According to UAB tradition and history, on June 16, 1969, Alabama Governor Albert P. Brewer announced the establishment of The University of Alabama System which was comprised of autonomous campuses in Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, and Huntsville.
On that day, University of Alabama in Birmingham (UAB) became one of the three universities in the new three-campus system.
Demolition of the 10 story UAB Town House began this week.
Did you know UAB is a Diversity Champion?
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The Birmingham tech industry is growing… and fast. Tech start-ups like Mixtroz and Shipt are popping up all around the Magic City, so there’s surely no shortage in the jobs that follow. If you’re interested in finding an IT job, but don’t know where to start, Innovate Birmingham’s summer courses might just be the perfect way to get plugged in.
The Women’s Cancers Survivors Workshop is a day to empower survivors of breast and women’s cancers and their loved ones. The sessions include living with and after cancer, how caregivers can support their loved ones and themselves, how to navigate insurance and healthcare costs and a Q&A session with a panel of women’s cancers experts. The workshop is hosted by the UAB School of Nursing, the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB and SurviveAL.
Peer into a beating heart, or fly across the world. Then meet moon man Buzz Aldrin in hologram form. You don’t even have to leave Birmingham—you just have to be a student, faculty or staff member at UAB. Take a look at the new UAB Virtual Reality Studio in Lister Hill Library.
UAB’s Sarah Parcak, the much acclaimed space archeologist, National Geographic Explorer and TED Prize winner was a $400 answer last night on the popular quiz show Jeopardy!
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UAB’s Dr. Jim McClintock, a world expert on marine chemical ecology and drug discovery in Antarctica, was awarded the Finn Ronne Memorial Award by the Explorers Club on Saturday evening, March 16th in New York City.
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Meet Ethan Major, CamRon Hamilton, and Aaron Grant—three of the most inspiring young men you will ever encounter.
In 2016, NPR held its annual Tiny Desk Contest, as part of their popular Tiny Desk Concert series, which has been viewed on You Tube more than 2 billion times, and has millions of loyal followers on radio. Out of more than 6000 contest video entries from all over the world, a jury of high profiled musicians came back with one unanimous winner – Gaelynn Lea.
Earlier this week, The Opus Group (Opus), headquartered in Minneapolis, in partnership with The McKinney Fund & Company announced the start of construction on a new 17-story, mixed-use student living community on the edge of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) campus.
According to Commute Smart records, UAB employee Greg Harber bicycled or walked everyday to work and back home in 2018. Since 2013, he has only driven a car twice to work.
Regional cooperation.
That was the most common statement used at today’s groundbreaking on the site of the new Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (BJCC) Multi-Use Stadium.
Renovations have officially wrapped up at Hilton Birmingham at UAB. Here’s a look at what’s new. Continue reading “Hilton Hotels and Resorts returns to Birmingham at UAB”
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UAB has launched a new sustainability strategic plan that will transform the university’s academic and medical campus by the year 2025.
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