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State of the University 2024

President Ray L. Watts, M.D.
Presented in-person and via livestream on Nov. 13, 2024, 10:30 a.m. at Hill Student Center Alumni Theater. Introduction by Dr. Eric Ford, Chair of UAB Faculty Senate.

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