In an annual event that helps others while getting the community in the holiday spirit, The University of Alabama chapter of Circle K will host its Luminaries on the Quad on Sunday, Dec. 2 from 5-8 pm.
Dr. James R. Otteson, University of Alabama professor of philosophy and Arts and Sciences Leadership Board Fellow, will speak on “Grand Unification Social Theory: Bringing It All Together in Ethics and Politics” Thursday, Dec. 6 at 4 p.m. in 205 Gorgas Library.
Dr. Jeff Weddle, assistant professor in The University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies will talk about his new book “Bohemian New Orleans: The Story of the Outsider and Loujon Press” and screen a documentary film on the subject Tuesday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. in 205 Gorgas Library.
The 2008 Miss University of Alabama competition will take place Saturday, Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. in Morgan Hall Auditorium on the UA campus.
Total home sales in Alabama during October reflected the most significant monthly retreat this year by posting a decline of 12.25 percent when compared to October of last year, according to the Alabama Center for Real Estate at The University of Alabama.
Ty Warren, a University of Alabama graduate from Enterprise who now runs a successful consulting and training firm, has brought acclaim to his alma mater by being named National Speaker of the Year by Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha National Forensics (debate) Honor Society, its highest award.
The stars of the “Jaws” films–sharks–have recently become the subject of a University of Alabama engineering research project. Conducted by Dr. Amy Lang, assistant professor of aerospace engineering and mechanics, the project explores energy conservation and boundary layer control in regard to a shark’s surface.
As the number of diagnoses increase, autism continues to be a major concern for Alabama lawmakers and faculty at The University of Alabama. A legislative tour of UA’s Autism Spectrum Disorders Research Clinic and Speech and Hearing Center’s preschool classroom is planned for Tuesday, Dec. 4, from 10:30 a.m. to noon, followed by lunch.
In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, The Everywoman Book Club, sponsored by the UA Women’s Resource Center, will meet to discuss “The Painted Drum” by Louise Erdrich on Thursday, Nov. 29 at noon at the Globe Restaurant.
Dr. Tricia McElroy, assistant professor of English at The University of Alabama, will discuss her work “The Popular Campaign Against Mary Queen of Scots” on Wednesday, Dec. 5 at 12:30 p.m. in 102 Manly Hall.