People of UAB

Arushi Kotru, a spring 2023 UAB graduate, will have the opportunity to spend the summer in India learning Hindi as a recipient of the prestigious Critical Language Scholarship.

Six University of Alabama at Birmingham students have been awarded NASA Alabama Space Grant Consortium scholarships.

Schweitzer Fellowships have an intensive leadership component so that fellows can continue to inspire others to improve the health of those who experience barriers to care beyond their year of service.

Both Carlisle and Jennings had been serving in their respective positions in an interim capacity since last year.

Bulgarella named CEO of UAB Health System and UAB/Ascension St. Vincent’s Alliance. Agarwall named dean of the UAB Heersink School of Medicine, senior vice president of Medicine and chair of the Health Services Foundation Board.

Michelle Robinson, DMD, will be responsible for all faculty-related matters at UAB.

Undergraduate student Banks Stamp, a senior from Phenix City, is excited for a “lifetime opportunity” to learn in London.

An MTSS is a proactive and preventive framework that integrates data and instruction to maximize student achievement and support students’ social, emotional and behavioral needs from a strengths-based perspective.

UAB Football hires seventh head coach in program history.

Mull will graduate in the fall undergraduate commencement ceremony Dec. 10 in Bartow Arena with her degree in kinesiology.

The New Innovator awards support investigators in the early stages of their careers.

Eric Jack, Ph.D., dean of the UAB Collat School of Business, has announced his retirement as dean, pending selection of his successor.

The Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences, known as the BCVS, is one of the largest councils at the American Heart Association, and it is one of the largest organizations in cardiovascular sciences globally, with more than 4,700 members.

With more than 25 years of experience, Chief Daryl Green will lead UAB Police and Public Safety.

Dorris says incorporating creativity and education through therapeutic baking has helped her serve others and herself as a soon-to-be occupational therapist.

In honor of Pride Month, Sarah MacCarthy, Sc.D., the first Magic City LGBTQ Health Studies Endowed Professor, reflects on the ongoing need for health equity for LGBTQ communities, why addressing LGBTQ health is good for everyone and her goals for the future.

A UAB study shows that bone marrow transplant recipients have a shorter lifespan as compared to their counterparts.

From its incompatible kidney transplant program to deceased donor programs, to xenotransplantation, UAB continues to seek ways to help patients who face end-stage renal disease.

Morgan Rankin-Taylor pursues her dreams and leads the way for other students who receive the Birmingham Promise scholarship.

Warner K. Huh, M.D., will assume the role of OBGYN chair in the UAB School of Medicine on Nov. 1.

Reid Jones, a longtime UAB Health System leader, has been named CEO of UAB Medicine.

Angie Toluhi, a physician who championed a number of initiatives to improve the health of mothers and children in her home country, will complete her UAB training before returning to her native Nigeria to continue her work.

Kecia M. Thomas will join UAB as the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

Jeffrey W. Holmes will join UAB as the seventh dean of the School of Engineering.

Richter has published two studies in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Olivia Affuso, Ph.D., was taken to the hospital after being stung more than 50 times by the bees.

Vinay Narasimha Krishna, M.D., received one of 15 KidneyX Redesign Dialysis prizes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the American Society of Nephrology.

UAB students led their team to victory, bringing home the National Championship title for the third time in eight years.

Several UAB programs once again are listed among the best in U.S. News & World Report rankings, including one program that vaulted 43 spots from one year ago.

The American Civil War was the proving ground for the new science of anesthesia in surgery.