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Shaundra Blakemore, M.D., and Brian Sims, M.D., Ph.D., were once students in the Birmingham City Schools system with a passion for science. After college, they transformed their passions into careers by attending medical school at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Fast forward, and they are returning to BCS classrooms [Read More]

College athletes, former high school standouts and superstars, intramural legends- athletes of all ages and abilities: The Alabama State Games wants you to head over to ALAGAMES.com and register for the state’s largest multi-sport event. The 41st Alabama State Games are June 7-9 hosted by the City of Birmingham and [Read More]

Food, Inc. 2 is a timely and urgent follow-up to the Oscar®-nominated documentary from directors Robert Kenner and Melissa Robledo. In the sequel, Kenner and Robledo reunite with investigative authors Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma) and Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation) to take a fresh look at our vulnerable food [Read More]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham will host its 2023 in-person and virtual Service Learning and Undergraduate Research Expo from Monday, April 15, through Friday, April 19. The expo seeks to highlight and celebrate excellence in research, creative activity, and scholarship by showcasing the academic ventures of undergraduate students. Students who participate in the expo find [Read More]

For every service in April, Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers locations across the state will donate $1 to Children’s of Alabama. Since the Changing Oil, Changing Lives campaign started in 2008, more than $1 million has been donated to Children’s. “We are incredibly grateful for Express Oil Change and [Read More]

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and the CHIPS Center at Children’s of Alabama wants to raise awareness about child abuse and spread a message of hope for those who have been affected by it. Since 1995, Children’s Hospital Intervention & Prevention Services (CHIPS) has served as an outpatient [Read More]

England, 1705: Nell Jackson returns from war to her family in Tottenham. Aided by plucky sprite Billy Blind, who gives her fighting superpowers, Nell takes on the local landowner’s bullying son Thomas Blancheford but finds herself framed for murder. Forced on the run with her sisters Roxy and George, Nell [Read More]

Students in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Concert Choir will travel to Italy for a 10-day tour from June 4-13, with performances in Venice, Florence and Rome. In Florence, the choir will perform the European premiere of Michael Trotta’s “Requiem,” a new 40-minute, multimovement masterwork for choir and orchestra. Student and faculty soloists [Read More]

Feed giraffes, take photos with elephants and meet other interesting creatures during the inaugural Sozo Safari April 20, 2024 beginning at 5 p.m. “We are excited to launch a new, family-friendly event this year at the Birmingham Zoo,” says Suzanne Owens, CEO of Sozo Children. “Sozo Safari just makes sense [Read More]

Not all all-inclusive resorts are equal. I have experienced many all-inclusive resorts, but this one is by far my favorite. If I could have stolen the bed and brought it on an airplane, I 100 percent would have. They didn’t skip over a single detail when they designed this resort. [Read More]