University of Alabama at Birmingham

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is a public research university in Birmingham, Alabama, founded in 1969 as a flagship institution within the University of Alabama System.亚拉巴马大学伯明翰分校（UAB）是位于美国阿拉巴马州伯明翰的一所公立研究型大学，1969 年正式创立，隶属亚拉巴马大学系统。

Classified as R1 for very high research activity, UAB enrolls approximately 20,905 students from over 110 countries across 140 degree programs in 12 academic divisions.该校被评为 R1 级「极高研究活动」博士大学，在 12 个学部下设 140 个专业，招收来自 110 多个国家的约 20,905 名学生。

The UAB Health System, one of the largest academic medical centers in the United States, is closely affiliated with the university and anchors its biomedical research enterprise.UAB 医疗系统是全美最大的学术医学中心之一，与大学紧密关联，是其生物医学研究的核心支撑。

History

• In 1936, the University of Alabama established the Birmingham Extension Center in a house at 2131 Sixth Avenue North to serve the rapidly growing metropolitan area, enrolling 116 students in its first cohort.1936 年，亚拉巴马大学在第六大道北段 2131 号一栋民宅中设立伯明翰Extension中心，为首批 116 名学生提供高等教育，服务快速扩张的都市区。

• In 1945, the four-year School of Medicine relocated from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham, assuming management of Jefferson Hospital and Hillman Hospital to establish a clinical base in the city.1945 年，四年制医学院从塔斯卡卢萨迁至伯明翰，接管杰斐逊医院和希尔曼医院的管理运营，在城市中建立起临床基地。

• By 1957, enrollment at the Extension Center had reached 1,856, reflecting sustained demand for higher education in Birmingham's expanding industrial corridor.到 1957 年，Extension中心注册人数已增至 1,856 人，反映出伯明翰工业走廊对高等教育的持续增长需求。

• In 1959, combined research grants, training grants, and fellowships exceeded one million dollars, and ground was broken for a new Children's Hospital adjacent to the medical campus.1959 年，研究资助、培训资助和奖学金总额突破一百万美元，医学院旁一座新儿童医院破土动工。

• An engineering building was completed near the medical center in 1962, expanding the Extension Center's academic offerings beyond medicine and general studies.1962 年，医学院附近建成一座工程楼，将Extension中心的学科范围拓展到医学和通识教育之外。

• In September 1966, the Extension Center was renamed the College of General Studies and elevated to a full four-year degree-granting program.1966 年 9 月，Extension中心更名为通识教育学院，升格为四年制学位授予项目。

• That November, the College of General Studies merged with the School of Medicine to form the University of Alabama in Birmingham under Dr. Joseph Volker as Vice President for Birmingham Affairs.同年 11 月，通识教育学院与医学院合并组建亚拉巴马大学伯明翰分校，由 Joseph Volker 博士担任伯明翰事务副校长。

• An Advisory Board for UAB was established in 1967 to guide the institution's governance and long-term strategic development.1967 年，UAB 设立顾问委员会，指导学校治理与长期战略发展。

• In 1969, the Alabama state legislature created the University of Alabama System, making UAB one of three four-year institutions alongside the flagship campus in Tuscaloosa and the University of Alabama in Huntsville.1969 年，阿拉巴马州议会创建亚拉巴马大学系统，UAB 与塔斯卡卢萨主校区、阿拉巴马大学亨茨维尔分校并列为系统内三所四年制高校。

• Joseph Volker became UAB's first president upon the system's establishment in 1969, guiding the university through its transition from an offsite department to an autonomous institution.Joseph Volker 于 1969 年成为 UAB 首任校长，引领学校从总校外联部门转型为独立自治机构。

• UAB gained accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 1970, securing its academic credibility as a degree-granting university in its own right.1970 年，UAB 获得南部学院与学校协会的认证，确立了其作为独立学位授予大学的学术信誉。

• The School of Dentistry, originally founded in 1948 as the only dental school in Alabama, pioneered four-handed dentistry and expanded the use of trained auxiliary personnel at the institution.口腔医学院 1948 年创立时为阿拉巴马州唯一口腔学校，率先推行四手操作牙科技术并扩大训练有素的辅助人员使用。

