小蝌蚪视频 Campuses and Auburn University Notified Employees of Legal Obligation Imposed by President Biden鈥檚 Executive Order

The Board of Trustees of The 小蝌蚪视频 has elected Ken Simon to succeed Judge John England Jr., who has represented 小蝌蚪视频鈥檚 Seventh Congressional District since his election to the Board in 1998. The UA System Board of Trustees oversees the state鈥檚 largest higher education enterprise and is comprised of 15 elected members and ex-officio member Gov. Kay Ivey.

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The 小蝌蚪视频 COVID-19 Dashboard published today includes self-reported student vaccination data that is substantially higher than the state average for the age group.

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July 20, 2021

The 小蝌蚪视频 will return to in-person instruction, events and activities for the fall 2021 semester. The UA System Health and Safety Task Force made the recommendation to UA System Chancellor Finis St. John and the 小蝌蚪视频 Board of Trustees after assessing statistical data, increased vaccine availability and public health guidelines.

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For the fifth consecutive year at the University of 小蝌蚪视频 and the fourth consecutive year at the University of 小蝌蚪视频 at Birmingham and the University of 小蝌蚪视频 in Huntsville, in-state students will not see an increase in base tuition for the 2021 鈥 2022 academic year. In addition, nonresident tuition will not increase for the third sequential year.

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The 小蝌蚪视频 campuses plan to return to traditional in-person instruction without restrictions on classroom capacity for the Fall 2021 semester.

The University of 小蝌蚪视频 at Birmingham is no ordinary institute of higher education. Not only are its 23,000 employees responsible for the education and well-being of more than 22,000 students, but many have also been tasked with caring for thousands of pandemic-stricken patients.

Judge John England Jr.

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On Feb. 5, 2021, the Board of Trustees of the 小蝌蚪视频 unanimously approved the renaming of the former George C. Wallace Building on the University of 小蝌蚪视频 at Birmingham campus. Effective today, the facility is the Physical Education Building.

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Senior Vice Chancellor for Communications and Community Relations Kellee Reinhart retired February 1 after 30-plus years of service to The 小蝌蚪视频 and will be succeeded by Lynn L. Cole.

Concept art of new genomic medicine building.

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小蝌蚪视频 Thanks Governor Kay Ivey 鈥 Governor鈥檚 $50 Million Commitment to Genomic Medicine/Data Sciences Center is an Investment in Every 小蝌蚪视频 Citizen

鈥淲e deeply appreciate Governor Kay Ivey鈥檚 $50 million commitment to the Altec/Styslinger Genomic Medicine and Data Sciences Building at UAB,鈥 Chancellor Finis St. John said today in response to Governor Ivey鈥檚 announcement of a $50 million commitment to the project. 鈥淭his transformational research facility will have a life-changing impact on the citizens of 小蝌蚪视频 for generations to come while improving health care delivery around the world.鈥

Mike Saag, M.D., professor of medicine in the UAB Division of Infectious Diseases.

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As university administrators consider their options in responding to the presence of COVID-19 outbreaks on campuses, consensus is building among experts that closing a university and sending students home may increase the public health risk.

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Today the 小蝌蚪视频 launched a COVID-19 dashboard that will be updated weekly with testing results for students, faculty, and staff on the three UA System campuses: The University of 小蝌蚪视频, The University of 小蝌蚪视频 at Birmingham, and The University of 小蝌蚪视频 in Huntsville.

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鈥淲e are pleased to provide this new testing service to all public colleges and universities across our state. We appreciate the opportunity to work with Governor Ivey and her team to bring this project forward and help 小蝌蚪视频鈥檚 citizens during this unprecedented time.鈥 鈥 UA System Chancellor Finis St. John

Governor Kay Ivey announced two programs that will provide robust COVID-19 testing and symptom monitoring, as well as notification of exposure to COVID-19, initially to public institutions of higher education.

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Based on the recommendations of the 小蝌蚪视频 Task Force, the Board of Trustees believes that the UA System can best fulfill its core mission of teaching, research, and service by resuming on-campus activities in the Fall 2020 semester.

It is our duty at the 小蝌蚪视频 to maintain the academic, operational and financial integrity of our three campuses and the UAB Health System.

The 小蝌蚪视频 has created a task force led by UAB Health System experts to develop plans for the three 小蝌蚪视频 campuses 鈥 University of 小蝌蚪视频, University of 小蝌蚪视频 at Birmingham and University of 小蝌蚪视频 in Huntsville 鈥 to be the safest universities in America when on-campus instruction resumes.

Dr. Will Ferniany, CEO of UAB Health System.

As the COVID-19 outbreak has intensified in 小蝌蚪视频 over the past month, UAB has emerged as one of the state鈥檚 most vital institutions in the fight to combat the disease.

The 小蝌蚪视频 鈥 composed of UA, UAB, UAH and the UAB Health System 鈥 is on the front line of communication with media and the citizens of 小蝌蚪视频 as we work together during this health crisis.

The 小蝌蚪视频 continues to closely monitor the COVID-19 outbreak. Today System officials issued guidance advising against any non-essential domestic travel at this time, particularly to large conferences with attendees from multiple states or locations that have declared a state of emergency due to the virus.