UA Women’s Resource Center Hosts Support Group
The University of Alabama Women’s Resource Center will host a Relationship and Violence Education Support Group for UA female faculty and staff on Wednesdays from noon-1 p.m.
UA Announces Fall Astronomy Observatory Events
The department of physics and astronomy within The University of Alabama’s College of Arts and Sciences has announced its fall schedule of free public viewing events.
Prominent Bioethicist to Speak at UA’s McCollough Medical Forum
Distinguished bioethicist Dr. Glenn McGee will be the keynote speaker at the inaugural Susan and Gaylon McCollough Medical Scholars Forum to be held Sept.13-14 at The University of Alabama. McGee will present his lecture, “Generation Genome” Friday, Sept.13 at 4 p.m. in the auditorium of Morgan Hall on the UA campus. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Celebrated UA Alumna will have Book Signing on Campus
Aileen Kilgore Henderson, author of “Tenderfoot Teacher: Letters from the Big Bend, 1952-1954,” will be reading and signing copies of her book at a reception on Tuesday, Sept. 24 on The University of Alabama campus.
Web-Based Readings, Online Essays Highlight New Approach to Freshman Comp at UA
Freshman composition has a new look this fall for some 600 University of Alabama freshmen who are enrolled in a course that includes Web-based readings, online essays and multi-media materials.
UA Sets Date for Capstone Scholars Day
Students invited to attend The University of Alabama’s Capstone Scholars Day on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2003, will receive a renewable scholarship of at least $1,250 per year for four years, if the student maintains a cumulative 3.0 GPA at the University.
New Seminars Give Freshmen Access to Top UA Faculty
The University of Alabama’s new Freshman Seminars are the latest addition to its efforts to attract and retain freshmen at the Capstone.
Photo of Fossilized Remains of 80-Million-Year-Old Mosasaur Released
University of Alabama paleontologists recovered the fossilized remains of an 80-million-year-old water reptile, pictured above, from a Greene County site. This mosasaur, known as a Clidastes, was discovered in early June near the Tombigbee River and is one of the most complete dinosaur-age fossils ever recovered in the eastern U.S., said Dr. Ed Hooks, curator of vertebrate paleontology at UA’s Alabama Museum of Natural History.
Improved Geography Education Focus of Study
Dr. Madeleine Gregg, an associate professor in the College of Education, became concerned by the lack of information regarding effective teaching of geography education. So last summer at the National Council for Geographic Education conference, Gregg launched a national initiative addressing the need for more research.
State’s Housing Affordability Drops for Consecutive Quarter, Remains Near Record Level, According to UA Center
Housing affordability in Alabama fell for the second consecutive quarter in 2002, according to numbers released by the Alabama Real Estate Research and Education Center at The University of Alabama.