UA Ecologist to Chair Section of National Higher Education Association

A University of Alabama ecologist is scheduled to become a division chair in the nation’s oldest higher education association during the organization’s annual meeting set for Nov. 11-13 in New York.

Alabama Schoolchildren Receive Books Through Gift to UA’s Alabama Museum of Natural History

Schoolchildren from eight counties in south Alabama are benefiting from a gift to the Alabama Museum of Natural History at The University of Alabama.

Open Mic, Open Heart Forum at UA

The University of Alabama Crossroads Community Center will host the Open Mic, Open Heart forum Wednesday, Oct. 17 at 6:45 p.m. in the Crossroads Lounge of the Ferguson Center to provide an uninhibited, unbiased and respectful environment to discuss campus issues.

UA Students to Present Designs for Campus Peace Garden

University of Alabama art students will present proposals for a UA Peace Garden, a project to promote campus diversity, Wednesday, Oct. 17 in 205 Gorgas Library at 3:30 p.m.

UA ‘Ghost Bird’ Author to Speak on Forthcoming Book Detailing Searches for Controversial Woodpecker

A University of Alabama professor and author of a soon-to-be published book detailing the controversial search and history surrounding a rare woodpecker will give an Oct. 18 talk to the West Alabama Sierra Club at UA’s Alabama Museum of Natural History.

NCAA Athletics Certification Peer Review Team Visits UA

A team of external reviewers will visit The University of Alabama campus Oct. 17-19 as part of the process to recertify the University’s athletics program under the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Athletics Certification program.

Hallelujah! Amen Corner Will Sing Its Heart Out to a Sold Out Allen Bales Stage at UA

The University of Alabama department of theatre and dance will present “Amen Corner” Oct. 23-28, featuring an all African-American cast on the Allen Bales stage to an already sold out crowd.

UA’s Alpha Chi Omega Sorority Partners with Verizon to Collect Phones for Domestic Violence Victims

Alpha Chi Omega Sorority at The University of Alabama is partnering with Verizon Wireless during October, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, to assist victims of domestic violence in Alabama and draw attention to this critical issue.

UA Entrepreneurship Program Moves Up to 18th Nationally

The undergraduate entrepreneurship program at the Culverhouse College of Commerce at The University of Alabama moved up two places to No. 18 in rankings just released by Entrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review.

UA Business School Students Visit the Oracle of Omaha

While some students at The University of Alabama will be spending fall break at the beach or at home, some select business school students will have the rare opportunity to visit personally with Warren Buffett, the icon of the investment world.