For many Americans, money could be tight for the holidays this year because of cash diverted to higher gas and heating prices. Plus, people may be less in the celebratory mood, too, following Katrina and Rita. One University of Alabama faculty members says that doesn’t mean it can’t be festive.
The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently named Dr. Samit Roy as the William D. Jordan Endowed Chairholder in Engineering.
The University of Alabama Sarah Moody Gallery of Art will host the sculptural exhibit “Scattered Man and related works” by North Carolina artist Cort Savage, Dec. 1-Jan. 15, in 103 Garland Hall. Savage will lecture on his artwork in 205 Smith Hall Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m.
As a part of the Brown Bag series, The University of Alabama Women’s Resource Center is sponsoring the event, “What’s Cool at Hoole, A Virtual Tour of Resources at the Special Collections Library for Women” on Wednesday, Nov. 30, at noon in 305 Ferguson Center.
The University of Alabama chapter of Circle K will light luminaries across the UA Quad on Sunday, Dec. 4, from 5-9 p.m.
And you thought Tuscaloosa, Ala., wasn’t an international travel destination. More than 1,000 fish carcasses from around the world – including China, Russia, Vietnam and Africa – are periodically arriving at The University of Alabama as part of a $3 million National Science Foundation-sponsored project scientists hope will ultimately reveal more about gene function in fish and, eventually, humans.
Dr. E. Eugene Marsh III has been named dean of The University of Alabama’s College of Community Health Sciences and associate dean of the UA School of Medicine.
The University of Alabama Parents Association donated $5,000 to the UA Hurricane Relief Scholarship Fund, established by UA to assist students who have been impacted by Hurricane Katrina.
The food drive competition between The University of Alabama and Auburn University ended Thursday, Nov. 17, with Auburn University collecting 99,678 lbs. and UA collecting 62,014 lbs.
To recognize students affected by Hurricane Katrina, The University of Alabama will host “Lagniappe Social: A Little Something Extra” on Monday, Nov. 21, from 3:30-5 p.m. at the press box of Bryant-Denny Stadium.