The 2025 honorees for the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching represent UAB schools, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School, and the Honors College. Hear what their students and colleagues have to say.

Support parents and families in the NICU parent lounge with snacks and clothing items for babies and toddlers receiving care at the UAB NICU, Regional Newborn Intensive Care Unit, Continuing Care Nursery and Children's of Alabama. See a list of needed items and dropoff locations in this story.

The latest cohort selected for the Blaze Leadership Academy includes 20 faculty and staff from across campus. See the full list of participants in this story.

Congratulations to the 19 faculty and staff leaders who completed UAB’s leadership development program this month. Meet the graduates and see the requirements for the 2025-2026 cohort; nominations open in June.

Lakonja Billups, Bernice Dunklin and Timothy Sherrer are the fourth-quarter 2024 honorees of the UAB Shared Values in Action Program. Nominations for first-quarter 2025 honorees are open through Jan. 22.

The 2024 honorees for the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching represent each school, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Honors College, and the Graduate School.

John Huffstutler, Nancy Parsons and Angel Simmons are the second-quarter 2024 honorees of the UAB Values in Action Program. Nominations for third-quarter 2024 honorees are open through July 11.

The UA System Board of Trustees awarded the rank of Distinguished Professor to Robert Brunner, Yogesh Dwivedi, Helen Krontiras, Cora Elizabeth Lewis, David M. Morris and Michele H. Nichols and the rank of University Professor to Marie Bakitas, Mirjam-Colette Kempf, Verna Keith, Michael Neiderweis and David Vance during its meeting in April 2024.

Meet the 2024 cohort of the DEAL Program, which exposes promising staff members to the essential components of administrative and management positions across UAB.

UAB continues to implement its Campus Master Plan through new facilities and renovations to enhance instruction, research, technology and student life. Some are under construction and others are in planning stages; these include an update to the Unity Park green space, seven new buildings and a new parking deck.

Maria Rodriguez Shirey will transition to her new role, effective June 1, succeeding Doreen Harper, who is retiring.

This year, the university recognizes 50 years of service by Jeanne Hutchison, Ph.D., and Ferdinand Urthaler, M.D., and 45 years of service by Robert Kim M.D., and Joseph Lovetto. In addition, 294 employees with 20 or more years and 904 with five, 10 and 15 years will honored for their longevity.

UAB researcher David Vance, Ph.D., has helped prove that boosting cognitive reserve can protect your brain as it ages. Here’s how you can leverage your UAB benefits to make it happen.