UA’s Paul W. Bryant Museum Offers “Crimson Classics” Series

The Paul W. Bryant Museum at The University of Alabama will present the first installment of its “Crimson Classics” series on the University’s WVUA-7 television station on Sunday, Dec. 5 at 3 p.m. The one-hour broadcast is the first in a series highlighting some of the most exciting victories in the history of Crimson Tide football.

UA Museum to Observe 50th Anniversary of Hodges Meteorite

One of the world’s most famous rocks – a meteorite that struck an Alabama woman 50 years ago this month – is the subject of a Nov. 30 presentation sponsored by The University of Alabama’s Alabama Museum of Natural History, home to the legendary stone.

Accreditation Team Invites Public Comment Related to UA Police

As part of a voluntary accreditation assessment, employees of The University of Alabama Police Department and community members are invited to offer comments related to the department on Monday, Dec. 13 at 1 p.m. in the Maxwell Hall Conference Room on the UA campus.

UA’s GEAR UP Program to Host Free Dinner/College Fair Dec. 2 at Holt High

The University of Alabama GEAR UP Program, along with GEAR UP partners and Holt High School, is hosting a free spaghetti dinner and information fair Thursday, Dec. 2 at 6:30 p.m. in the Holt High School Cafeteria.

UA Professor Receives Prestigious Award from American Geological Institute

The 2004 Ian Campbell Medal, the American Geological Institute’s most distinguished award, was presented to Dr. Ernest A. Mancini, professor of geological sciences at The University of Alabama, at an awards ceremony in Denver earlier this month.

Rogers Named UA Distinguished Research Professor

The University of Alabama Board of Trustees has conferred the highest honor it gives to a faculty member to Dr. Robin Rogers, professor of chemistry in UA’s College of Arts and Sciences. Rogers has been named a University of Alabama Distinguished Research Professor by the board.

UA Announces 2005 Study Abroad Programs

The University of Alabama Capstone International Center is now offering new program information and brochures for the 2005 Overseas Summer Programs.

UA Professor Receives National Rural Medicine Award

Dr. John R. Wheat, professor of community and rural medicine in The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences, has been named the 2004 Stueland Scholar by the National Farm Medicine Center of the Marshfield Clinic in Marshfield, Wis.

Annual UA/Auburn Food Drive Collects More Than 170,000 Pounds

The final results for the 2004 Beat Auburn Beat Hunger canned food drive are in, and the real winners are needy people who benefit from the competition between The University of Alabama and Auburn University.

UA’s RISE Program to Name New Playground in Honor of Johnny Stallings

A new playground for the RISE Program, The University of Alabama’s nationally renowned early intervention program, will be named in honor of Johnny Stallings, son of former Alabama head football coach Gene Stallings, RISE Director Martha Cook announced during Nov. 19 ceremonies commemorating RISE’s 30th anniversary.