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Sami Alqahtani, M.D., spent four years as a primary care physician in Saudi Arabia before pursuing a path in public health. On April 28, Alqahtani will graduate with his doctoral degree in health behavior from UAB.
Hernandez will study neuro-ophthalmic disease, which is a specialty that focuses on visual problems related to the brain.
The Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship provides sophomore students with hands-on, practical experience in NOAA-related science, research, technology, policy, management and education activities.
Defying all odds, Destiny Nelson-Miles is set to graduate this spring with a degree in finance and a concentration in business honors.
UAB gave Samant the chance to try everything from filmmaking and student leadership to cutting-edge research, and as she graduates with two degrees and honors, she will head to medical school at UAB this fall.
Voted Best Performer in a Musical by Birmingham Broadway World for his sensational performance as SpongeBob SquarePants for Theatre UAB, Serena will reprise the role for professional theater after graduation.
Schweitzer Fellowships have an intensive leadership component so that fellows can continue to inspire others to improve the health of those who experience barriers to care beyond their year of service.
UAB biomedical engineering major Yancey Williams II will graduate from the UAB with a bright future April 29.
As a caregiver to his adult son, Anderson was able to earn his master’s degree at UAB and turn his interest in magic arts into deception research and a second career in academics.
Casey Mahoney-Crane and Banks Stamp are the 2023 recipients of the Samuel B. Barker Award for Excellence in Graduate Studies — the UAB Graduate School’s highest honor.
Zhen Cong, Ph.D., will join NIH efforts to reduce health threats from climate change.
ASBA started in 2014 as a think tank focused on facilitating growth for local small businesses by involving students.
UAB professor emeritus Michael Saag, M.D., will be the keynote speaker at the spring 2023 Service Learning and Undergraduate Research Expo.
The award celebrates the hope, compassion, positivity and strength through action that the honoree has brought to the lives of gynecologic cancer patients and survivors.
Both Carlisle and Jennings had been serving in their respective positions in an interim capacity since last year.
Musa and Di Gangi are two of only 207 individuals worldwide with this designation.
The Alabama Academy of Science has announced Samiksha Raut, Ph.D., as the inaugural recipient of the Adriel D. Johnson, Sr. Mentoring Award.
Bertrand has been chosen for the leadership program to help close the gap in how allied health professions are recognized in health care.
One UAB surgeon’s personal loss drives his mission to reduce health care disparities.
Fobian will receive the award at the society’s annual conference in Chicago.

Rodgers-Johnson attains success in his music journey through his drive, passion for social justice issues and faculty mentorship.

Music majors Austin Green and Reagan Martin and physics major Jackson Hanle won top prizes in the Alabama State Auditions of the National Association of Teachers of Singing.
Bhatt serves as the medical director of the UAB Pulmonary Function and Exercise Physiology Lab and the UAB Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program.
The American Society of Preventive Oncology presents this award annually to a scientist in the area of preventive oncology.
The ASA has announced George Howard, DrPH, as the David G. Sherman Lecture Award winner for his contributions to the stroke field.
Basic research in bacteria has led Michael Niederweis and Moon Nahm to 17 U.S. patents and various new technologies with real impacts on the welfare of society.
UAB shop administrator Jerry Sewell is celebrating 85 years of life and 59 years with UAB.
A UAB professor of political science and public administration was selected to receive an award for his contributions to the American Society for Public Administration.
The funded project began Jan. 1 and is expected to run for two years. The proposal focuses on developing a novel dental pulp capping material by improving bioactivity of pulp tissue while achieving ideal mechanical properties.
Most discussions about climate change focus on infectious diseases or water- and heat-related disasters. Learn how climate change also affects the inequity in maternal and child health through a UAB School of Public Health webinar Feb. 16.
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