Tag: UAB
Area Girl Scouts honor 8 with Women of Distinction Awards
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
Eight women from the metro area were honored last week with awards for excellence during the One Smart Cookie celebration...
Jefferson County Commission Commits $30M for Multi-Purpose Facility
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Construction of an open-air stadium near the Uptown Entertainment District in downtown Birmingham could begin by the summer, if not...
Adolescent Mentoring Program Honors Area students who have overcome adversity
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
Jacob Scott went to Vanderbilt University for the first time on Saturday. Though he wasn’t a student, he never imagined...
Emily Hayes finds way to serve communities both near and far
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
Whether donating bottled water to the city of Flint, Michigan or backpacks to students in Birmingham City Schools, Emily Hayes...
UAB students make global health impact through serving African countries
By Jimmy Creed
UAB News
Women in the Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement in northwestern Uganda lack many of life’s most basic necessities, and those inadequacies often...
Residents reminded to recycle used cooking oil and grease. Here’s how.
Special to the Times
Jefferson County CEO Tony Petelos is reminding residents to recycle their used cooking oil and grease, especially during the upcoming holiday...
Mayor William Bell’s legacy: What he accomplished, and what he didn’t
By Nick Patterson
The Birmingham Times
As any politician who has been in office for decades leaves the seat of power, the question of legacy arises....
Business students come face to face with ‘invisible’ working poor
Written by UAB Magazine
The first session of a new course, Taxation and the Working Poor, had just ended, and senior Suann Hunter left the...
Birmingham Mayor-elect Randall Woodfin Announces Plans For Inaugural Festivities
Times Staff Report
The Randall Woodfin Administration will officially begin on Tuesday, Nov. 28, with a noon swearing-in ceremony in Linn Park followed later by...
Addiction program focuses on caring for pregnant women with substance use...
By Alicia Rohan
UAB News
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Women and Infants Services has established the UAB Comprehensive Program for Addiction in Pregnancy with...