Don’t Miss Last UA Public Nights Viewing of the Semester

The University of Alabama’s astronomy department will hold a free public sky viewing of the Moon, Mars and Saturn on Friday, Dec. 5 beginning at 7 p.m. Dr. Philip Hardee, professor of astronomy, will host the event. Guests will look through the refracting telescope in the dome of Gallalee Hall. Mars and the Moon will be viewable immediately, but Saturn will not show up until about 9 p.m. This is the last Public Nights viewing of the fall semester.

UA Art Faculty Hosts Exhibit at Sarah Moody Gallery

The Sarah Moody Gallery of Art will feature the work of current and emeritus faculty of The University of Alabama’s department of art in the exhibition “Department of Art Faculty Exhibition 2004.”

Alabama High School Students to Attend Youth Summit at UA

More than 225 of the top high school students from around the state will attend the annual Alabama Youth Summit at The University of Alabama on Thursday and Friday, Dec. 4-5, to discuss political issues of the day.

Celebrate the Season with Music at UA’s Hilaritas

The University of Alabama College of Arts and Sciences School of Music will present its annual show of holiday music, “Hilaritas,” on Friday, Dec. 5, at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, Dec. 7, at 2 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Moody Music Building on campus.

UA’s Bankhead Visiting Writers Series Welcomes Natasha Trethewey and Larissa Szporluk

Natasha Trethewey and Larissa Szporluk will read selections from their latest works on Dec. 4 beginning at 7:30 p.m. in 205 Smith Hall on The University of Alabama campus as part of the Bankhead Visiting Writers Series.

UA College of Human Environmental Sciences Presents Alumni Award

The University of Alabama College of Human Environmental Sciences presented the Jack Davis Professional Achievement Award to Dr. Connor Walters during homecoming activities on campus.

UA Biology Student Wins NSCS Merit Award

Cody Locke of Boaz, a sophomore majoring in biology at The University of Alabama, has received the National Society of Collegiate Scholars Merit Award.

UA Staff Member Receives National Advising Award

Susan Halliday, coordinator of special events and endowment accounts in The University of Alabama College of Arts and Sciences, was awarded the Mortar Board Excellence in Advising Award at the 2003 National Conference in Columbus, Ohio.

UA Dance Program is First in State to Earn Accreditation

The University of Alabama’s dance program in the College of Arts and Sciences recently earned accreditation, which makes it the only accredited dance program at any university in the state.

Findlay Selected for Biology Professorship

An ecologist whose research results have been published in peer-reviewed scholarly journals on more than 40 occasions recently joined The University of Alabama as the J. Nicholene Bishop Professor of Biology.