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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.posted a while back 3067 viewsChanging 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.posted a while back 2742 viewsToxicologist 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.posted a while back 76162 viewsPhysics courses inspired by ‘good games’ help draw high schoolers to STEM careers
Coding with Physics workshops train teachers to incorporate storytelling, supportive teamwork, productive failure and other videogame techniques to engage teens in science.
posted a while back 3583 viewsWatch, 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.
posted a while back 4200 viewsPledge 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.
posted a while back 3002 viewsApply 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.
posted a while back 2311 viewsTended 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.
posted a while back 5513 viewsRecurring 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.
posted a while back 13002 viewsA 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.
posted a while back 6115 viewsBlazer 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.
posted a while back 3227 viewsHow 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.
posted a while back 4519 views‘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.
posted a while back 5014 viewsHabitat 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.
posted a while back 5082 viewsSpread 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.
posted a while back 4350 viewsLive-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.
posted a while back 4643 viewsSign up to volunteer for #UABBuildsUAB is building its sixth Habitat House in Eastlake.
posted a while back 4682 viewsBlazerPulse builds stronger connections among service-learning partnersAfter using BlazerPulse in service-learning courses during spring semester, faculty feedback is helping make the online community-engagement platform an even better tool for promoting, organizing and measuring UAB’s impact in the community.
posted a while back 5250 viewsMore than 10,000 hours committed to community service in 6 monthsIn fewer than six months, 1,343 faculty, staff and students logged more than 10,000 combined hours of community service in BlazerPulse, a platform launched in January to promote, organize and measure UAB’s impact in the community. If you're hoping to top the leader board, Michelle Henry is the one to catch.
posted a while back 10385 viewsBadham honored for volunteer service to Birmingham communityAmy Badham, director of Service Learning and Undergraduate Research, was honored as Volunteer of the Year at the Hands On Birmingham IGNITE Awards in April.
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