BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – The nation’s space agency is increasing a contract with engineers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. A news release from the school says NASA has doubled a multi-year deal for the UAB Engineering Innovation and Technology Development group to provide and maintain refrigerated storage units for the International Space Station. The contract is now worth…
UAB reports the study will try to determine why African-Americans in Alabama have a significantly higher stroke risk than white Alabama residents. They write: The REGARDS (REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke) study will be funded through 2023 by a $20.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). It has received…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (goldentigersports.com) — Rachel Brownlee paced three players in double figures Thursday night, but it wasn’t enough as Tuskegee University fell to NCAA Division I member UAB 88-67 at Bartow Arena in an exhibition contest. Brownlee ran her streak of consecutive games in double figures to 24 straight when she hit the mark in the first quarter against the Blazers,…
Leaders of Alabama’s public university system have approved tuition increases at the University of Alabama and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The system’s board of trustees voted during a meeting Friday to approve tuition hikes at the University of Alabama of $300 per year for in-state students and $1000 per year for out-of-state students. The rates are based on…
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi State University has named former University of Alabama President Judy Bonner as its provost. The College Board must vote to approve the appointment. She’s expected to begin work as MSU’s chief academic officer on July 1. MSU President Mark Keenum says Bonner’s broad experience set her apart. Bonner became president in Tuscaloosa in 2012 after…
Police in Florida are searching for clues after a shooting that killed a University of Alabama Birmingham football player. Police spokeswoman Lori Colombino said in a statement that 21-year-old running back Gregory Bryant was declared brain dead Sunday afternoon, a day after he was found shot in a car along Interstate 95 near West Palm Beach. A passenger in the…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Fredrick Edmond scored 19 points and Nigel Snipes had 18 and eighth-seeded Western Kentucky shocked Conference USA champion 88-77 on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the league tournament. Justin Johnson added 14 points and matched his career-high with 15 rebounds for the Hilltoppers (18-15), who play Old Dominion in the semifinals on Friday. Reggie Brown had…
The University of Alabama at Birmingham and its affiliated hospital system are planning to raise the hourly minimum wage for employees next month. UAB officials said in a statement Monday that the hourly minimum wage will rise to $11 starting with the pay period beginning on March 20. UAB officials say more than 1,100 employees will see the change reflected…
