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UAB and Birmingham Promise: a partnership for the futureThrough an internship with UAB HR Talent Acquisition, Birmingham City Schools student Jaykease Rosales gained skills and experience and proved to be a strong asset to UAB’s employee recruitment and retention efforts.At Sparkman Center for Global Health, Alonge is focusing on “what works and why”Olakunle Alonge, M.D., Ph.D., an expert in implementation science, joined UAB in 2023 as the center’s new director. In July, it will host an intensive implementation research institute with an emphasis on health inequities.Kayli Meek shares how UAB students can get the most out of volunteering
Meek, a junior majoring in entrepreneurship, also is training as a GivePulse ambassador in her role at the Office of Service Learning and Undergraduate Research.
Blazer Kitchen is powered by volunteers. What powers these employees who volunteer each week?Meet Candi Mosley and Shali Zhang, M.D., two regulars at UAB’s on-campus food pantry. The work helps her feel “useful outside my job… and it is fun,” Zhang said. Added Mosley: “You get to meet so many people.”Which Blazer Kitchen volunteer are you? Find your perfect fit for 2023Unload, weed, assist shoppers and more. Here are six ways you can serve your fellow Blazers at UAB’s food pantry as it experiences record growth.
4 ways to honor service members this Veterans DayAttend the annual wreath-laying, donate to a blanket and clothing drive, read stories from UAB veterans and leave a message of thanks.
Volunteers needed to build UAB’s Habitat House — build extended through Nov. 19Help complete the 2022 Habitat House, built for Eddie Mae Hopkins in Ensley, just in time for Thanksgiving celebrations. Sign up for a volunteer slot on BlazerPulse.
Community shines light on a little-known incident in Civil Rights-era BirminghamUAB history students and faculty are contributing to the Beth-El Civil Rights Experience, an effort by the congregation of Birmingham’s Temple Beth-El to share the experiences of members of the city’s Jewish community during the era, including an attempted bombing in 1958.Sign up to volunteer to build UAB’s next Habitat HouseIt’s time to build UAB’s seventh Habitat House — the university’s first following a pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Individuals with a willingness to work can register to volunteer on BlazerPulse, UAB's community engagement platform, for slots available 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday-Saturday Sept. 29-Nov. 5.
2 ways you can give back this holiday seasonHelp make the holidays merrier for Birmingham-area children by donating to two drives on campus this season — the annual UAB Toy Drive and Little Blazer Wishes.
Donate hygiene items to Blazer Kitchen through Aug. 31Donate items through Aug. 31 to stock the on-campus food bank with personal hygiene items such as feminine hygiene products, toilet paper and soap. Donations can be given to Staff Council representatives or dropped off at the 1613 Building.
Changing lives, one tax return at a timeEnrollment in Eddie Nabors’s course on Poverty and Human Capability has more than tripled in the past year. Why? He gives students the chance to help the working poor receive thousands of dollars each and avoid scammers — even during a pandemic.Toxicologist unravels the dangerous medical mystery of ZaZa, Alabama’s 'gas-station dope'When use of an obscure antidepressant exploded across the state, William Rushton, M.D., who directs UAB’s medical toxicology program and the state’s poison control hotline, began an investigation that led the Alabama Department of Public Health to halt sales.How volunteers are making history in a parking lot — and you can, tooA vaccine site volunteer offers an insider’s view of the great shot-in-the-arm effort that can turn the tide against COVID-19.
Physics courses inspired by ‘good games’ help draw high schoolers to STEM careersCoding with Physics workshops train teachers to incorporate storytelling, supportive teamwork, productive failure and other videogame techniques to engage teens in science.
Volunteers needed at vaccination sitesLearn more about responsibilities and sign up for a volunteer location.
Reading leads children to a better life. Be a part of that journey.Reading level in third grade is an astounding predictor of life outcomes. Learn how one UAB partner organization prepares tutors to walk alongside struggling students.
Watch, listen to these Birmingham stories during Black History MonthFind out how a local DJ passed coded messages to protestors, what life was like in a company town, why Black workers flocked to Birmingham’s steel mills and more in short films and oral histories from UAB students and faculty.
Pledge your support to the Blazer family, Birmingham community with a gift to the Benevolent FundHelp the Benevolent Fund meet its spring campaign goal of $2 million and enable its continued support of the Blazer Kitchen, the Employee Emergency Assistance Program and other community partners.
