Dr. Kari Frederickson, assistant professor of history at The University of Alabama, was named the 2002 Harry S. Truman Book Award winner for her work, “The Dixiecrat Revolt and the End of the Solid South, 1932-1968” (The University of North Carolina Press, 2001).
Lift your heads and crane your necks to see if you can see Venus and Comet Hoenig at Gallalee Hall on Aug. 30 at 8 p.m. through a refractory telescope. The viewing on The University of Alabama campus is free and open to the public. Gallalee Hall is located at the corner of Hackberry Lane and University Boulevard.
Reflecting on the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 is both natural and healthy, says The University of Alabama’s Dr. Jerome Rosenberg, but prolonged exposure to media coverage surrounding the event’s one-year anniversary can be distressful, the psychologist says.
Dr. James C. Hall, an African American culture scholar, has been appointed director of the New College program at The University of Alabama.
University of Alabama officials will announce a major gift to the University at a ceremony set for Monday, Aug. 26, at 1:30 p.m. in the President’s Boardroom (203 Rose Administration Building).
The University of Alabama Graduate School will conduct a Graduate School Preview Day on Thursday, Sept. 26, at 3 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Theater on campus. The purpose of this event is to provide information to undergraduate students and other prospective graduate students who are interested in pursuing a graduate degree at UA.
University of Alabama student Courtney Dreibelbis of Mobile has been selected as the recipient of a 2002-2003 Gilman International Scholarship.
Officials are investigating an arson at Delta Sigma Theta sorority house, located at 430 Smith-Woods Circle on The University of Alabama campus. A fire alarm sounded at 4:47 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 22. UA Police Department and Tuscaloosa Fire Department responded at 4:50 a.m. The fire was quickly extinguished. No one was injured in the fire. Eight women were in the building at the time of the fire. Law enforcement and fire officials are investigating the incident.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has awarded The University of Alabama a $500,000 grant to create a research center focusing on the mental health needs of the nation’s soaring elderly population.
The University of Alabama National Alumni Association’s 2003 Tour Program will span the globe with a record 23 tour packages offered to sites including Cuba, the Canadian Rockies, Ireland, Europe, and Mandarin China.