UA in the News: February 7-9, 2009

UA researcher studies impact of environmental risk factors on Parkinson’s — UA students challenge tax preparers – UA faculty comment on Artur Davis’ run for governor, economy’s impact on grad. school enrollment and entrepreneurship – and more…

UA to Host Bama Fever Wheelchair Basketball Invitational

The University of Alabama Wheelchair Athletics program will host the Bama Fever Invitational on campus Friday, Feb. 6.

Chuck D to Present Program at UA

Singer, author and producer Chuck D will be on campus Tuesday, Feb. 10 to present a program at The University of Alabama as part of African-American Heritage Month events on campus.

UA Guest Speaker to Discuss International Women’s Issues

University of Alabama Honors College visiting professor Dr. Sangita Rayamajhi will give a talk on issues affecting women in her home country, Nepal, on Feb. 10 at 12:30 p.m. in 205 Gorgas Library.

UA Real Estate Center Director Earns CPM Designation

Grayson Glaze, executive director of the Alabama Real Estate Center at The University of Alabama, has earned the Certified Property Manager designation from the Institute of Real Estate Management, an affiliate of the National Association of Realtors.

UA’s Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre Dives into ‘Swan Lake,’ Modern Jazz Pieces for Spring Concert

The University of Alabama’s department of theatre and dance presents the Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre’s spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17-19 and 5:30 p.m. Feb. 20 in Morgan Auditorium on Colonial Drive in the UA Theatre District.

UA in the News: February 6, 2009

The University of Alabama has 83 new National Merit Scholars – Dave Hart takes over daily operations of Alabama athletic department – Trustees OK stadium expansion – Street to be named after Stallings’ son – and more…

“To Kill a Mockingbird” Essay Contest Winners Recognized at UA

Winners of The University of Alabama’s eighth annual “To Kill a Mockingbird” Essay Contest were recently honored on campus with a luncheon awards ceremony and reception with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and UA faculty member Rick Bragg.

Psychologist to Discuss Links Between Impulsive Anger, Depression in 2009 Basowitz Lecture at UA

Dr. Charles S. Caver, distinguished professor of psychology at the University of Miami, will speak on “Two Layers of the Mind: Serotonergic Function, and What Impulsive Aggression and Depression Have in Common” at The University of Alabama’s Harold Basowitz Lecture.

UA Cason Award to Honor Journalist and Novelist Roy Hoffman

Roy Hoffman, an acclaimed novelist and journalist, will receive the 2009 Clarence Cason Award in Nonfiction Writing from The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences Thursday, March 5 at a dinner in his honor at the Hotel Capstone.