The University of Alabama’s department of American studies is hosting the second annual Rose Gladney Lecture on Justice and Social Change March 10 at 7:30 p.m. at the Alabama Institute for Manufacturing Excellence (AIME) Building located at 720 Second St. behind the Ferguson Student Center on campus.
The University of Alabama Classics Program will host the third annual Latin Day for Alabama high school students on Friday, March 4, in the Ferguson Center from 9:10 a.m.-2:15 p.m.
The University of Alabama, through the VOTES Coalition, will host the Alabama Collegiate Summit Friday, March 11, from 6:30-9 p.m. and Saturday, March 12, from 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at the UA School of Law.
The University of Alabama College of Engineering will host two weeklong Student Introduction to Engineering programs this summer for rising high school juniors and seniors who have an interest in science, mathematics and engineering.
The department of physics and astronomy within The University of Alabama College of Arts and Sciences will host its third in the series of public viewing events March 11 at 7:30 p.m.
As the US Forest Service celebrates its 100th year anniversary, a new documentary is coming to Alabama that brings the history of the agency to a broad audience. The public is invited to view “The Greatest Good,” a two-hour documentary to be shown free of charge March 5 at the Alabama Museum of Natural History, located in Smith Hall on The University of Alabama campus.
A portrait of the late Alabama businessman Winton M. “Red” Blount, painted by the artist of kings and U.S. presidents, will be unveiled March 4 at The University of Alabama. The unveiling will take place at 6:30 p.m. in Oliver-Barnard Hall on the UA campus, as part of the annual Benefactors Dinner hosted by UA’s College of Arts and Sciences.
The Federal Highway Administration estimates that red light running causes 200,000 crashes per year and 1,100 deaths. Unfortunately, Alabama is among the national leaders in these statistics.