The Center for Ethics & Social Responsibility at The University of Alabama, the Alabama Poverty Project, Impact Alabama: A Student Service Initiative, and the UAB Center for Urban Affairs are presenting “To Whom Much Is Given,” a statewide conference on service learning in higher education, Thursday and Friday, Sept. 27-28, at the Bryant Conference Center in Tuscaloosa.
It represents a potential answer for the world’s water shortage woes, it’s key in electronic and manufacturing advances, and it holds great promise for better treatments and earlier detection of diseases such as cancer, HIV and Alzheimer’s.
Three professors in The University of Alabama’s College of Engineering have been named subcommittee members of the Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Energy, a group that will help Alabama utilize its conventional and renewable resources by implementing responsible energy policies.
Although year-to-date existing home sales in Alabama have modestly declined at a rate of 2.38 percent through August, the statewide sales remain ahead of the national existing home sales.
The only existing span of the 125-year-old Black Warrior Bridge will soon be moved from its current location in the north part of Tuscaloosa County to downtown Northport. Once it is moved, the bridge will be part of a recreational walking trail near the Black Warrior River.
Dr. Jim Salem, professor of American studies at The University of Alabama, is the 2007 recipient of the American Studies Association’s prestigious Mary C. Turpie Award.
Avid readers of all kinds are invited to take part in the annual Student Book Collecting Contest sponsored by The University of Alabama Libraries.
Dr. Marilyn V. Whitman has been named coordinator of the Health Care Management Program at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce.
A group of freshman at The University of Alabama aim to bring new life to the grounds of a historic campus landmark as part of a yearlong service project beginning this week.
The Moundville Native American Festival, to be held Oct. 3-6 at The University of Alabama’s Moundville Archaeological Park, celebrates the heritage and culture of Southeastern Indians.