Eighteen cadets from The University of Alabama Army ROTC Crimson Tide Battalion will travel to Camp Shelby, Miss., on Friday, Oct. 25, to participate in the Army ROTC Fifth Brigade Ranger Challenge Competition.
Lauren Tagg of Memphis, Tenn., was named homecoming queen for 2002 at The University of Alabama. Her selection was announced at UA’s homecoming pep rally on Friday, Oct. 18.
The University of Alabama School of Social Work will present “Alabama’s Growing Hispanic/Latino Community: Practitioners’ Response and Responsibility” as the topic of its fourth annual Diversity Day. The workshop will be held on Friday, Nov. 1, in 223 Little Hall on the UA campus.
The University of Alabama College of Human Environmental Sciences will host a chef’s luncheon on Thursday, Nov. 7, from 11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m. in J.J. Doster Café in Doster Hall on campus.
It’s commonly known as Japanese sweet flag, although scientists call it acorus. Prior to blooming, this plant’s long, narrow, dark green blades remind the untrained of monkey grass. However, in the laboratories of The University of Alabama’s Dr. David Oppenheimer, and in labs at three other prominent U.S. universities, this ordinary looking plant — and the nine other plant species under the researchers’ scrutiny — is likely to give scientists new insights into the “abominable mystery” that is this planet’s plant life.
On Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2002, The University of Alabama School of Music’s Celebrity Series will have its first concert of the season with Canadian Brass. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Moody Music Building Concert Hall on the UA campus.
Sally Edwards, director of Child Development Resources and Services for The University of Alabama’s College of Human Environmental Sciences, will present the lecture, “Child Development Services: Opportunities and Challenges,” Thursday, Oct. 24 at 3:30 p.m., in 104 Doster Hall on the UA campus.
Four University of Alabama faculty members, who received UA Innovative Instructional Technology Grants, will present their individual projects Friday, Oct. 25 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. at 125 Bidgood Hall on the UA campus.
The University of Alabama Sarah Moody Gallery of Art will host a reading by new and upcoming artist/author Jonathan Santlofer on Monday, Oct. 28, in 203 Garland Hall at 7 p.m.
The University of Alabama Sarah Moody Gallery of Art will host a reading by new and upcoming artist/author Jonathan Santlofer on Monday, Oct. 28, in 203 Garland Hall at 7 p.m.