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UAB is composed of one college, nine schools, an honors college and a graduate school. These academic divisions offer 57 bachelor's degree programs, 69 master's degree programs,3 specialist's, 42 doctoral programs, and 3 professional degrees. [30] [31] Colleges and schools are: College of Arts and Sciences (2010) Collat School of Business (1971)
In 2021, the UAB School of Medicine received a $95 million single lead gift from a longtime supporter of UAB, Dr. Marnix E. Heersink, resulting to naming the medical school in honor of his name to UAB Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine, with an additional $5 million from Triton Health Systems, that total in $100 million, the largest single ...
UAB is a vital economic engine of the state of Alabama with an estimated $7.15 billion annual impact. UAB is currently the state's largest employer with more than 24,000 faculty and staff and over 64,000 jobs at the university and in the health system. Almost 10% of the jobs in the Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area are related to UAB. [4]
Ray Reach, former director of the UAB Jazz Ensemble [5] (1998–2005), arranger, composer, jazz pianist and vocalist, Director of Student Jazz Programs at the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame; Michael Saag, AIDS researcher; Jessica A. Scoffield, microbiologist; Eric Sorscher, director of the Gregory Fleming James Cystic Fibrosis Research Center 1994 ...
The Birmingham School of Law is a state-accredited law school located in Birmingham, Alabama. [4] Founded in 1915 by Judge Hugh A. Locke, a judge of the Chancery Court and president of the Birmingham Bar Association, the Birmingham School of Law offers a part-time program of study in which graduates receive the Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree after four years of study.
Ray Lannom Watts (born December 18, 1953) [1] is an American physician-researcher in neurology, educator and university administrator. Watts has served as the seventh president of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) since February 2013 and is the longest-serving president in UAB history.
Keshav K. Singh is one of the global leaders in the field of mitochondria research and medicine. He is the Joy and Bill Harbert Endowed Chair, Professor of Genetics, Pathology and Environmental Health and the Director of the Cancer Genetics Program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).
Selwyn Maurice Vickers is an American gastrointestinal surgical oncologist. He serves as President and CEO of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.Previously, Dr. Vickers was the senior vice president for Medicine and Dean of the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine and the CEO of both the UAB Health System and the UAB/Ascension St. Vincent's Alliance.