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UAB expands academic programs, offering new degree options to students
2+ mon, 7+ hour ago (520+ words) Seven new graduate certificates and an undergraduate certificate are available to Blazers. Students at the University of Alabama at Birmingham now have an expanded array of academic programs to choose from, giving both current and incoming Blazers more pathways than…...
UAB receives federal funding to establish Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health
1+ week, 6+ day ago (458+ words) The University of Alabama at Birmingham UAB is part of a network of 13 Centers of Excellence across the country funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration. The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health now is home…...
Carver announces retirement, UAB to begin national search
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (259+ words) UAB Vice President and Chief Information Officer Curtis A. Carver Jr. , Ph. D. , has announced he will retire at the end of 2025, ending more than a decade of overseeing technology innovation at UAB. "I have been honored to lead a team of…...
Health Professions dean to step down, lead disability health and rehabilitation sciences center
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (269+ words) After more than six years of leadership, Andrew J. Butler, Ph. D. , will step down as dean of the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Health Professions, effective Dec. 31, 2025. Following a spring leave, Butler will assume a new role as director…...
UAB researchers receive additional funding for SPEAK OUT!" Therapy. ..
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (194+ words) The UAB Department of Otolaryngology has received additional funding to support the SPEAK OUT!" Therapy Program. This initiative of the Parkinson Voice Project allows the UAB Voice Center to offer free speech therapy to eligible individuals living with Parkinson's disease....