While the holiday season can be a time of joy and celebration, it can also bring stress, exhaustion and burnout. With what can seem like an endless roster of social events, gift-giving obligations and the pressure to create the perfect holiday experience, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed. Burnout does not have to ruin […]

University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System has named experienced health care executive Janet Hadar as its next chief operating officer, effective Jan. 12, 2026. Hadar joins UAB Health System with more than 20 years of health care experience leading clinical operations, ambulatory campuses, service lines, system integration and community engagement projects. Most recently, Hadar served […]

Frank Barefield Jr., president of Abbey Residential and chairman of Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama, has made a $10 million gift to the University of Alabama at Birmingham. It is the single-largest gift to UAB from an alumnus in the university’s history, a legacy intended to reduce crime and drive economic growth in Birmingham. Barefield is committing $5 million […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham, one of the nation’s leading hospitals in robotic surgery volume, is enhancing its work in the field. The School of Medicine recently added the new da Vinci SP Single Port Surgical System by Intuitive Surgical, making UAB one of only 15 medical sites in the country with the single […]

Enrollment at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, bolstered by record recruitment and retention gains, increased by 1,202 students year-over-year to a record-high 19,535 for the fall 2016 semester, including a 24.7 percent increase in the freshman class. The 6.56 percent increase in the student population from 2015 to 2016 is significant at a time […]