UAB is celebrating Homecoming the week of Oct. 13-18, capped with the Blazers’ conference battle with Marshall at Legion Field at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18.

Read about the plans for the annual Gurney Derby and the Dragon March plus some new events on the Homecoming blog at blogs.uab.edu/homecoming.

The blog will feature posts and video interviews showing the UAB community hard at work making decorations, practicing and preparing for the pep rally, the parade, the Blazers’ homecoming game with the Thundering Herd and more.

Be a part of Homecoming 2008 — post your thoughts and ideas.