UAB Health Services Foundation made a $75,000 contribution to the School of Medicine Department of Surgery to fund the James K. Kirklin, M.D., Endowed Lectureship in Cardiothoracic Sciences.

UAB ranked No. 15 among the top colleges for best online degree programs according to Affordable Colleges Online. UAB offers online degree programs in accounting, education, engineering, health-care management, information systems, nursing, occupational therapy, public health and more.

A new site for veterans provides links to information, forms and resources for employees who are veterans and information for veterans applying for jobs at UAB. The site also offers visitors the opportunity to write a thank-you note, share a story or express your gratitude for veterans.

Parking access will be added to the ONE Card this week for the Administration, Education and Shelby buildings, Cudworth Hall and the Ninth and 10th Avenue parking decks. If you have access to multiple lots/desk, hang on to your parking cards until all decks have been converted. Employees who have not received their ONE Cards should refer to the instructions on the ONE Card FAQ page.

The College of Arts and Sciences will commemorate the life and legacy of 16th U.S. President Abraham Lincoln with a week of events Nov. 15-21.

More than 80 core units offer services and specialized equipment available for use in UAB's shared facilities. Learn how they can help you during Core Day, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 14 in the UAB Campus Rec Center.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham will mark Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11, with its second annual wreath-laying ceremony at 1 p.m. on the Campus Green.

The league, which raises money for the UAB Faculty and Staff Benevolent Fund, is looking for new teams for its winter bowling season, and you don't have to be an experienced bowler to join. 

In Woodlawn, an outdoor mural now welcomes newcomers and natives alike with a once-familiar sentiment, “It’s Nice To Have You in Birmingham.”