• The O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center was established in 1971 and has held continuous funding as the only NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center in Alabama and the surrounding four-state region.奥尼尔综合癌症中心于 1971 年建立，是阿拉巴马州及周边四州地区唯一获得国家癌症研究所综合认证的癌症中心，持续获得资助至今。

• UAB launched its intercollegiate athletic program in 1978, with men's basketball inaugurated by Gene Bartow who left his position as head coach at UCLA to build the Blazers program.1978 年 UAB 启动校际体育项目，由从加州大学洛杉矶分校辞职前来的 Gene Bartow 开设男子篮球，创办 Blazers 队。

• The School of Public Health was created in 1981, broadening UAB's professional health sciences portfolio beyond medicine, dentistry, nursing, and optometry.公共卫生学院于 1981 年设立，将 UAB 的健康科学专业版图拓展至医学、牙科、护理和验光以外的公共卫生领域。

• In December 2014, UAB announced the elimination of its football, bowling, and rifle programs citing soaring operating costs, but the decision was reversed and programs were reinstated.2014 年 12 月，UAB 以运营成本飙升为由宣布取消橄榄球、保龄球和射击项目，但该决定后被撤回，项目得以恢复。

• The football program returned in 2017 after a two-year hiatus, and the Blazers had played their first game in 1991 in Division III under head coach Jim Hilyer.橄榄球项目经历两年停摆后于 2017 年恢复；Blazers 橄榄球队 1991 年在第三级别联赛首赛，主教练为 Jim Hilyer。

• In January 2022, UAB successfully tested the first human preclinical model for transplanting genetically modified pig kidneys into humans, providing a peer-reviewed proof of concept for xenotransplantation.2022 年 1 月，UAB 成功完成首例将基因改造猪肾移植入人体的临床前模型验证，为异种移植提供了经同行评审的概念证明。

• On July 1, 2023, UAB officially joined the American Conference of NCAA Division I, and the mayor of Birmingham declared that date UAB Day to commemorate the occasion.2023 年 7 月 1 日，UAB 正式加入 NCAA 第一级别美国联盟；伯明翰市长宣布当日为「UAB 日」以示庆祝。

• In 2024, UAB enrolled 20,905 students from over 110 countries, maintaining its position as Alabama's largest employer with more than 27,302 faculty and staff.2024 年秋季 UAB 注册学生 20,905 人，来自 110 多个国家，继续以逾 27,302 名教职员位居阿拉巴马州最大雇主之列。

Academics

• UAB offers 57 bachelor's degree programs, 69 master's programs, 42 doctoral programs, and 3 professional degrees across one college, nine schools, an honors college, and a graduate school.UAB 设有一学院、九所学校、荣誉学院和研究生院，提供 57 个学士、69 个硕士、42 个博士和 3 个专业学位项目。

• The Heersink School of Medicine traces its origins to 1944 and became a four-year program in 1948 upon its relocation to Birmingham, forming the nucleus of UAB's health sciences enterprise.赫尔辛克医学院源自 1944 年，1948 年迁至伯明翰后改为四年制，构成 UAB 健康科学事业的核心。

• UAB's College of Arts and Sciences was formally established in 2010 by consolidating earlier liberal arts and natural science divisions under a single academic structure.UAB 文理学院于 2010 年正式成立，将此前的人文学科与自然科学各系整合为单一学术架构。

• The Collat School of Business dates to 1971 and is co-located with the Bill L. Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, founded in 2014 to promote commercialization and startup formation.科拉特商学院始创于 1971 年，与 Bill L. Harbert 创新创业研究所（2014 年建立）同址办公，致力于科研成果转化与企业孵化。

• UAB's School of Nursing was founded in 1950, and its master's program ranks tenth and doctoral program eleventh in the 2024 U.S. News Best Graduate Schools survey.UAB 护理学院始建于 1950 年；2024 年《美国新闻》最佳研究生院排名中硕士项目第十、博士项目第十一。

• The School of Optometry was created in 1969 and the School of Education and Human Sciences also dates to 1971, expanding UAB's professional degree offerings beyond medicine and engineering.验光学院创建于 1969 年，教育与人体科学院同样始于 1971 年，使 UAB 专业学位覆盖范围超越医学和工程。

