Rate increases, the first in more than a decade, were based on the results of the 2016 comprehensive parking and transportation study to help UAB develop a five-year management plan.

Sandra Cooper, environmental services specialist, is UAB’s Employee of the Month for November.

Jonathan Wiesen, Ph.D., an authority on modern European history, including histories of racism and antisemitism, and the history of advertising and consumerism, joined UAB Jan. 1.

UAB’s main library is named for local civic leader Mervyn H. Sterne, who fought to establish better funding for state public schools.

The 231,000-square-foot U-shaped building will house 780 students, plus dedicated study spaces, a storm shelter, multi-use office space and a dining venue with three food vendors and a 250-person seating capacity.

Donations can be dropped off near the HUB desks on the first floors of both Lister Hill and Mervyn H. Sterne libraries; the toys will be combined with UAB Information Technology’s Toys for Tots collection.

Support GEAR UP Alabama’s 11,000 students by bringing items such as pens, pencils, reams of paper and backpacks to Education Building Suite 126.

All canned goods, school supplies and hygiene products collected during Parking Amnesty Day will benefit the Blazer Kitchen, UAB’s on-campus food bank.

Card-swiping and online shopping are prime opportunities for thieves to steal your personal information, and UAB is a prime target for hackers. Lock down your data, both at home and work, and keep your info safe.

An emphasis on community engagement, clean energy, grounds and waste management and more will help ensure UAB is an even better steward of financial and environmental resources and institutional role model.