Tuscaloosa’s 1st Jewish Film Festival to be Feb. 15-18

The Arts Council of Tuscaloosa and Temple Emanu-el of Tuscaloosa will present Tuscaloosa’s first Jewish Film Festival Feb. 15-18.

Deadlines Approaching for 17th Annual UA Sakura Festival

The University of Alabama Japan Program will hold its 17th annual Sakura Festival, or cherry blossom festival, March 1-31.

Outstanding High School Students Prepare to be Future Leaders at UA Event

The University of Alabama National Alumni Association in conjunction with the UA Student Government Association, Council of Coordinating Student Organizations (CCSO) and Office of Leadership Development will host the Capstone Leadership Assembly and Seminar (CLAsS) on Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Bryant Conference Center from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

UA Graduate Student Receives Top National Biology Award

Shelli Williams of Robertsdale, a second year doctoral student at The University of Alabama, was recently awarded The Worthington Award from the American Society of Cell Biology. This honor is given to the top six students selected from a pool of thousands and based on scientific merit from nearly 3,000 abstracts presented.

UA’s Crimson White Named Crown Award Finalist

The University of Alabama’s daily student newspaper, The Crimson White, is one of 13 finalists in Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s 2003 Crown Award competition honoring the nation’s best collegiate newspapers.

Three UA Publications Earn Top Honors from Columbia Scholastic Press Association

Three University of Alabama publications were named Gold Medalists in the Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s (CSPA) annual critique for 2002.

Alabamians to Receive Fine Arts Awards from UA

Alabama poet and arts advocate Jeanie Thompson, the late noted organist Warren Hutton, and the Northport Kentuck Association will be honored for their contributions to the arts by The University of Alabama’s College of Arts and Sciences during its annual Fine Arts Awards Gala to be held Thursday, Feb. 13, in Moody Music Building on the UA campus at 7:30 p.m.

UA to Sponsor 27th Annual High School Physics Contest

On Friday, Feb. 7, high school juniors and seniors from Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee will converge on The University of Alabama for the 27th Annual Alabama High School Physics Contest.

Run for the Roses Set for March 1 at UA

Project R.O.S.E. (Recycled Oil Saves Energy), the volunteer used motor oil recycling program for the state of Alabama, is inviting the public to participate in the sixth annual “Run for the Roses” 5K race at The University of Alabama on March 1.

UA Now Part of U.S. Army’s Virtual University

Two degree programs at The University of Alabama have been added to prestigious eArmyU, the U.S. Army’s largest e-learning virtual university program, announced IBM Business Consulting Services, operator of eArmyU.