• The School of Engineering, established in 1971, has been the major developer and supplier of cryogenic equipment for the International Space Station since 1990.工程学院 1971 年设立，自 1990 年起为国际空间站主要低温设备开发商和供应商。

• UAB's Honors College was launched in 2011 to provide enriched curricula for high-achieving undergraduates across all academic divisions.荣誉学院于 2011 年启动，为各学部高成就本科生提供强化课程。

• UAB has inaugurated new programs in bioinformatics, cancer biology, genetics and genomic sciences, digital forensics, immunology, and neuro-engineering, each the first of its kind in the United States.UAB 新设生物信息学、癌症生物学、遗传学与基因组科学、数字取证、免疫学、神经工程等专业，均为全美首创。

• The Health Management graduate program ranked first nationally in the 2024 U.S. News rankings, while the Physician Assistant program placed eighth and Public Health eighteenth.2024 年《美国新闻》排名中医疗管理研究生项目全美第一，医师助理第八，公共卫生第十八。

• UAB's School of Dentistry ranked first in research funding from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research for the period 2012 through 2015.UAB 口腔医学院在 2012 至 2015 年度获得国家牙科与颅面研究所科研资助排名第一。

• The UAB Health System operates over 1,800 clinical visits per day and the flagship UAB Hospital with 1,207 beds is the largest hospital in Alabama and eighth largest in the nation.UAB 医疗系统日均门诊量超 1,800 次，旗舰 UAB 医院拥有 1,207 张床位，规模居阿拉巴马州第一、全美第八。

• The O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, one of only 56 NCI-designated centers nationwide, is the sole center in Alabama and the surrounding region to receive this designation, maintaining continuous federal funding for 48 years.奥尼尔综合癌症中心是全国 56 个 NCI 指定中心之一，也是阿拉巴马州及周边地区唯一获此认定的中心，连续获得联邦资助 48 年。

• UAB maintains approximately 3,000 faculty members with a student-to-faculty ratio of 18 to 1, and eight faculty have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.UAB 拥有约 3,000 名教师，师生比 18:1；八位教师当选美国国家医学院院士。

• UAB Libraries comprises two main libraries housing over one million print and electronic books and subscriptions to more than 41,000 periodicals, supported by several branch and special collections.UAB 图书馆系统含两座主馆，馆藏百万册以上纸本与电子图书、订阅期刊逾 41,000 种，并有多个分馆与特藏支撑。

• The Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences, established in 1945, is the largest biomedical library in Alabama and serves as a Resource Library for the Southeast/Atlantic Region in the National Network of Libraries of Medicine.利斯特尔·希尔健康科学图书馆建于 1945 年，是阿拉巴马州最大生物医学图书馆，也是美国国家医学图书馆网络东南/大西洋区域资源馆。

• UAB invested 780 million dollars in research expenditures in FY 2023, ranking 21st among all public institutions in federal research funding and first within the state of Alabama.UAB 2023 财年科研经费达 7.8 亿美元，联邦科研资助额位居公立机构第 21、阿拉巴马州第一。

Campus

• UAB occupies more than 100 city blocks in the Southside neighborhood of downtown Birmingham, spanning approximately 636 acres (257 hectares) with over 216 academic, residential, and recreational facilities.UAB 校区位于伯明翰市中心南区，占地逾 100 个街区、约 636 英亩（257 公顷），拥有 216 座以上教学、住宿和文体设施。

• UAB Campus Green, completed in 2008, is the focal quadrangle of the campus surrounded by University Boulevard, the Chemistry Building, Camp Hall, Blazer Hall, and the Campus Recreation Center.UAB 校园绿地位于校区核心，2008 年建成，四面环绕大学大道、化学楼、坎普楼、布莱泽楼和校园 Recreation中心。

• The Hill Student Center, opened in 2015, is a 162,000-square-foot facility housing student organization offices, the Undergraduate Student Government Association, a 250-seat theater, and campus dining.2015 年启用的希尔学生中心面积达 162,000 平方英尺，内设学生组织办公室、本科生自治会、250 座剧院和校园餐饮设施。

• The Campus Recreation Center, opened in 2005, features a two-story fitness floor, four basketball and volleyball courts, a lap pool, a five-story climbing wall, and four fitness studios across 152,000 square feet.2005 年开放的校园 Recreation中心占地 152,000 平方英尺，设有双层健身区、四个篮排球场、泳道池、五层攀岩墙和四个健身工作室。

