Dr. Sylviane Diouf, curator for the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York, will give two lectures on her award-winning research and writing at The University of Alabama on Nov. 12 and 13.
Researchers believe they have confirmed the source of one of the Galaxy’s more puzzling phenomenons – high energy cosmic rays. An international team of scientists, including an adjunct professor at The University of Alabama, is publishing its recent findings in the Nov. 9 issue of the journal Science.
Enemies of traffic safety remain alcohol, speed and poor weather conditions, according to a University of Alabama CARE Research & Development Laboratory study of the two most recent Thanksgiving holiday traffic patterns.
Dr. Hank Lazer, professor of English and associate provost at The University of Alabama, will present the prestigious Duffy Lecture at The University of Notre Dame on Nov. 14.
Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre, the pre-professional dance company of The University of Alabama, will perform Tuesday through Friday, Nov. 13-16, with festive dances choreographed by UA’s renowned dance faculty.
Dr. James C. “Jim” Hall, director of New College at The University of Alabama, has been elected president of the Alabama Folklife Association.
Jane Meyers of the Lubuto Library Project will speak at The University of Alabama on Thursday, Nov. 15 from 3-5 p.m. in 205 Gorgas Library about the opening of the first of 100 libraries for street children in the African country Zambia.
The University of Alabama Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team will play the Canadian National Team Friday, Nov. 9 at 5 p.m. at the UA Student Recreation Center.
A University of Alabama philosophy professor has received the $50,000 Templeton Enterprise Award for 2007.
The University of Alabama announced today that the “Our Students. Our Future.” Campaign has reached the $428 million mark, pushing it to more than 80 percent of its total goal. The campaign’s $500 million goal focuses on $250 million to support student scholarships, with the rest of the funds allocated for faculty support, campus facilities and priority needs.