Keeping campus safe sometimes comes with wagging tails

Meet Dolly and Daks, UAB’s newest K9 officers, whose role helps foster a campus environment where safety supports wellbeing. Their work reflects UAB’s Health Promoting University approach to creating supportive conditions for all who live, learn, work, play, and receive care here.

HPU 5-Year Anniversary: Student Wellbeing Innovation Scholarship highlights systems‑level impact at UAB

As part of its five-year anniversary as the first Health Promoting University in the United States, UAB has awarded the Student Wellbeing Innovation Scholarship to David Kirby, Bridget Goins, and Esther Oyassan for advancing systems‑level approaches to wellbeing across people, place, and planet. Their work—spanning campus environments, food systems, and inclusive support networks—demonstrates how student-led innovation can embed health into the structures and settings that shape campus life.

UAB Walking Trails support a systems approach to active living

The UAB Walking Trails reflect a systems and settings approach to wellbeing by embedding physical activity into the campus environment. With eight routes spanning academic and medical spaces, the trail system integrates movement into daily routines—supporting employees, students, and visitors in where they learn, work, and live.

The system includes the Outdoor Art Trails, which feature three two‑mile routes highlighting more than 35 public works of art across campus, connecting movement with place and culture. Additional offerings include Academic Trails, Indoor Trails, and other route options, providing flexible opportunities to stay active across a range of campus settings.

UAB Announces $2,500 Student Wellbeing Innovation Scholarship

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is seeking nominations for a new scholarship recognizing undergraduate students who are actively advancing campus wellbeing as part of the university’s five-year anniversary as the first Health Promoting University in the United States.

UAB’s commitment to people, place, and community just earned national recognition

The Carnegie Foundation has awarded UAB the prestigious 2026 Community Engagement Classification. For a Health Promoting University, this classification is more than an accolade. It’s evidence that wellbeing at UAB extends far past campus boundaries, strengthening the social and environmental conditions that help communities thrive. Explore how UAB’s community‑engaged approach is shaping a healthier, more connected future for Alabama.

Blazer Garden: Growing More Than Just Vegetables

Blazer Kitchen Garden is a living example of UAB as a Health Promoting University—bringing People together through community and learning, transforming Place into a microcosm of systems change, and caring for Planet through sustainable practices. Discover how Dr. Amanda Clark and volunteers are embedding wellbeing into UAB’s culture from the ground up.