Graduate Research and Thesis Conference to be Held at UA

The 10th annual Graduate Student Association Research and Thesis Conference will be held at The University of Alabama on Saturday, Feb. 10 in Ferguson Center.

Interest in Physics Rising Nationally, Including at UA; Annual Contest to Attract Hundreds from Across Region

As roll calls are taken in high school physics classes nationwide, an increasing number of students are responding, “here.”

UA Law School Presents Exonerated Death Row Inmate as Guest Speaker

Each year, speakers are invited to The University of Alabama School of Law to talk about public interest law opportunities. As part of the acclaimed series, the Law School’s Public Interest Institute will feature exonerated death row inmate Juan Roberto Melendez-Colon as a 2007 guest speaker on Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 12:15 p.m. in the Bedsole Moot Courtroom.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to Speak at UA School of Law

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. will deliver the eighth Albritton Lecture at The University of Alabama School of Law on Tuesday, Feb. 13 at 2 p.m. in McMillan Lecture Hall at the Law School.

Church Music Conference to Feature Organist Jefferey Brillhart at UA’s Moody Music Hall

The University of Alabama’s Church Music Conference will feature organist Jeffrey Brillhart and faculty from the UA School of Music and American University in Cairo at UA’s Moody Music Building Saturday, Jan. 27.

NPR Personalities Here for WUAL’s 25th Anniversary at UA

NPR (National Public Radio) show hosts Debbie Elliott and Robert Siegel will be special guests for an anniversary event to celebrate 25 years of The University of Alabama’s WUAL public radio station broadcasting in Tuscaloosa and West Alabama.

Existing Home Sales Drop in State, According to UA Center

Home sales in Alabama declined by almost 10 percent from October sales of 4,676 units to 4,234 in November of 2006, according to the Alabama Real Estate Research and Education Center at The University of Alabama.

UA Alumni Magazine Wins Top Creative Honor

The Alabama Alumni Magazine, a publication of The University of Alabama’s National Alumni Association, recently received a platinum award in the MarCom Creative Awards for its spring 2006 issue.

MJW Offers Taste of UA Life, Lots of Real-World Journalism

This summer, 25 high school journalism students will live on campus and learn from top educators and journalists during the 24th annual Multicultural Journalism Workshop scheduled for July 8-18 on The University of Alabama campus.

UA Grad to Receive Diploma After 68 Years

Molly Mercer Lynch, who was forced to withdraw from The University of Alabama during her last semester as a student in 1938, will return to campus Wednesday, Jan. 17 to receive her diploma.