Existing single-family home sales in Alabama declined by 3.7 percent in September with 5,435 units sold, down from 5,641 units in August, according to the Alabama Real Estate Research and Education Center at The University of Alabama.
Dr. John Howard will read excerpts from his book, “The Same Language” by Ben Duncan, Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. at The University of Alabama W. S. Hoole Special Collections Library on the second floor of Mary Harmon Bryant Hall. The reading is part of the Rose Gladney Lecture on Justice and Social Change.
The University of Alabama department of history and Center for the Study of the South will sponsor a lecture by Olin B. King on Dr. Thomas Fearn on Friday, Nov. 11 at 2 p.m., in the Henry Jacobs Reading area on the second floor of Gorgas Library. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Tim Alford, director of Alabama’s Office of Workforce Development, will be the luncheon speaker at the 2006 Economic Outlook Conference, presented by The University of Alabama’s Center for Business and Economic Research. The conference is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 24 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Montgomery.
The Blackburn Institute and the Office of Community Affairs at The University of Alabama will host a statewide forum for Alabama youth on “Innovation and Technology: Making Choices for Alabama” Friday, Nov. 4, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Ferguson Center ballroom on campus.
The second in a series of public lectures on evolution will continue at The University of Alabama with science educator Dr. Jim Lacefield. Lacefield will speak on “Using Evidence from Alabama’s Geologic Record in Support of Teaching Concepts Related to Evolution and an Ancient and Dynamic Earth” on Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m. in 127 Biology Building Auditorium on the UA campus.
A new book co-authored by Dr. Walter Enders, a University of Alabama economics professor, applies business principles to terrorism and is receiving high praise from analysts and authorities on the war on terrorism. The book, “The Political Economy of Terrorism,” is now available.
The University of Alabama will hold an informational convocation on Wednesday, Nov. 2, at 7 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Heritage Room to familiarize students with the UA Premier Awards, the top honors presented annually at the University.
Col. James Kelly, who earned his Master of Science in aerospace engineering from The University of Alabama in 1996, will deliver a presentation about the recent Space Shuttle Discovery Return to Flight Mission on Nov. 10.
The University of Alabama will celebrate its 175th anniversary in 2006 with events and activities planned throughout the calendar year.