The final results of the 2002 “Beat Auburn-Beat Hunger” canned food drive were announced Friday, Nov. 22. University of Alabama students, faculty and staff collected 47,067 pounds of food for the West Alabama Food Bank during the event.
Xavier Teixido, food management professional and chairman of the board of the National Restaurant Association spoke to faculty and students in The University of Alabama College of Human Environmental Sciences on Nov. 12 in the College’s J.J. Doster Cafe.
The director of the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict and executive producer of the Emmy-nominated Public Broadcasting Service television series “A Force More Powerful” will lead a Nov. 25 film screening and discussion at The University of Alabama on the power of nonviolent resistance to thwart and overthrow dictators.
The 2003 Economic Outlook Conference presented by The University of Alabama’s Center for Business and Economic Research is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 16 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Montgomery.
On Sunday, Nov. 24, at 3 p.m., The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences, which is part of The University of Alabama School of Medicine (UASOM), will host a groundbreaking ceremony for their new $12.6 million facility.
The department of chemical engineering in The University of Alabama’s College of Engineering recently announced the receipt of a Helping Hand Discretionary Chemical Engineering Gift to support students and programs within the department. This is the first donation in a new category of Helping Hand gifts to the College, designed to honor people and businesses specified by donors.
Dr. Paul Aharon regularly travels to two of the darkest places on the planet in an effort to shed light on the global warming debate.
The Tuscaloosa County chapter of the University of Alabama Alumni Association will join the grand opening of Qdoba Mexican Grill on Wednesday, Nov. 20, to raise scholarship funds for students.
The third annual Phi Beta Sigma Sleep Out for the Homeless event will be held Wednesday, Nov. 20, on The University of Alabama Quad behind Gorgas Library from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m.
The West Alabama Food Bank will host a press conference for the 2002 “Beat Auburn-Beat Hunger” food drive competition that The University of Alabama competes in each year.