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Virginia J. Howard, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor in the UAB School of Public Health, received the award for her contributions to stroke research.
Kenneth Chiou, Ph.D., is a principal investigator on an international collaborative NIH project budgeted at more than $3 million; UAB will receive $1.5 million.
During the second semester of her freshman year, Kiersten Ratcliff joined a research team where she discovered the versatility of math in real-life scenarios.
Mercer, 21, of Spanish Fort, Alabama, also won the Miss Congeniality and Talent awards, winning $2,600 in scholarships.
Steven Austad, Ph.D., has been awarded the inaugural George M. Martin Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award by the American Federation for Aging Research.
Jeff Simmons, M.D., shares how his time in the Air Force transformed him into the health care leader he is today.
These exceptional students will each receive $2,500 scholarships and serve as an ambassador of UAB and as leaders of the UAB Future Blazers Alumni.
Meet the couples who met in the Marching Blazers, and the students marching this year whose alumni parents are passing along their Blazer spirit.
Yager’s journey as a Blazer is filled with institutional, national and international recognition; her most recent milestone is her unique patented catalytic reactor for NASA missions that has multiple applications in various other industries.
Tiffany Tran gained hands-on experience in global health care while shadowing physicians in Rome, Italy, through the Doctors in Italy Fellowship.
Chloe Naquin spent nine weeks in Puerto Rico studying the Cuban tree frog as part of the NSF’s Research Experience for Undergraduates program.
David Russell, a senior at UAB, received the 2024 Coryell Award for his research project aimed at reducing nuclear waste.
Joy Deupree is recognized for her passion, advocacy and commitment to health literacy at UAB, in Alabama and nationwide.
Caroline Harada, M.D., received an award from the Association of American Medical Colleges honoring her work to create health care equity and educate students.
UAB professor has received the highest honor from the Phycological Society of America.
Jones was selected for his work on a report of the fiscal impacts of legal financial obligations for residents in Jefferson County.
Wonder and Panion, both Grammy Award winners, have collaborated musically for more than 30 years. Panion will conduct orchestras in each city for Wonder’s performances.
With over 25 years of health care industry and leadership experience, Jarrod Johnson has been named the chief executive officer of UAB Callahan Eye.
Josh Jackson was recognized for his audiovisual skills at the AACE Summer conference.
Safal Khanal, a clinician scientist at UAB, is making waves nationally with his advanced myopia research, which is set to enter clinical trials soon.
For their continued research in sleep disorders in individuals with Down syndrome, UAB’s Caroline G. Richter, Ph.D. and S. Justin Thomas, Ph.D. were named the recipients of the 2024-2025 McNulty Civitan Scientist Award.
The grant will develop a credentialed curriculum for a career path in research administration and grants management.
Mekki is honored to receive this prestigious scholarship that will alleviate the financial burden of education and provide meaningful travel experiences.
As the 2024 Mobile Medical Museum artist-in-residence, Baulos worked with the museum to research the history of local medicinal plants and develop this extraordinary project.
Kerry Madden-Lunsford’s recent creative writing accolades include publishing a Junior Library Guild selection book and a New York Times’ “Metropolitan Diary” entry.
Providing for his family has always been a constant in James Omweri’s life. This UAB chemistry graduate is now set to build a brighter future for his family as a radiochemist.
A Department of Biology Ph.D. student has been awarded a Diana Jacobs Kalman/American Federation for Aging Research Scholarship for Research in the Biology of Aging.
Augmenting his interest in cultural exploration through language learning and exploring the past through an anthropological lens, Ali Kesserwani is set to pursue a master’s degree at Georgia Tech.
Navaneeth Shibu will spend a year in Vietnam as a Princeton in Asia fellow after graduating with a master’s degree from UAB this summer.
Nine University of Alabama at Birmingham students have been awarded NASA Alabama Space Grant Consortium scholarships and fellowships.