Author Josip Novakovich will give a reading Thursday, Nov. 16 in 205 Smith Hall at 7:30 p.m., as part of The University of Alabama Bankhead Visiting Writers Series.
Poet Barry Schwabsky will give a public lecture in 203 Garland Hall on Thursday, Nov. 16 at 6 pm., and will give the final reading of the fall 2006 Bankhead Visiting Writers Series in 301 Morgan Hall Friday, Nov. 17 at noon.
Dr. David Bronner, chief executive officer of the Retirement Systems of Alabama, will be the luncheon speaker at the 2007 Economic Outlook Conference, presented by The University of Alabama’s Center for Business and Economic Research. The conference is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 23, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Montgomery.
The University of Alabama College of Engineering was awarded a research grant by the Construction Industry Institute. The $153,400 project will research preconstruction planning for renovation projects. This is the first Construction Industry Institute research project awarded directly to The University of Alabama College of Engineering.
The Public Relations Society of America presented the Outstanding Educator Award to Dr. Bruce K. Berger, professor and chairman of the department of advertising and public relations in the College of Communications at The University of Alabama, at its 2006 International Conference in Salt Lake City.
University of Alabama astronomers and their students are gaining regular access to two mountaintop-based telescopes, including one in the southern hemisphere, without leaving campus.
Team members from The University of Alabama Creative Campus arts initiative will travel to Auburn University on Monday, Nov. 13 to begin collaboration efforts with art outreach and public policy making.
The University of Alabama’s undergraduate accounting program at the Culverhouse School of Accountancy jumped seven spots over last year to No. 15 nationally in the latest rankings released by “Public Accounting Report.”
The University of Alabama department of theatre and dance presents “Luv,” Nov. 28 – Dec. 3 in the Allen Bales Theatre on Stadium Drive in the UA Theatre District.
A pair of University of Alabama faculty members has been awarded a $2.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to conduct a national study to investigate the impact of undergraduate entry-level science courses on college students.