“Sheep to Shawl,” March 10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. outside and inside Smith Hall on The University of Alabama campus, will present the historic technique of weaving raw wool into refined items. Demonstrators from UA’s Museum of Natural History and the West Alabama Fiber Guild will sheer a sheep on site, prepare its fleece for spinning into yarn, and make a shawl for raffle.
Dr. Dolf Zillmann has been selected as the recipient of this year’s Burnum Distinguished Faculty Award at The University of Alabama.
With the daily doses of bad economic news and the “R” word slipping off the tongues of even the most bullish forecasters, what is in store for the housing market?
University of Alabama students will have an opportunity to meet with UA President Andrew Sorensen in an informal setting on Thursday, March 1, from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Ferguson Center food court on the UA campus.
Last Wednesday the Supreme Court balanced the rights of the disabled to be free from discrimination against the rights of states to be free from damage awards in federal discrimination suits. The states won, but contrary to predictions (including my own), the Court’s decision did not signal the end of disability discrimination suits against the government, much less the death of the disability rights movement. Instead, the Garrett case struck a balance between the need to protect states from damages liability and to allow the disabled to seek relief when states act in a discriminatory fashion. To my mind, it was an effective compromise.
The psychology department at The University of Alabama is seeking volunteers to take part in a research study involving self-help treatment for depression. Qualified volunteers will receive free treatment as part of the research project.
The Office of University Relations at The University of Alabama won seven awards for media relations work, publications and television spots in the annual awards competition sponsored by District III of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). CASE is a national association of college and university public relations, advancement and alumni affairs professionals. District III encompasses nine Southeastern states. The awards were presented recently at CASE District III’s conference in Atlanta.
The University of Alabama Museum of Natural History has added four new “Wooly Workshops” to its programs, extending the popular series even after the companion fiber art exhibit, “Save the Sheep,” leaves UA’s Smith Hall on March 13.
Dr. Robert W. Ingram has been named director of the Culverhouse School of Accountancy at The University of Alabama, effective July 7, according to Dr. J. Barry Mason, dean of UA’s Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration.
The March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation has named a University of Alabama biology professor a Basil O’Connor Scholar for his research related to children born with a “smooth-brain disease.”