Tag: University of Alabama at Birmingham

News Roundup

University of Alabama at Birmingham Removes Former Governor and Segregationist’s Name from Campus Building

The University of Alabama at Birmingham has removed former governor and segregationist George Wallace’s name from one of its buildings, The Hill reported. The removal of the name from a physical education building – the name was given in 1975 – came after UAB trustees unanimously voted in favor of the act. Wallace , who was elected […]

February 9, 2021

News Roundup

Two Universities Receive $50,000 Grants To Strengthen Community Partnerships

The University of Alabama at Birmingham and Virginia Commonwealth University plan to strengthen partnerships with community stakeholders after becoming the first cohort of universities to receive $50,000 grants from The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USU). The awards, known as Collaborative Opportunity Grants, are part of APLU […]

December 16, 2020

COVID-19

Most Alabama Four-Year Schools Go Test-Optional for 2021 Admissions Year

Most of Alabama’s four-year universities are not requiring college admissions test scores for the 2021 school year, many citing the difficulty students had in taking the test last spring, AL.com reported. The University of Alabama announced waiving standardized test score requirements last week, followed by the University of Alabama at Birmingham doing the same on […]

October 13, 2020

News Roundup

University of Alabama at Birmingham Names New Dean of Libraries

After a national search for a new dean of libraries, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has appointed Kasia Gonnerman to the position, starting April 1. Currently the director of Vanderbilt University’s Central Library, Gonnerman joins UAB’s library at a time when more than $2 million has been invested in its collections, resources and […]

January 25, 2020

Faculty & Staff

UAB Awarded Over $6M in Research Funding

This year, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) faculty, staff and administration were given a total of $602,024,372 in research grants and awards. This is an increase of $75 million or 14.2% in funding over the course of one year. Since 2014-2015, there has been a 34% increase, according to UAB. Over 1,200 UAB […]

November 18, 2019

News Roundup

Many Alabama Institutions Waive Application Fee Nov. 4-8

This week, as part of College Application Week, Alabama colleges and universities are waiving their application fees. This is part of an initiative to encourage more prospective students to apply. The list of participating schools and application promotion codes can be found here. “Applying for college can be a balancing act,” Kathleen Stallingss, director of […]

November 4, 2019

News Roundup

UAB Institute Launches $500,000 Innovation Fund to Support University Start-Ups

The Bill K. Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has created a $500,000 Innovation Fund for the development of new university businesses and early-stage findings. The Innovation Fund, which will begin January 1, will support two phases of commercialization: the bridge funding phase of applications development inside […]

October 29, 2018

Sports

The Cost of ‘Revenue Sports’

When the University of Alabama at Birmingham announced June 2 that there would be gridiron games this fall, many around the country were perplexed—and many others thrilled—by the obvious victory for the sport.

June 15, 2015