Tag: University of Alabama-Birmingham
Black Physician Leading the First Phase III Clinical Trial for a Preeclampsia Drug
Alan Tita is a professor in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Alabama Birmingham. He is a lead investigator for the clinical trial for a drug that may reduce infant and maternal mortality rates.
Alva Ferdinand Wins Outstanding Dissertation Award
The assistant professor of public health at Texas A&M University, received the Outstanding Dissertation Award from AcademyHealth, the academic professional association for health services and health policy researchers.
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
Six African Americans in New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The new appointees are Funmi Ojetayo at Florida A&M, Derrick E. Echoles at Mississippi College, Cheryl Johnson at Kansas State, Binti Harvey at Scripps College, Lesia Crumpton-Young at Tennessee State, and Martella M. Nelson at the University of Alabama Birmingham.
Robert Jefferson Named Director of Africana Studies at the University of New Mexico
Currently, Dr. Jefferson is an associate professor in the history department at the University of Alabama Birmingham and has led the African American studies program at the university.
UAB Professor Gives Back to His Native Nigeria
Tolu Aduroja, an associate professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Alabama Birmingham, returns to Nigeria each fall at his own expense and provides free health care to patients at a clinic in Ibadan.
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
Three Black Administrators Taking on New Assignments in Higher Education
Lisa McBride is chief diversity officer at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Carlton Young was named assistant dean at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine and Dickens Mathieu was appointed senior vice president and general counsel at Syracuse University.
Eric Jack Named Dean of the Business School at the University of Alabama Birmingham
Dr. Jack is an associate professor in the department of management, information systems, and quantitative methods and has been serving as interim dean since October.
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
University of Alabama Birmingham Conducting Oral History Project of the Civil Rights Movement
The goal of the StoryCorps Griot Initiative is to record for prosperity the stories of the city's residents who participated in the historical civil rights movement in the early 1960s.
University Study Finds That the Racial Gap in Fatal Coronary Disease Is Widening
The research, conducted at the University of Alabama Birmingham, shows that despite a steady decline in fatal coronary heart disease for all groups, since 2000, the racial gap has actually increased.
Black Male Excellence Network Working Wonders at the University of Alabama Birmingham
The graduation rate of Black male students who join the initiative is about twice the rate for Black men as a whole at the university.
University Study Finds Many Blacks in Alabama Lack Access to Eye Care Practitioners
African Americans in Alabama are twice as likely as Whites to suffer from vision impairment and eye disease, particularly cataracts, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy.
Eric Jack Named Interim Dean of UAB School of Business
He is an associate professor in the department of management, information systems, and quantitative methods. He has also served as associate dean of the business school since 2008.
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
Two African-American Scholars Awarded Research Grants for Projects on Racial Health Disparities
Olivio Clay and Shantel Hebert-Magee receiving funding for their research projects.
