UAB Webb Building

Renovation of research, education, and collaboration spaces

The renovated Susan Mott Webb Nutrition Sciences Building features a new two-story atrium, modern classrooms, and collaborative spaces for the UAB School of Health Professions.

  • LocationBirmingham, AL
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Designed for student gatherings and special events, the space includes an open staircase leading to the second-floor patient waiting area for UAB’s clinical trials and research.

Renovations on the fifth floor include three classrooms serving 50+ students and conference rooms to support all departments of the School of Health Professions.

A large collaborative hub offers flexible study and work spaces, conference areas, a lounge, phone booth, and kitchenette.

Updates to the sixth floor include a professional-grade metabolic kitchen staffed by registered dietitians to support large-scale research studies, as well as a teaching kitchen equipped with advanced audiovisual technology to provide in-person, virtual, and recorded instruction.

This space serves the Department of Nutrition Services as well as a diverse group of learners of both UAB students and community members.

Together, these renovations create a vibrant, multifunctional environment to fuel education, research, and collaboration.