UAB News

[convulso]

in my opinion there is no need for two higher tiers in Alabama, which has neither the students to require it nor the money to throw around. Why Alabama has never insisted on some economy of scale in higher education, I don't know.

[Blazer85]

- UAB today broke ground on a $22-million Cancer Radiation Center. It is expected to be completed by 2008.

- Also the article mentioned that construction on the 600,000sqft $140-million UAB Woman and Infants Hospital would begin this spring and the whole complex finished by 2009.

http://www.al.com/business/birminghamnews/....xml&coll=2

[DruidCity]

That's great news. My brother goes to a doctor at the former Healthsouth hospital (now part of UAB) a few times a year, and I usually go along for the ride. What are some good, inexpensive restaurants in the immediate area ?

[Dystopos]

That's great news. My brother goes to a doctor at the former Healthsouth hospital (now part of UAB) a few times a year, and I usually go along for the ride. What are some good, inexpensive restaurants in the immediate area ?

[Owsley9]

The Pita Stop (mediterranean) is right there next door. A half-dozen blocks east you've got Jim N' Nicks, Surin West and Chez Fon Fon, none of which are terribly expensive and all of which are very good... well, Jim B Nicks is often good, sometimes not so much. Other places worth considering are Cobb Lane, Ted's (near I-65), Courtney's (5th Av), Fish Market (5th Av & 22nd St), Taj India (Highland Av) and Ranelli's Deli (20th St & 13th Av)

[DruidCity]

Thanks. I've been to the Fish Market in Hoover & really like it , as well as Jim n Nick's.

My cousin enjoyed Surin West when he worked at Bailey's music.

I have a coupon for a place called Formaggio's, which is very close to UAB. Is it good ?

[convulso]

Thanks. I've been to the Fish Market in Hoover & really like it , as well as Jim n Nick's.

My cousin enjoyed Surin West when he worked at Bailey's music.

I have a coupon for a place called Formaggio's, which is very close to UAB. Is it good ?

[Blazer85]

There's also an AWESOME Chinese restaurant in 5 Points... I believe it's called New Chinatown or something like that. It's on 20th Street.

[davidzLA]

there you go; we'll prep you for your speech before the state legislature. try to talk 'em into whittling the major university campuses down to four; it's up to you how ya wanna wrangle with them over administrative oversight. but i'll be there cheering!

[convulso]

Not necessarily - one thing about the current document, it can certainly be amended.

[davidzLA]

i do believe a university systems overhaul would benefit, though, from a legal charter that doesn't proceed from a history of servicing the officeholders du jour.

[convulso]

When I get a chance to type it out I'll post some specifics in the Alabama forum. Since I have no experience in education, it will be rightly denounced as naive, but, well - that'll still be fun.

[tombarnes]

I understand that UAB has purchased the old Parliament House Hotel for redevelopment. Has the building been demolished yet? Does anyone know what they might be building on the site? I'd reflexively assume dormitory space.

[Blazer85]

I understand that UAB has purchased the old Parliament House Hotel for redevelopment. Has the building been demolished yet? Does anyone know what they might be building on the site? I'd reflexively assume dormitory space.

[kayman]

I thought that the site where the Parliament House hotel was the possible location of the UAB Transit Center of the light rail system in the GMPO Long Range Transportation Plans. It is at the corner of 5th Avenue and Richard Arlington Boulevard, and is currently the only plot land at that intersection that hasn't been redeveloped.

[Birmingham Bound]

I thought that the site where the Parliament House hotel was the possible location of the UAB Transit Center of the light rail system in the GMPO Long Range Transportation Plans. It is at the corner of 5th Avenue and Richard Arlington Boulevard, and is currently the only plot land at that intersection that hasn't been redeveloped.

[Dystopos]

I thought that the site where the Parliament House hotel was the possible location of the UAB Transit Center of the light rail system in the GMPO Long Range Transportation Plans. It is at the corner of 5th Avenue and Richard Arlington Boulevard, and is currently the only plot land at that intersection that hasn't been redeveloped.

[Blazer85]

Brasfield & Gorrie has been awarded the contract to build the UAB Women and Infants Hospital... along with the Radiation Oncology Center. The contract value is in the neighborhood of $88M. Site work has already begun... the rest should be underway later this spring.

UAB continues to propel this city and the economy forward, thankfully, despite the poor political leadership around here.

[Blazer85]

Here's a picture I took of the UAB Academic Building under construction at University and 14th Street. Coming along nicely...

[kayman]

Wow! They built that thing in practically 6-8 months. I was just up here on campus in October and the parcel was still just them moving dirt. I can't wait to get back in town to watch them put this new Math & Science Building together.

[Blazer85]

Wow! They built that thing in practically 6-8 months. I was just up here on campus in October and the parcel was still just them moving dirt. I can't wait to get back in town to watch them put this new Math & Science Building together.

[Blazer85]

UAB is set to open one of the nation's only adult clinics for Down Syndrome patients... here's a link to the news release:

http://www.news-medical.net/?id=25523

[convulso]

if you live south of UAB (highland; glen iris), now would be the time to fall off your skateboard:

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2007/05/uab_pu...n_highland.html

don't know what to think about the idea of moving the callahan eye foundation, though.

[Blazer85]

UAB's season opener at Michigan State is about 70 days away now...

The game will be shown on Sept. 1st on ESPN2

[GaryP]

UAB's season opener at Michigan State is about 70 days away now...

The game will be shown on Sept. 1st on ESPN2