阿拉巴马州杰斐逊县伯明翰市伯明翰阿拉巴马大学10月29日成为该州首所美国大学协会成员：全校逾3.7万名员工、医疗系统含15家医院
阿拉巴马州杰斐逊县伯明翰市的伯明翰阿拉巴马大学10月29日宣布，该校已获邀加入美国大学协会，成为阿拉巴马州首所获此资格的大学。美国大学协会是美国与加拿大研究型大学组成的知名学术组织，成员以科研实力与教学声誉著称，此次邀请被校方视为对其科研与教育成果的认可。阿拉巴马大学系统校长西德·特兰特向校长雷·沃茨及其领导团队、全体师生员工和支持者致谢，称这一荣誉属于为学校声誉作出贡献的每一个人。伯明翰阿拉巴马大学及其医疗系统共有员工逾3.7万人，是阿拉巴马州最大的雇主；学校开设本科、研究生、博士、职业与在线学位课程逾180个，医疗系统包括15家医院，其中一家为全美规模第五大的医院。校长沃茨表示，获邀加入协会是对学校教职员工出色工作与合作伙伴支持的肯定，学校期待为协会的重要使命作出贡献。
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama: University of Alabama at Birmingham Becomes State's First Association of American Universities Member on Oct. 29: More Than 37,000 Employees, Health System With 15 Hospitals
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, announced on October 29 that it has been invited to join the Association of American Universities (AAU), becoming the first university in Alabama to receive this distinction. The AAU is a well-known academic organization of research universities in the United States and Canada, whose members are recognized for research strength and academic reputation, and the university viewed the invitation as recognition of its research and educational achievements. Sid Trant, Chancellor of the University of Alabama System, thanked UAB President Ray Watts, his leadership team, and all faculty, students, staff and supporters, saying the honor belongs to everyone who has contributed to the university's reputation. UAB and its health system have more than 37,000 employees, making it Alabama's largest employer; the university offers more than 180 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, professional and online degree programs, and its health system includes 15 hospitals, one of which is the fifth-largest hospital in the United States. President Watts said the invitation recognizes the excellent work of UAB's faculty and staff and the support of its partners, and that the university looks forward to contributing to the AAU's important mission.
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