The University of Alabama will honor seven people for contributions made to the field of geological science and its education programs during a 4 p.m. ceremony on Friday, Nov. 2 in room 101 of the Tom Bevill Energy, Mineral and Materials Science Research Building on the UA campus.
The 2001 University of Alabama homecoming court was selected Tuesday, Oct. 30, in a general student election using Internet voting for the first time at UA.
The University of Alabama Museum of Natural History will host a vacation tour of the Galapagos Islands aboard a 20-passenger yacht, May 5-14.
The University of Alabama School of Law will host the southeast regional tournament of the National Moot Court Competition Nov. 11-14 in Tuscaloosa.
David McKinney of Southern Company Services will present “The California Energy Crisis – Could it Happen Here?” on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 7:30 a.m., at the Cahaba Pumping Station in Birmingham. The event is sponsored by the Greater Birmingham Chapter of The University of Alabama’s Capstone Engineering Society (CES).
Computer games developed by a pair of University of Alabama psychology professors are giving researchers a clearer understanding of the learning problems children with autism face and could lead to development of the first performance-based test to diagnose the neurological disability.
The University of Alabama recently received a $17,500 grant from ExxonMobil as part of the company’s program to help fund college academic programs.
The University of Alabama’s astronomy department will hold a free public sky viewing, focusing on the moon and Saturn, on campus at the Gallalee Hall telescope on Friday, Nov. 2, at 8 p.m.
Six University of Alabama faculty members who have received Innovative Instructional Technology Grants from UA will present their individual projects developed with grant proceeds on Thursday, Nov. 1, from 3-5 p.m. in 365 Bidgood Hall. All interested individuals are invited to attend.
The United States Golf Association has awarded a one-year, $30,000 grant to On Even Par of Tuscaloosa to support the charity’s golf program for individuals with disabilities.