More than 50 doctoral students participated in the 2018 3 Minute Thesis preliminary competition October 2 in the Hill Student Center, and more than half of those students will advance to the semi-finals next week.

UAB Center for Exercise Medicine (UCEM) will host its 6th Annual Symposium on Sept. 21 at the Hill Student Center Ballroom. As a pre-symposium event, the center will conduct a Science Communication Workshop on Sept. 20 at the Hill Student Center Theater. The symposium will feature keynote speakers Dr. Alex Hutchinson, physicist, author and journalist from Toronto, Canada, and Dr. Fabrisia Ambrosio, Associate Professor of the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh and Director of Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center International. It will also feature UAB experts from various fields.

One simple tour lit a spark in a young mind. But it wasn’t until college, that the spark ignited into something more.

The Summer 2018 UAB Doctoral Hooding Ceremony and Master's Student Commencement was held August 10 at the Bartow Arena. During the summer, approximately 1,125 students earned graduate degrees, including 98 doctoral degrees. The Graduate School would like to congratulate all of the Summer 2018 graduates!

UAB Graduate School and the Graduate Student Government is hosting a Fall Graduate Resource Fair and Ice Cream Social on Wednesday, Aug. 29.

The word “survivor” means many things to many people, but for 24-year-old Rashad Hayes it’s one more opportunity to make a difference in someone else’s life.

The UAB Graduate School will hold its Graduate Program Summer Recruitment Fair on Friday, July 6. Event attendees will have an opportunity to learn more about UAB's 55 masters and 40 doctoral programs and ask questions of program representatives. There will also be some fun giveaways.

The Spring 2018 UAB Doctoral Hooding Ceremony and Master's Student Commencement was held April 27 at the Bartow Arena. During the spring, 778 degrees were conferred, including 90 certificates, 607 masters/ EdS degrees, and 81 doctoral degrees. The Graduate School would like to congratulate all of the Spring 2018 graduates!

As far back as Samir Rana can remember he had been told stories of his ancestors and their work with herbal medicine.

For Rana’s family, medicine was more than just a means to an end. It was in their blood. His father and aunt worked in public health, and one uncle was a nurse, while another was a doctor. It was believed that Rana would also follow in the family’s footsteps and pursue a medical degree.

It all began with Ms. Sue.

Ms. Sue wasn’t famous, and she probably never set any world records. She didn’t have that exhilarating career that children typically dream of having. But for one young Vietnamese girl, a chance meeting with the kind nurse practitioner who worked at a small health clinic set her down a path that would shape the rest of her life.

The UAB Graduate School hosted its Fall 2017 Doctoral Hooding Saturday, December 16 at the Alys Stephens Center. During the fall 746 degrees were conferred, including 36 certificates, 584 masters/ EdS degrees, and 126 doctoral degrees.

We think UAB postdocs rock, and we're showing it with a week full of fun and informative events September 18-22. The 2017 Postdoc Appreciation Week events are planned and sponsored by the UAB Postdoctoral Association and Office of Postdoctoral Education. Mark your calendars for these activities!