Four individuals and one student organization were honored with the President’s Diversity Champion awards, and UAB was recognized for excellence in diversity among higher education institutions by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.

Rob Blanton, Ph.D., an expert on international political economy and current professor in the department, will begin his new role Aug. 1.

Stacey Smith, program administrator in the School of Nursing’s Office of Student Success, is UAB’s Employee of the Month for February.

Anthony Faiola, Ph.D.,  will be the second of at least four candidates for the position to interview in the coming weeks.

More than 300 employees with 20-plus years of service to UAB will be honored March 1.

Joe Appleton, Ph.D., founding dean of UAB’s School of Engineering, died Jan. 17. The school was created in 1971, two years after UAB became an independent university in 1969, and Appleton helmed the school until 1978.

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.

Kris Boyle, manager of administration and operations in the Collat School of Business, is UAB’s Employee of the Month for January.

Business Dean and Trinidad native Eric Jack, Ph.D., was honored during the Central Alabama Caribbean American Organization’s annual dance in December.

The UAB Reporter wants to know how people in your unit volunteer. Submit a publicity request with the details and a group selfie for a chance to be featured.

Russell Taichman, DMD, DMSc, will become the UAB School of Dentistry dean in July 2019.

Rich Searles, information systems specialist with the Division of Preventive Medicine, is UAB’s Employee of the Month for December

Sandra Cooper, environmental services specialist, is UAB’s Employee of the Month for November.

Jonathan Wiesen, Ph.D., an authority on modern European history, including histories of racism and antisemitism, and the history of advertising and consumerism, joined UAB Jan. 1.

Scott Phillips, director of the UAB Center for Teaching and Learning, is the 2018 recipient of the Sam Brown Bridge Builder Award, given to a faculty or staff member who is committed to cross-campus collaboration.

Watts celebrates milestone year by praising students, faculty and staff who are powered by the will to push frontiers across all disciplines and in all pillars of UAB’s mission.

The Bill L. Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship highlighted student, employee and community-partner UAB Innovation Award winners.

The eight postdocs selected to receive Outstanding Postdoctoral Awards represent eight departments, divisions and schools across UAB.

All four candidates for the position of dean of the School of Dentistry have made their public presentations. Learn more about all the presentations and submit evaulations for the other candidates online.