UA Libraries Announce Book Collecting Contest Winners
Six University of Alabama students who have a passion for books have been named as winners in the UA Libraries’ Book Collecting Contest.
‘Black Hawk Down’ Soldiers Come to UA Nov. 17 for Student Leadership Symposium
The University of Alabama Student Government Association and Army ROTC will be hosting the “Black Hawk Down Student Leadership Symposium” on Friday, Nov. 17 with key figures featured in the movie “Black Hawk Down” coming to campus.
UA’s ‘Unscripted’ Interactive Theater Troupe to Perform Nov. 13
Unscripted, the peer education theater troupe of The University of Alabama Women’s Resource Center, will give a performance on Monday, Nov. 13 at 5:30 p.m. in 301 Ferguson Center.
UA Muslim Student Association to Sponsor Panel Discussion on Islam
The University of Alabama Muslim Student Association is sponsoring a panel discussion on Tuesday, Nov. 14 from 7-9 p.m. in 205 Gorgas Library to discuss “Islam and the West: A Clash of Misperceptions.”
MLK Lecture Series Welcomes Religion Expert and Fulbright Scholar M.V. Krishnayya
An award winning religion expert from India’s Andhra University will discuss two of the world’s best-known promoters of peace, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi, as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Distinguished Lecture Series, sponsored jointly by The University of Alabama, Shelton State Community College and Stillman College.
International Education Week Begins at UA With Sounds of India Concert
Tuscaloosa will come alive with the sounds of India at the “Fascinating Winds and Scintillating Strings South Indian Flute and North Indian Sitar Jugalbandhi” concert on Sunday, Nov. 12 at 3 p.m. in the Ferguson Theater at The University of Alabama.
UA Museum to Display Original Fish Drawings by Joseph R. Tomelleri
The University of Alabama’s Alabama Museum of Natural History opens a new exhibition titled “Alabama Fishes: Original Art by Joseph Tomelleri,” Nov. 11.
UA’s New College to Sponsor Folklife Association’s Nov. 11 Gathering Focusing on Cemetery Traditions
Decoration days and other cemetery traditions in Alabama will be the focus of The Alabama Folklife Association’s Nov. 11 gathering on The University of Alabama campus.
U.S.’s Innovative Edge Tied to Research in States Like Alabama
Statewide, Alabama receives less than one-half of 1 percent of all National Science Foundation research dollars annually. However, with political winds seemingly blowing in favor of a proposed doubling of the NSF budget, a group of national experts, including the University of Alabama’s Dr. Keith McDowell, is developing a new vision for science and engineering programs within those historically under funded states.
Alabama Housing Market Shows Signs of Weakness, According to UA’s Real Estate Center
The Alabama housing market declined significantly in September after a strong showing in August, according to the Alabama Real Estate Research and Education Center at The University of Alabama.