Financial concerns can be the difference between a smooth or challenging college experience. Many can secure scholarships to offset the expenses of tuition, but as every graduate knows, other costs can become barriers to success.

A UAB professor leads a new discovery that could change how an aggressive thyroid cancer with limited treatments is approached and treated.

For 48 hours, UAB’s alumni, students, faculty, staff, friends and families come together to support the programs and people who make the university exceptional. 

Each semester, the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham offers new, rare, or special topic courses in the “Cool Classes” series—encouraging students to explore unique subjects through innovative curriculums and state-of-the-art tools or methods.

This collaboration, now in its third year, allows theater students to work professionally while still in college and brings a bold new interpretation to this powerful Tony, Grammy and Olivier award-winning musical. 

This year, 53 students in fourth through eighth grades will compete for the Alabama State Spelling Bee Champion title in UAB’s University Hall.

Students earning degrees in studio art, communication, writing, music, theater and more are being recognized for their outstanding creative work.

The community is invited to experience the arts being created by UAB students and faculty with this curated list of performances and happenings.

When the 98th Academy Awards nominations were announced in January, one title caught the attention of many Alabamians: “The Alabama Solution.” Co-producing the HBO documentary — which explores the state’s prison system through the perspectives of incarcerated people — is Beth Shelburne, a graduate of UAB’s English Master of Arts program and a Birmingham-based investigative journalist.

Kelley Schoger directs her first Theatre UAB production, taking audiences on a wild, wickedly funny and emotional ride with mystery writer Agatha Christie’s world-famous detective Hercule Poirot.

Two faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham were recently highlighted in the prestigious Nature journal for their contributions to the rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence. Their articles explore two distinct dimensions of AI, showcasing the breadth of expertise and innovative research within the College.

Henry Panion III, Ph.D., who worked often with Smallwood as a conductor and arranger, will lead the ASO and choirs in this celebration of one of gospel’s most revered composers.