People of UAB
UAB elementary education major Matthew Norris says, after arriving in America, he had little knowledge of the new culture his life would be impacted by, let alone the educational system.
Since 1946, the Fulbright Program has given more than 390,000 professionals of all backgrounds and fields the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research, exchange ideas, and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns.
CLS Spark is designed to leverage best practices in online language learning and was developed by the CLS program during the pandemic to provide American students the opportunity to accessibly study critical languages through virtual classes.
Chadra Pittman was invited to serve two years as a student representative on the General Anthropology Division Board.
The award recognizes those in the medical community who have made monumental contributions to cancer prevention, control research and practice.
Bayles attended the 2024 ACS Leadership Institute, where he was chosen as the 2024 undergraduate student liaison, one of the only undergraduate student positions within the national organization.
In addition to bestowing this inaugural award, AMTESOL established the Susan Spezzini stipend to support rural teachers in attending the organization’s annual conferences, something Spezzini is passionate about continuing.
Scarinci will lead a workgroup devoted to developing a road map to eliminating cervical cancer in the United States.
Both Carlisle and Jennings had been serving in their respective positions in an interim capacity since last year.
Bulgarella named CEO of UAB Health System and UAB/Ascension St. Vincent’s Alliance. Agarwall named dean of the UAB Heersink School of Medicine, senior vice president of Medicine and chair of the Health Services Foundation Board.
With more than 25 years of experience, Chief Daryl Green will lead UAB Police and Public Safety.
Jeffrey W. Holmes will join UAB as the seventh dean of the School of Engineering.
The American Civil War was the proving ground for the new science of anesthesia in surgery.