• The Alys Stephens Center is UAB's performing arts venue and home of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, anchoring the university's Cultural Arts Corridor alongside the Abroms-Engel Institute for Visual Arts.艾利斯·斯蒂芬斯中心是 UAB 表演艺术场馆，阿拉巴马交响乐团驻场演出，与阿布拉姆斯-恩格尔视觉艺术研究所共同构成大学文化艺术走廊。

• Since 2013, approximately 1.1 million gross square feet of new facilities have been added through 17 major construction projects including the Science and Engineering Complex and the Altec-Styslinger Genomic Medicine Building.自 2013 年以来，通过科学与工程项目综合体、Altec-Styslinger 基因组医学大楼等 17 项重大工程新增建筑面积约 110 万平方英尺。

• The Southern Research Institute, located within the university's Southern Research activity zone, partners with UAB on biotechnology and translational science initiatives.南方研究所位于大学「南方研究」活动区内，与 UAB 在生物技术与转化科学领域开展合作。

Reputation

• In the 2027 QS World University Rankings, UAB is placed in the 951 to 1000 band globally.2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中 UAB 位列全球 951 至 1000 区间。

• UAB was not ranked in the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.UAB 未进入 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名。

• UAB ranked 188th in the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities and placed among the top 8 percent globally at 160th in the 2023 edition of the same ranking.UAB 在 2026-2027 年《美国新闻》全球最佳大学排名第 188 位，2023 年版排名第 160 位、居全球前 8%。

• In the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai Ranking), UAB is placed in the 401 to 500 band.2026 年软科世界大学学术排名中 UAB 位于 401 至 500 区间。

• Times Higher Education ranked UAB first among American young universities and 12th globally in consecutive 2018 and 2019 editions, for institutions 50 years old or younger.泰晤士高等教育连续在 2018 年和 2019 年将 UAB 评为美国年轻大学第一、全球第十二（50 年以下建校高校）。

• In the 2022 U.S. News national rankings, UAB was tied for 137th among national universities and tied for 64th among public universities.2022 年《美国新闻》全美大学排名中 UAB 并列全国第 137、公立大学第 64。

• OpenAlex records 163,789 scholarly works produced by UAB affiliated authors with 19,434,046 cumulative citations.OpenAlex 收录 UAB 作者学术成果 163,789 篇，累计被引 19,434,046 次。

• UAB is classified by the Carnegie Foundation among R1 Doctoral Universities with very high research activity, the highest tier of U.S. research intensity.UAB 被卡内基基金会评为 R1 级博士学位大学、研究活跃度最高档，居美国研究强度顶级。

Student life

• UAB maintains over 450 registered student organizations, and approximately 36 international fraternities and sororities operate under four governing councils with over 1,000 active members.UAB 拥有 450 余个注册学生社团；36 个国际兄弟会和姐妹会隶属四个治理委员会，活跃成员逾 1,000 人。

• Since fall 2017, UAB has required most first-time freshmen to reside in university housing, and by 2024, about 80 percent of first-year students lived in university-owned or affiliated residence halls.自 2017 年秋季起，UAB 要求多数首次入学新生住校；到 2024 年，约 80% 新生居住在学校自有或关联宿舍。

• Six primary residence halls serve the student body, including Blazer Hall, Gold Hall, and McMahon Hall for freshmen, and Blount Hall, Camp Hall, and Rast Hall for upperclassmen, clustered around the Campus Green corridor.六座主要宿舍楼围绕校园绿地分布，新生入住布莱泽楼、金楼和麦克马洪楼，高年级学生入住布劳特楼、坎普楼和拉斯特楼。

• UAB's Greek community averages a cumulative GPA consistently exceeding the general undergraduate average across all four governing councils including the Interfraternity Council and College Panhellenic Council.UAB 兄弟会/姐妹会社区平均累计 GPA 持续高于全校本科总平均，涵盖四个治理委员会（含 IFC 和大学泛姐妹会委员会）。

