Dr. Ho‑Wook Jun Receives UA System’s McMahon-Pleiad Prize
Ho‑Wook Jun, Ph.D., professor and graduate program director of biomedical engineering at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), has been awarded the University of Alabama System’s McMahon‑Pleiad Prize. The McMahon-Pleiad Prize recognizes a faculty or staff member at a UA System institution – The University of Alabama, UAB, the University of Alabama in Huntsville, […]
UAB Health System Authority to acquire Ascension St. Vincent’s
After thorough study and due diligence, the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees approved an agreement with Ascension for UAB Health System Authority to assume ownership of Ascension St. Vincent’s Health System in central Alabama to sustain patients’ access to the highest quality care in Birmingham and surrounding communities. Under the agreement, UAB Health System Authority will assume ownership […]
Investing in a better tomorrow: State, county, city leaders and donors join UAB to break ground on game-changing new genomics building
The University of Alabama at Birmingham broke ground Monday, April 11, 2022, for the new Altec/Styslinger Genomic Medicine and Data Sciences Building and the Marnix E. Heersink Institute for Biomedical Innovation Conference Center. The ceremony, which included senior leaders from UAB, UAB Medicine, the Heersink School of Medicine, the Board of Trustees of the University […]
UAB Named America’s Best Large Employer
The University of Alabama at Birmingham is no ordinary institute of higher education. Not only are its 23,000 employees responsible for the education and well-being of more than 22,000 students, but many have also been tasked with caring for thousands of pandemic-stricken patients. “We’ve had almost up to 300 Covid patients at a time with […]
University of Alabama System Board of Trustees renames Wallace Building at UAB
For Immediate Release On Feb. 5, 2021, the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama System unanimously approved the renaming of the former George C. Wallace Building on the University of Alabama at Birmingham campus. Effective today, the facility is the Physical Education Building. The decision followed a unanimous recommendation by a working group […]
Governor Ivey commits $50 million to genomic medicine
Press Release University of Alabama System Thanks Governor Kay Ivey — Governor’s $50 Million Commitment to Genomic Medicine/Data Sciences Center is an Investment in Every Alabama Citizen “We deeply appreciate Governor Kay Ivey’s $50 million commitment to the Altec/Styslinger Genomic Medicine and Data Sciences Building at UAB,” Chancellor Finis St. John said today in response […]