Jim Bakken
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Chief Communications Officer, Public Relations
Chief Communications Officer, Public Relations
As chief communications officer for the University of Alabama at Birmingham and UAB Medicine, Bakken leads teams that set and execute internal and external communications strategy. Prior to joining UAB in 2012, Bakken spent a decade working with a diverse client base at two full-service communications firms. Bakken spent eight years in Nashville at McNeely Pigott and Fox – one of the largest PR firms in the Southeast – prior to launching Peritus Public Relations in Birmingham in 2010. Bakken has served on the board of the Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations, is accredited by the Public Relations Society of America and has been a Birmingham Business Journal Top 40 Under 40 honoree.
Kerry Stein plays golf recreationally and participates annually in the UAB School of Optometry tournament to support the needs of the school — needs he understands well as a staunch supporter who happens to be blind.
Do you have questions about in vitro fertilization? UAB is hosting an educational session on Tuesday, April 22 to answer questions about IVF and share information about advancements in IVF technology.
Two UAB students have been named Goldwater Scholars for 2014 by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship in Excellence in Education Foundation.
Recently there are extreme pressures on hospital budgets related to health care reforms, Medicare cuts, the lack of Medicaid expansion and Alabama's peculiar health-care landscape that are pushing hospitals, especially those in rural areas, to the brink.
Food concocting—or creating strange mixtures like pretzels covered in mayonnaise and salsa—is actually linked to binge eating behavior as well as intense negative self-perception, found one recent study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Racial disparities in obesity rates among the third of U.S. adults considered obese are often blamed on socioeconomic status because of its influence on diet and physical activity, but new findings from the University of Alabama at Birmingham published in Obesity suggest otherwise—particularly for women.
Kerry Stein of Cahaba Heights has been blind since birth, is a fine golfer and a big supporter of UAB Optometry's annual golf tournament. Stein is involved with UAB's School of Optometry Board of Directors. He plays in the annual tournament which has raised $100,000 for a research fund, and three $25,000 scholarships to fund research and renovations for UAB's optometry school.
UAB history prof wins prize for book telling why 'Solid South' flipped to Republicans from Democrats
A UAB history professor who wrote a book describing how and why the so-called "Solid South" flipped its political allegiance from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party in the late 20th century has won a prize for his efforts.
“There has never been a more exciting time for our community and for UAB than now,” said UAB President Ray Watts. “We are placing a new emphasis on innovation and entrepreneurship to drive new revenue sources and to create new knowledge-based businesses and jobs in Birmingham.”
Mayor William Bell coming to UAB to talk K-12 STEM education