Staff and faculty submitted nearly 300 questions and comments during the virtual town hall May 7; find answers to questions on furloughs, how to help and more in this article.

In a town hall meeting Thursday, President Ray Watts and other senior leaders explained expense reduction measures needed to address the impact of COVID-19 on UAB and the Health System. They also answered questions on plans for fall, restarting research, antibody testing and more.

In a virtual town hall meeting, President Ray Watts and other university leaders shared their pride in how UAB faculty and staff have responded to COVID-19, offered frank answers on re-opening campus, budget shortfalls and other topics of common concern, and shared practical guidance on how every member of the UAB community can play a part in moving forward.

The plan, rolling out this spring for more than 500 clinical research staff, aims to clarify opportunities for advancement. 

Funded investigators who receive imposed administrative or disciplinary action for sexual harassment, sexual misconduct or non-gender or non-sex-based harassment must be reported promptly to granting agencies under new rules.

The UAB Reporter will no longer accept submissions for its Classifieds section after Nov. 1, and the service will be discontinued Nov. 30.

Interactions with elected representatives involve both legal and ethical considerations.

A new ad campaign and other tools showcase UAB’s unique passion for spurring innovation and spearheading change.

Undergraduate enrollment, doctoral programs and national rankings all have risen under the nearly two decades of leadership by Harold Jones.

Eva W. Lewis, an expert in higher education and health care leadership, planning and management has been named vice provost for institutional effectiveness and academic planning after a national search.

The representatives will serve a two-year term that begins in August and ends in July 2020.

Paul Campbell Erwin, M.D., DrPH, who received his medical degree from the UAB School of Medicine, returns to Birmingham to lead the School of Public Health.

“Dreams come true with hard work and perseverance,” Lee Moradi says — and just maybe a Grand Challenge proposal.

This year graduates and undergraduates will be awarded degrees in separate ceremonies.

Michelle Robinson, DMD, will work alongside departing Dean Mike Reddy, and a national search for a permanent dean will be launched.

UAB will name an interim dean in the next few months, to serve alongside departing Dean Mike Reddy, and a national search for a permanent dean will be launched.

Updates to the federal tax tables may cause increases in standard deductions, repeals of personal exemptions and changes in tax rates and tax brackets.

Research Vice President Chris Brown is looking for a problem that unites UAB expertise around a large-scale issue, and he plans to find it in a universitywide competition that kicks off in February.

The parking gates will be raised at the Sixth Avenue Parking Deck on these days to accommodate employees who normally park in remote lots and ride the bus or van.

Covered employees whose household income, based on family size, is 1.5 times the federal poverty level or less, are eligible for funds to offset the cost of medical premiums.