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A record 28 UAB students won competitive merit-based national scholarships to fund their endeavors in research, study abroad or graduate school.

Among the scholarship recipients, UAB boasts a Boren Scholar, a Marshall Scholar, a Goldwater Scholar and two National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellows, in addition to a number of honorable mentions.

Summer is back and the heat has melted away all your plans to go outside, but you don’t want to fall in the same regimen as always. What foolproof plan has never failed any of us? The answer is always unanimously: movie time. However, if Netflix doesn’t seem to be doing the trick for you anymore, fret no more — some of Birmingham’s favorite venues (including Iron City, the Alabama Theatre and the Botanical Gardens) are offering chances to spice up your nights by providing several series of film showings throughout the summer. 

Rotary Trail

Nestled in downtown and adorned with a 46-foot sign paying homage to the “Magic City” marking its entrance, the Rotary Trail features a four-block walking, running and biking pathway. When the trail officially opened to the Birmingham community in April of this year, it was only two blocks along 1st Avenue South. According to local radio station WBHM, it will eventually run from 20th Street to 24th Street. The trail is complete with benches, picnic tables and solar-powered cell phone charging stations.

Working out may sound unappealing for most, especially for those of us who can shamefully admit it’s been a while since we’ve seen a gym. Running a marathon might not be in the books for you anytime soon, but there are other ways to drop that freshman (or sophomore, junior or senior) 15 and have fun doing it.