For Odyssey Crowell, a University of Alabama at Birmingham medical sociology alumna, connecting sociology with the natural sciences is a must.

Many studies have linked childbearing to a lower risk of being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia later in life.

On November 20, 2024, the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) hosted its first-ever Graduate Research Day at the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Alumni House.

A focus on applying sociology to practical work projects, cutting-edge data analysis and supportive faculty make this one of the nation’s top online graduate programs in the field.

Findings from a new UAB study show greater levels of grandparenting intensity are not associated with greater physical activity. 

The College of Arts and Sciences is proud to announce that 20 faculty members across ten departments have been awarded promotions (including one faculty member who also was awarded tenure).

Mercedes Tarasovich focused her research in medical sociology on barriers to mental health care for an understudied population — people who have survived suicide attempts.

David Rogers, M.D., chief wellness officer for UAB Medicine, wrote “Frontline Healthcare Leadership” for employees in challenging, high-stress jobs.

A new UAB study sheds light on how changes in sociohistorical contexts impact the role of teen births on attainment of higher education.

The UA System Board of Trustees awarded the rank of Distinguished Professor to Robert Brunner, Yogesh Dwivedi, Helen Krontiras, Cora Elizabeth Lewis, David M.

The UAB Excellence in Business Top 25 program, presented by the UAB National Alumni Society, each year recognizes the fastest-growing and most successful businesses owned or managed by UAB graduates.

Throughout the Spring 2024 semester, departments across the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s College of Arts and Sciences submitted nominations for the Dean’s Awards for Outstanding Underg...

A new study from UAB provides clarity on how the pandemic mattered for the mental health of parents with school-age children.

In the world of medicine, treating the body and treating the person can be two distinctly different things.

As part of the HESP cohort, Miller aims to enhance community engagement, communicate research findings and foster relationships with peers while focusing on policy determinants of health, particula...

Verna Keith, Ph.D.Verna Keith, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Sociology, served as a co-editor of Social Psychology Quarterly's special issue on race, racism, and discrimination.

As part of the CGI U, students developed initiatives focused on health, education, poverty, environment, human rights, poverty alleviation and public health, impacting local and global communities.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s College of Arts and Sciences offers faculty a range of awards and grant opportunities to advance their research and scholarship and recognize their achie...

Michele “Mike” Wilson, Ph.D., was an award-winning faculty member in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Sociology and launched the Women’s Studies Program.

A civil rights field experience, safer MRI scans, investigating college stress and implementing a massive genetic test for cancer: Recipients of 2022 Faculty Development Grant Program awards explai...