LATEST NEWS
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DSS takes on Lakeshore in wheelchair basketball during Community Week 2018
Disability Support Services will host their first wheelchair basketball game on Monday, Jan. 22, during the UAB Community Week 2018. This event is scheduled to take place in the Campus Recreation Center on Court 1 at 6 p.m. -
The beat goes on with the 14th Annual Step Up to Wellness Health and Wellness Fair
On Wednesday, Feb. 7 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., come out to the 14th Annual Step Up to Wellness Health and Wellness Fair presented by the Alabama Vaccine Research Clinic. -
Register for a robust servant-leadership weekend
UAB Student Involvement and Leadership will host a weekend dedicated to service and leadership for students by way of their annual Into the Streets and Fall Leadership Conference events. -
Security and Fire Safety Report now online
The 2017 UAB Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is now available online. -
Sending our thoughts and prayers
Our thoughts and prayers are with the people in Texas affected by Hurricane Harvey and the devastating flooding that has followed. -
Change starts in the streets
On a Saturday in spring 2017, more than 250 UAB students went Into the Streets. At Red Mountain Park (above and at top), students removed invasive plants clogging trails, opening new avenues for recreation and wildlife. -
Van service for employees with limited mobility begins Aug. 21
Just in time for the fall semester, UAB Parking and Transportation will launch BlazeRide, a new van service program that will operate 7:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Monday-Friday and provide door-to-door accessible transport. -
UAB Giving Day is May 11
Giving Day 2017 is set for May 11-12, and we invite our Division of Student Affairs staff to take the lead by making your gift now. Giving Day supports projects that touch every corner of the UAB campus, including UAB Family Fund. -
UAB Campus Dining and Collat School of Business tackle food insecurity at Magic City Harvest “Empty Bowls” fundraiser
UAB Campus Dining and the Collat School of Business joined Magic City Harvest in its fight to end hunger last Friday, April 28 at the 14th Annual Empty Bowls Soup and Bread Lunch. -
Disability Support Services offers a simulation experience
UAB Disability Support Services presents its first Disability Experience event the week of April 10. UAB students, faculty and staff have volunteered to experience a disability simulation, ranging from low vision to mobility limitations. -
Wheelchair Flag Football a win for awareness
UAB Disability Support Services and Campus Recreation hosted its annual Wheelchair Flag Football event. The match took place on Jan. 23 on the center court of the Recreation Center.
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'Tis the season to support the less fortunate
Veterans Services is providing the UAB community with an opportunity to give to a needy family this holiday by hosting a toy drive benefitting military veterans and their dependents.
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Preparing veterans for their next call of duty
New programs, facilities for veterans at UAB are attracting students from across the country. -
Student Affairs staff work up a sweat and show some heart
About 30 members of the Student Affairs Division volunteered all day on Oct. 28 to help grout, paint and hang crown molding at the 3rd Annual UAB Benevolent Fund Habitat House. -
UAB Campus Dining Donates to Local Food Recovery Program
UAB Campus Dining and UAB Collat School of Business presented Birmingham based food recovery non-profit Magic City Harvest with a $3,500 check as part of UAB Dining’s commitment to reduce food insecurity for both UAB students and the surrounding Birmingham Community.
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UAB students go “Into the Streets” to help build up their community
University of Alabama at Birmingham students took full advantage of the opportunity to “Spring into Service” on March 5. Each semester, the UAB Leadership and Service Council hosts “Into the Streets,” a signature event for students, faculty and administrators to aid community service projects. -
Into the Streets Day of Service to take place Saturday, March 5
It's that time of year again! Come out to the UAB Leadership and Service Council's Into the Streets Day of Service. The event will take place Saturday, March 5 at 8 a.m. in the UAB Campus Recreation Center.
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Use your Meal Plan or Dining funds to help fellow students
The UAB student organization Donor to Diner, along with UAB Campus Restaurants, will host its second meal donation event at the Commons on the Green. Donor to Diner allows students to donate a meal to benefit fellow Blazers facing food insecurity.
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Proudly Serving Those Who Serve
Across campus, UAB students, faculty and staff are engaged in partnerships that are offering opportunity and healing for veterans, and helping to prepare and protect those who serve in harm’s way. -
UAB students go into the streets to aid the Birmingham community
On Saturday, Oct. 24, more than 500 UAB students met at the Campus Rec Center before dispersing out into the city to participate in service projects. Into the Streets is put on by the Leadership and Service Council twice per year, in October and March.