UA’s Bankhead Lecture Series To Feature Poet Jane Hirshfield

Poet Jane Hirshfield will read from her work on Thursday, March 15, at 7:30 p.m., in the Morgan Hall auditorium on The University of Alabama campus, as part of the Bankhead Visiting Writers Series.

UA Cason Award To Honor Albert Murray; Next Day Symposium To Host Renowned Writers, Pulitzer Winners

The department of journalism at The University of Alabama will present novelist and jazz critic Albert Murray with this year’s Clarence Cason Writing Award during an awards banquet on Thursday, March 15.

Registration Continuing For UA’s Innovative Capstone Camp

Students in 6th through 12th grades have a chance to experience a slice of college life at The University of Alabama’s Capstone Camp this summer.

UA Capstone Engineering Society to Sponsor Golf Tournament

The Greater Birmingham Chapter of the Capstone Engineering Society of The University of Alabama College of Engineering will hold the inaugural CES Golf Tournament on Thursday, March 15, at the Tannehill National Golf Course in Birmingham, beginning at 11 a.m.

Long-Time UA Faculty Member Emerson Robert Loomis Dies

E. Robert Loomis, long-time professor of English at The University of Alabama, died Monday, Feb.19 at his home after an extended illness. He was 73.

UA School Of Law Offers Assistance In Income Tax Preparation

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA), sponsored by the Internal Revenue Service and The University of Alabama School of Law, will be preparing income tax returns by appointment only on Saturday, March 3, at the UA School of Law. VITA members will fill out forms 1040, 1040EZ and 1040A.

UA’s 15th Annual Sakura Festival Puts Focus On Japan

The University of Alabama’s 15th annual Sakura (cherry blossom) Festival, a celebration of Japanese culture and friendships, is scheduled for March 1-April 20.

UA Finance Student Gets Honorable Mention On Usa Today’s All-Academic Team

You can add another feather to the cap of Phillip Carter Copeland, a senior at The University of Alabama.

UA & DCH Sponsor Sports Medicine Lecture Series

The University of Alabama and DCH SportsMedicine are sponsoring the Distinguished Lecture Series in Sports Medicine, a continuing education series on various topics in athletic training and sports medicine beginning Thursday, Feb. 15.

UA Partnering With NASA In National Space Center

The University of Alabama is partnering with NASA and five other universities in the National Space Science and Technology Center, a $22 million research facility that opened recently in Huntsville.