Dr. Shirley Brice Heath, a linguistic anthropologist and a former MacArthur Foundation fellow, will speak on “What’s Language Got to Do With It?” at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, in Gorgas Library, room 205 at The University of Alabama.
Three University of Alabama offices are assisting the Governor’s Office of Workforce Development with an analysis of workforce demands for the state and will be presenting results of the study starting April 6.
“Headwaters: A Journey on Alabama Rivers,” a new book from The University of Alabama Press presenting one photographer’s exploration of Alabama’s waterways, will be the subject of a talk, signing and reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 23, at the Alabama Museum of Natural History in Smith Hall on The University of Alabama campus.
The University of Alabama Office of Health Promotion and Wellness recently wrapped up the second year of Scale Back Alabama, a statewide weight loss initiative. Adapted to UA as Strive to Scale Back, the team-based, eight-week program is designed to encourage faculty and staff to improve their health by losing weight and exercising.
The University of Alabama’s Creative Campus Initiative will host Foster Auditorium Awareness Week April 6-10 on the UA campus. The week is planned as a response to ongoing conversation about Foster and the variety of historically significant cultural events that have taken place there.
Dr. Jinx Campbell, a leading investigator on the role of fungi in salt marsh and sea grass plants, will give the annual Darden Lecture at 7 p.m. April 8 in The University of Alabama’s Biology Building, room 127.
Dr. Breena Holland, assistant professor of political science at Lehigh University, will speak on “Environmental Policy and the Problem of Justice” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, in the Biology Auditorium at The University of Alabama.
The University of Alabama Women’s Resource Center will sponsor its annual Take Back the Night march to support the end of violence against women on Tuesday, April 7, at 6 p.m. at the Ferguson Center Plaza.
Charles Hilburn has been named assistant to the vice president for advancement at The University of Alabama.
The University of Alabama Graduate School now accepts the submission of electronic theses and dissertations and encourages students to submit electronically rather than on paper. Students have the choice of either paper or electronic submission from now until Aug. 14, after which electronic submission is required for all theses and dissertations.