The University of Alabama Women’s Resource Center and Women Involved in Learning and Leading are sponsoring a staged reading of the play “Nickel and Dimed” based on the acclaimed novel by Barbara Ehrenreich, “Nickel and Dimed on (Not) Getting by in America,” on Wednesday, Nov. 28 in the Ferguson Center Theater at 6 p.m.
Students with a passion for books were recently named winners of The University of Alabama Libraries’ second annual Book Collecting Contest.
Going down any red carpet these days, a celebrity is always asked, “Who are you wearing,” referring to the clothes’ designer.
Experts from The University of Alabama’s CARE Research & Development Laboratory (CRDL) will be among the speakers at the ninth annual Criminal Justice Technology Symposium at The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center Dec. 3-5. The conference will focus on the latest technological innovations in law enforcement and criminal justice.
A leader in identifying risk factors for autism will give a talk at The University of Alabama Thursday, Nov. 29 at 4 p.m. in the Biology Building, room 202.
Dr. Tim Hebson has been promoted to dean of students at The University of Alabama.
Dr. Micki McElya, assistant professor of American studies at The University of Alabama, will discuss her new book, “Clinging to Mammy: The Faithful Slave in Twentieth-Century America” (Harvard University Press, 2007) on Tuesday, Nov. 27 at 4:30 p.m. in the W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library reading room.
British playwright John Gober serves up a sweet-and-sour mix of late-night fun and morning-after reality in the boisterous comedy “Bouncers,” to be performed Tuesday, Nov. 27, through Sunday, Dec. 2, at The University of Alabama’s Allen Bales Theatre.
The University of Alabama has won the 2007 Beat Auburn Beat Hunger Food Fight by collecting 241,336 pounds of food to top Auburn University’s collection of 183,017 pounds of food.
The Alabama Productivity Center and the Alabama Technology Network today announced the recipients of the 2007 Alabama Quality Award Team Showcase, the state’s honor for teams that demonstrate quality and performance excellence.