UA Brings Musical Work Commissioned in Memory of Tornado Victims to Enterprise on Anniversary of Disaster

On Friday, Feb. 29, The Alabama Wind Ensemble and The University of Alabama Singers will offer the newly commissioned composition “Enterprise” to the people of the southeast Alabama town on the first anniversary of the tornado that destroyed Enterprise High School and killed eight students.

UA Career Center Hosts Eli Lilly CFO

The University of Alabama Career Center will be hosting a dinner reception with Derica Rice, senior vice president and CFO of Eli Lilly and Co., on Wednesday, Feb.27 at 7 p.m. in the Alabama Museum of Natural History located in Smith Hall.

New Crossroads Directors Bring Multicultural Experiences to UA

The University of Alabama Crossroads Community Center is under the direction of two new leaders this academic year with Dr. Beverly Hawk named director and Brice Miller as assistant director.

UA in the News: February 16-18, 2008

Beloved professor Morris Mayer dies at age 82 – UA research could offer hope for families dealing with autism – UA leads national academic competition – College of Education enrollment increases – UA events – and more…

UA in the News: February 15, 2008

UA again leads All-USA Academic Team – UA helps devise test for autism – Inscribed books by Helen Keller on display – and more…

UA Alzheimer’s Care Research to Help National Panel in Preparing Action Plan

A key Alzheimer’s disease study group, co-chaired by former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former U.S. Sen. Bob Kerrey, is tapping the expertise of a University of Alabama researcher to brief its members on caregiver support.

New UA Competition Gives Undergrads Chance to Showcase Research/Creativity Projects

Who said you had to be a graduate student to do award-winning research that could be presented at national conferences?

Renowned UA Professor Morris Mayer Dies

From the banks of the Tombigbee River in Demopolis to the boardrooms of companies around the world, people are mourning the death of Dr. Morris L. Mayer, an icon in the marketing community.

UA Theatre’s ‘Playboy’ Brings Irish Spirit to Life

Rural Ireland comes alive when The University of Alabama’s department of theatre and dance presents J.M. Synge’s “The Playboy of the Western World” Tuesday, Feb. 26—Sunday, March 2, at the Gallaway Theatre in Rowand-Johnson Hall on UA’s campus.

Seven UA Students Named to USA Today’s All-USA College Academic Team

The University of Alabama leads the nation with seven students named to the 2008 USA Today All-USA College Academic Team.