Campus & Community - News
The new Office of Veterans Recruitment and Student Services, a dedicated area for UAB’s veteran student population in the heart of campus, will host an open house Tuesday, Feb. 23, in the new Hill Student Center.
BCRFA continues to provide substantial gifts to UAB Cancer Center to accelerate breast cancer research.
Birmingham is one of 10 cities PNC selected as part of a $10 million pilot, which engages community organizations to build young children’s vocabulary through neighborhood workshops and hands-on vocabulary lessons.
UAB hosts rare disease genomics meeting in conjunction with Rare Disease Day.
UAB one of 16 schools to compete in U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon.
UAB Department of Art and Art History Chair Lauren Lake, MFA, is the juror for this year’s show. The deadline for entry is Feb. 28.
UAB clinic to see adult patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia.
Surgeons from around the world gather at UAB to learn more about robotic assisted surgery.
UAB’s School of Health of Professions has made SuperScholar.org’s list for top online bachelor’s programs in health care administration, ranking ninth.
The Pave the Way campaign benefits the Undergraduate Student Government Association’s Student Emergency Loan Fund, to assist students in need. For $100, purchasers may have a brick engraved with a message.
The Women’s Committee of the Spain Rehabilitation Center will host its signature benefit and Valentine’s Day celebration, “The Firefly,” on Saturday, Feb. 13, at The Florentine at 6 p.m.
Enjoy great pizza and help raise some dough for the Pediatric Heart Transplant Study Foundation at Slice Birmingham.
UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center holds annual ArtBLINK Gala to support high-priority research and provide patient and family assistance.
Lisa Iglesias teaches at the University of Florida and works both individually and with her sister, under the name Las Hermanas Iglesias. She will speak on her interdisciplinary and collaborative practice.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham and UAB Medicine will increase minimum wage for employees to $11 per hour in 2016. The federal minimum wage is $7.25.
Leadership UAB Class of 2016 has been announced.
Throughout the month of February, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, UAB Medicine, and Heart and Vascular Services will raise awareness about heart disease and ways to help prevent it.
Poster sessions and guest lecturers aim to celebrate Darwin’s legacy.
Professor and children’s book author Lester L. Laminack will serve as keynote speaker.
Shanquela Williams, junior social work major, will spend the spring semester in Ghana as part of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship program.
UAB cites its accredited police department and investments in safety resources, as well as initiatives in shared responsibility and community partnerships, as reasons data shows crime is much lower than perceived — and lower than many urban and non-urban universities.
More than 400 UAB students performed community service projects around Birmingham as part of a National Day of Service.
Collat School of Business seeks to give students more experience and strengthen employer relationships.
Feel the love with the UAB/Red Cross Blood Drive.
A new eight-week FreshStart! program is set for Jan. 21-March 10 to help cancer survivors make healthy lifestyle changes.
More than $5.2 million has been paid in UAB’s Finish the Drive campaign to secure $17.2 million pledged to UAB Athletics, exceeding the $4.5 million Jan. 15 goal.
Internationally recognized scholar and researcher Marie A. Bakitas will present at UAB on palliative care Feb. 10.
With more than 162,000 square feet, the new UAB Hill Student Center is the living room of the university and provides places for students to congregate, eat and study, making it their home away from home.
UAB Honors College enrollment has more than doubled since 2012, and new initiatives and programs continue to garner great feedback from students.
Discussion will cover the relationship between diet and exercise and the biology of aging.