Apply for, donate to tornado relief funds for UAB employeesThe Employee Emergency Assistance Program and Blazer Kitchen, operated by the Benevolent Fund, can provide assistance to those affected by the Jan. 26 tornado, and employees can contribute to relief funds online.
New Education Abroad certification means more interdisciplinary, inclusive programmingAshley Neyer, Education Abroad director, earned the Forum on Education Abroad’s Professional Certification in Education Abroad, which provides those who work in the global education field with specialized knowledge and expertise — all of which will guide the continued growth of UAB Education Abroad.
Tended by Blazers, these UAB Gardens plots grow produce for the food-insecure on campusThe plots will provide vegetables, fruits, herbs and spices to increase food security for the campus community and enable shoppers in UAB’s food pantry, Blazer Kitchen, to make more and varied healthy choices.
Support UAB families by fulfilling Little Blazer WishesHelp UAB parenting students and their families blaze on this holiday season by supporting Little Blazer Wishes, a program that provides anonymous gift sponsorship to Blazers who would otherwise struggle to fulfill their children’s holiday wish lists.
Recurring gifts to the Benevolent Fund support UAB, the Birmingham communityUAB’s Benevolent Fund has been working in overdrive to meet the needs of Blazers and Birmingham residents. Making, restarting or increasing a monthly pledge via payroll deduction can help continue its work.
UAB awarded IDEAS grant to expand study-abroad experiencesUAB is one of 24 American colleges and universities selected to create, expand and diversify student mobility overseas in support of U.S. foreign policy goals.
NAS dues are out 'From Here On IN'UAB alumni society will transition to dues-free membership Oct. 1.Helping kids with autism cope with coronavirus disruptionsSome simple strategies — including micro-routines, mask desensitization and compassion — can help parents and the community ease anxieties in this frightening time.
A doctor goes ‘behind the curtain’ to reach those getting left behind during COVID-19Assistant Professor Ellen Eaton, M.D., an infectious diseases specialist, is leading the Jefferson County health department’s effort to reach special populations.
Clinicians with COVID-19 problems can tap into a reservoir of bright ideasAn online platform gives UAB innovators a chance to find creative solutions to front-line challenges. Anyone can post a clinical problem — or volunteer to help solve one.
Blazer Kitchen secures more funds to provide food in the communityTwo new grants will enable the campus food pantry to continue providing pre-packed bags twice weekly to employees and students — and an additional 400 food boxes to others in the Birmingham community.
5 ways to help international students during coronavirus crisisMany of UAB’s more than a thousand international students are facing complicated questions and challenges — but you can help.
How to make meaningful connections when social distance is the order of the dayCoronavirus breeds loneliness, which is as bad for the health as heavy smoking. The longtime director of UAB’s Pastoral Care program shares how best to reach out to others in need.
Clean out your closets to support Suits for SuccessHelp support women in the workplace with your donation of gently worn, work-appropriate attire March 9-13.
Grow produce, help Blazers during Green Thumb Gardening DaysDig in for monthly gardening days this spring and plant produce in the UAB Gardens to be harvested for Blazer Kitchen.
‘Proud to be a part of UAB’s impact’: What employees get when they give backUAB staff and faculty share what drives them to volunteer their time for community-focused projects like the upcoming InnoHack 2020 event.
Habitat build has family home for the holidaysThe sixth Habitat for Humanity Greater Birmingham home built by volunteers from UAB was dedicated with a ceremony Nov. 20, just in time for the Young family to celebrate Thanksgiving.
INTO UAB secures $75,000 to educate young girls in 8 countriesINTO Giving will make three annual gifts of $25,000 to Room to Read programs in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Tanzania — changing the lives of more than 50,000 school-age girls.
Spread holiday cheer: Donate to UAB Toy Drive through Dec. 5Drop new, unwrapped toys to the UAB Toy Drive boxes located in buildings across campus, from Campbell Hall to the Administration Building.
35,000 miles, $100,000 and 5 paths to global changeFive faculty are translating proven methods directly from Birmingham to locations around the world with pilot funding from the Sparkman Center for Global Health.
Live-streamed labs offer a glimpse into creative researchPeek into graduate research laboratories through a Facebook live presentation of Discoveries Behind the Scenes every other Wednesday this fall.