UA in the News: November 4, 2008
UA faculty provide commentary on budgets for 2-year colleges, presidential election, and polling – Tuscaloosa Police to work with UA Spanish speaking students – UA events
First Wednesdays at UA Crossroads Center Offer Discussion of Culture
The University of Alabama Crossroads Community Center will host the final First Wednesdays @ Crossroads for the fall semester on Nov. 5 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Crossroads Lounge in Ferguson Center.
UA in the News: November 1-3, 2008
UA claims number 1 college football ranking – UA faculty provide commentary on female politicians, protecting plants from freezing, U.S. economic outlook, stock market, voter turnout, presidential election – UA homecoming stories – and more…
Seeking the Ancestors of Elvis: Scholar Ties Rock ’n’ Roll to History of the South in Upcoming UA Lecture
Rock ’n’ roll has deep roots in the American South, from Elvis Presley to Jerry Lee Lewis and beyond. Now Dr. Jim Cobb, the Spaulding Professor of History at The University of Georgia, will explore the Dixie origins of rock in “Southern History and the Roots of Rock and Roll,” the upcoming Friends of History lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, at Room 205 in Gorgas Library.
Extending Health Care’s Reach
In 2001, the Capstone Rural Health Center opened in Parrish, bringing quality health care near to the doorsteps of the approximate 1,500 people living in and around the rural Walker County, Ala. community.