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UAB on a roll as a bike-friendly campus

A new designation recognizes UAB’s success in promoting safe, accessible bicycling on campus.

Published in Campus News

Celebrate Women's History Month with the women who shape UAB

50thShieldONLY COLOR From traveling to Antarctica to publishing children’s books, from taking biology educational tools to India to planting pollinator gardens on campus, women have been integral to shaping UAB’s reputation its 50-year history. As part of its annual coverage of Women’s History Month, the UAB Reporter has gathered examples of its more recent coverage of women at UAB.

Published in Achievements

Campus gets the royal tree-tment

UAB, with its more than 4,400 trees, is being recognized as a Tree Campus USA for its work to promote healthy trees and conservation among students and employees.

Published in Sustainability

Use this easy checklist to prepare for severe weather

UAB Safe stream UAB has several resources that, when coupled with personal initiatives, can help keep you safe during bad weather.

Published in Campus Safety

Parsons to be new chief facilities officer

Greg Parsons, who has served as UAB’s assistant vice president for planning, design and construction since 2014, will become associate vice president and chief facilities officer Feb. 1.

Published in Leadership

3 ways to stay safer after dark

Going out alone after dark in the city can be nerve-wracking for some, but it doesn't have to be — especially when UAB has multiple resources to help keep you safe.

Published in Campus Safety

Campus Ride, Escort services to end Jan. 3

Blazer Express, our new campuswide shuttle system, will replace Campus Ride and Campus Escort services beginning Jan. 6, 2014.

Published in Events

UAB Cancer Center celebrates grand opening of modernized facility

Originally built in 1975, the Wallace Tumor Institute is the hub of the Cancer Center’s research and administrative enterprise.

Published in Patient Care

Winning name, more details emerge on new campus bus system

Everyone can catch a ride on the Blazer Express beginning in January 2014.

Published in Construction & Transit

Employees, students grow their own fruits and vegetables in UAB Gardens

A new community springs up on unused land, with just some tools, water and a chance to garden for the first time
Valerie Gordon has never planted a garden. Not at home or a friend’s house. Nowhere.

Published in Sustainability

Plans for new student center approved

The new center will replace the Hill University Center (HUC) at the corner of University Boulevard and 14th Street and is expected to be complete for the Fall 2015 semester.

Published in Construction & Transit

UAB's new steam system will save energy, dollars

Natural gas powered district steam system goes online this month and features state-of-the-art technology

Published in Construction & Transit

UAB’s steam plant on target for February 2013 start

As major construction on District Steam System Project ends, no further street disruptions or closures planned

Published in Construction & Transit

HUC green roof features fresh herbs for your dining pleasure

The latest green roof project is one of the first developments by UAB’s Sustainability Committee to come to fruition.

Published in Get Involved

Lower level Bartow seats: out with the old, in with the new

After 23 years, the lower-level seats in Bartow Arena have been ripped out, recycled and are in the process of being replaced.

Published in Go Blazers!

Traffic on University Boulevard traffic to change July 15

Beginning July 15, some lanes along University Boulevard will be closed to accommodate construction for the UAB District Steam System project.

Published in Construction & Transit

Traffic on University Boulevard traffic to change July 15

Beginning July 15, some lanes along University Blvd. will be closed to accommodate construction for the UAB District Steam System project.

Published in Construction & Transit

CommuteSmart program saves employees time, money

UAB provides incentives for those who sign up to participate in the CommuteSmart ride share program.

Published in Construction & Transit

UAB District Steam System construction project to begin

After two years of planning, construction will begin on the $69 million UAB District Steam System Project in the coming days.

Published in Construction & Transit

Preparations under way for construction of new steam plant, distribution network

The District Steam System Project includes the construction of a state-of-the-art steam-generation plant and steam distribution and condensate recovery network.

Published in Construction & Transit

Design Build Services realigned to improve effectiveness

Many buildings on campus have building administrators whose job it is to submit work orders involving their respective buildings. It is important that potential customers verify their authority to submit a work order for a building or work area before filing a work request.

Published in Construction & Transit

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UAB in the Community

Community shines light on a little-known incident in Civil Rights-era Birmingham
UAB 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.

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Changing lives, one tax return at a time
Enrollment 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.

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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.

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Physics 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.

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Watch, listen to these Birmingham stories during Black History Month

Find 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.

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Pledge your support to the Blazer family, Birmingham community with a gift to the Benevolent Fund

Help 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.

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Apply for, donate to tornado relief funds for UAB employees

The 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.

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Tended by Blazers, these UAB Gardens plots grow produce for the food-insecure on campus

The 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.

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Recurring gifts to the Benevolent Fund support UAB, the Birmingham community

UAB’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.

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A doctor goes ‘behind the curtain’ to reach those getting left behind during COVID-19

Assistant Professor Ellen Eaton, M.D., an infectious diseases specialist, is leading the Jefferson County health department’s effort to reach special populations.

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Blazer Kitchen secures more funds to provide food in the community

Two 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.

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How to make meaningful connections when social distance is the order of the day

Coronavirus 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.

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‘Proud to be a part of UAB’s impact’: What employees get when they give back

UAB staff and faculty share what drives them to volunteer their time for community-focused projects like the upcoming InnoHack 2020 event.

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Habitat build has family home for the holidays

The 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.

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Spread holiday cheer: Donate to UAB Toy Drive through Dec. 5

Drop new, unwrapped toys to the UAB Toy Drive boxes located in buildings across campus, from Campbell Hall to the Administration Building.

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Live-streamed labs offer a glimpse into creative research

Peek into graduate research laboratories through a Facebook live presentation of Discoveries Behind the Scenes every other Wednesday this fall.

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Sign up to volunteer for #UABBuilds

UAB is building its sixth Habitat House in Eastlake.

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BlazerPulse builds stronger connections among service-learning partners

After 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.

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More than 10,000 hours committed to community service in 6 months

In 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.

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Badham honored for volunteer service to Birmingham community

Amy 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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