The UAB Reporter wants to know how you give back — whether it’s at a local food bank or in a clinic across the world.

“Big Data and Visual Analytics” provides insight into methods and technologies used and the barriers to entry for big data research in various fields.

Cynthia Barham, administrative associate in the department, is UAB’s Employee of the Month.

Winners of the Graduate Dean’s Excellence in Mentorship Award share the things they learned as mentors to an up-and-coming generation of researchers.

Maggie Amsler has traveled to Antarctica 27 times studying krill, chemical ecology and ocean acidification, learning more about herself and the continent along the way.

Kiera Walker, a two-time UAB graduate, parlayed her degree in biology and lab experience into a new opportunity to help people in the moment.

Virginia Sisiopiku was named the Engineering Council of Birmingham Educator of the Year — the first member of UAB’s faculty to receive the award.

The UAB Commission on the Status of Women honors women who have mentored or served other women, taken a courageous stance or overcome adversity to achieve a goal.

Women have been integral to helping bring the UAB’s medical and academic prowess to the national and international forefront during the past five decades. For Women’s History month, the UAB Reporter has gathered examples of its more recent coverage of women at UAB.

Five individuals and one student organization were honored with the President’s Diversity Champion awards.

Join Suzanne Austin, Ana Oliveria, Sami Raut and Hyeyoung Lim for discussions of their career paths and a Q&A session.

Bob Hernandez, DrPH, who started his career at UAB 45 years ago, saw opportunities for growth on campus and took them, extending the university’s reach across the globe — while still making time to mentor others back in Birmingham.

More than 275 employees with 20-plus years of service to UAB to be honored during the annual Service Awards Program noon March 2. See the full list online.

Jennifer Ragland, director of payroll services, is UAB’s Employee of the Month.

Kathy Tubbs, administrative associate in the School of Education dean’s office, is UAB’s Employee of the Month.

Frank Pajaron, maintenance field supervisor for UAB Hospital, is UAB’s Employee of the Month.

Victor Darley-Usmar has pioneered landmark research in mitochondrial and free-radical biology, mentored or trained more than 30 young researchers and helped make the UAB Center for Free Radical Biology an international hub of redox biology and bioenergetic research.

Doug Barrett, associate professor of graphic design, spent two weeks at a Mississippi wildlife refuge creating a poetic map of endangered red-cockaded woodpecker habitats.

Join us in recognizing their efforts by nominating an outstanding UAB woman student, postdoc, faculty member, administrator, staff member and community member.  Nominations are due by 5 p.m. Jan. 19. 

Assistant Registrar Tiffany Hearns, whose job it is to assign classrooms and meeting spaces every semester for every class and every student, is UAB’s Employee of the Month.