• The UAB Marching Blazers debuted at a home football game on September 17, 1994, with a 135-member ensemble, and the group traveled to the St. Patrick's Day parade in Dublin, Ireland in 2013 and won Best International Band at the Limerick competition.UAB 行进 Blazer乐队于 1994 年 9 月 17 日橄榄球主场比赛首秀，编制 135 人；2013 年赴爱尔兰都柏林圣帕特里克节游行，在利莫里克国际比赛中获「最佳国际乐队」。

• The Kaleidoscope, UAB's official student newspaper first issued in 1967, transitioned from weekly print to a fully digital publication in fall 2020.《万花筒》创刊于 1967 年，为 UAB 官方学生报纸，2020 年秋季从周刊纸质版转为纯数字出版。

• Since 1994, the annual Gurney Derby has been a Homecoming highlight, with student teams racing hospital gurney carts along 10th Avenue South, reflecting UAB's origins as an academic medical center.自 1994 年起，年度「担架大赛」成为返校节亮点，学生四人小组推着医用担架沿第十大道南竞跑，呼应 UAB 医学中心的建校渊源。

Notable people

• Joseph Volker served as the first president of UAB from 1969 to 1978, transforming the institution from a merged extension center and medical school into an autonomous campus.Joseph Volker 于 1969 至 1978 年任 UAB 首任校长，将一所由Extension中心和医学院合并而成的机构打造为独立校区。

• Ray L. Watts became UAB's seventh president in February 2013, leading a fundraising campaign that exceeded one billion dollars and drew more than 103,000 donors.Ray L. Watts 于 2013 年 2 月就任 UAB 第七任校长，主导的筹款活动突破十亿美元大关，汇聚逾 103,000 名捐赠者。

• Gene Bartow, originally head basketball coach at UCLA, founded UAB's athletics program in 1978, leading the Blazers to seven NCAA Tournament appearances over an 18-year tenure before retiring in 1996.Gene Bartow 原为加州大学洛杉矶分校男篮主帅，1978 年创建 UAB 体育项目，率 Blazers 七次闯入 NCAA 锦标赛，执教 18 年后于 1996 年退休。

• Carol Garrison served as UAB's sixth president until her retirement in 2012, after which Richard Marchase was named interim president on August 21 of that year.Carol Garrison 任 UAB 第六任校长至 2012 年退休，此后 Richard Marchase 于当年 8 月 21 日接任临时校长。

• Mervyn Hayden Sterne, after whom UAB's Sterne Library is named, served as the institution's vice president for academic affairs and championed the development of a major academic library.以 Sterne 命名的 UAB 斯特恩图书馆，纪念学术事务副校长 Mervyn Hayden Sterne，他大力推动该校建成大型学术图书馆。

• Lister Hill was the U.S. Senator from Alabama who secured federal funding for the medical center in Birmingham, and the Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences bears his name.利斯特尔·希尔是阿拉巴马州联邦参议员，为伯明翰医学中心争取到联邦资助；利斯特尔·希尔健康科学图书馆以他命名。

• Marnix E. Heersink, a banking executive and philanthropist, donated to UAB's School of Medicine which now carries his name and funds the Heersink Institute for Biomedical Innovation Conference Center.银行家与慈善家 Marnix E. Heersink 向 UAB 医学院捐资，该学院现以他命名，并资助赫尔辛克生物医学创新会议中心。

• Alys Stephens was a Birmingham civic leader and arts patron whose name graces the Alys Stephens Center, UAB's performing arts hall and home of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra.艾利斯·斯蒂芬斯是伯明翰市政领袖和艺术赞助人，UAB 表演艺术大厅——阿拉巴马交响乐团驻地——以她命名。

• Bill L. Harbert, a Birmingham entrepreneur, endowed the Bill L. Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Collat School of Business, established in 2014.伯明翰企业家 Bill L. Harbert 捐建科拉特商学院内的 Bill L. Harbert 创新创业研究所，2014 年设立。

• Camille Yvette Armstrong was a UAB student ambassador and political science major who died in a car accident in 1986, and the annual Camille Armstrong Memorial Scholarship Stepshow honors her legacy through NPHC step competition and fundraising.Camille Yvette Armstrong 是 UAB 学生大使、政治学专业本科生，1986 年车祸去世；年度「卡米尔·阿姆斯顿纪念奖学金跳鼓舞大赛」以 NPHC 竞舞筹款的形式纪念她。