Give me a child-like heart.

    Generational, Unexpected, Strong, Voice, Grief, Decision

    Generational, Unexpected, Strong, Voice, Grief, Decision


    Community

    A pinch. Quick stick. Life saved!

    A pinch. Quick stick. Life saved!


    Curiosity

    Impermanence abounds. Life and nonlife transfiguring.

    Impermanence abounds. Life and nonlife transfiguring.


    Motivation

    My Vice President looks like me

    My Vice President looks like me

    Ever faithful, ever loyal. Ever grateful.

    Ever faithful, ever loyal. Ever grateful.

    I can be me at UAB

    I can be me at UAB

    The Cross Will Shine Brightly Forever

    The Cross Will Shine Brightly Forever

    My vote counted during the pandemic.

    My vote counted during the pandemic.

    My sister's hardship inspires research discovery

    My sister's hardship inspires research discovery

    I finished my first half marathon!

    I finished my first half marathon!


    Resilience

    From Darkness I Found My Light

    From Darkness I Found My Light

    EVERY STRUGGLE CARRIES IT'S OWN REWARD.

    EVERY STRUGGLE CARRIES IT'S OWN REWARD.

    if you feel sad, create art

    if you feel sad, create art

    Fighting the good fight for humanity!

    Fighting the good fight for humanity!

    Love During The Pandemic Keeps Smiles

    Love During The Pandemic Keeps Smiles

    Somehow nature always finds a way

    Somehow nature always finds a way

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