Bama Grad Expo to Bring Top Prospective Graduate Students to Campus
Fifty top prospective graduate students from across the country will visit The University of Alabama campus Nov. 13-15 for the College of Arts and Sciences’ Bama Grad Expo.
University Union Presents ‘My Hair My Expression’ Conference at UA
University Union is presenting a hair show exhibition called “My Hair My Expression” at The University of Alabama Ferguson Center Nov. 4-5.
UA Takes Part in Up ‘til Dawn Event for St. Jude Children’s Hospital
The University of Alabama will participate in Up ‘til Dawn, a nationwide event that benefits St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, on Nov. 4 from 2-8 p.m. in the Ferguson Center east dining room.
Musical Duo Trout Fishing in America to Perform for UA’s Celebrity Series
The musical duo Trout Fishing in America will bring their offbeat brand of folk rock to The University of Alabama campus Nov. 13 at 7:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Moody Music Building.
UA Center’s September Housing Reports Available on Web
The Alabama Housing Report shows the state’s home sales for September 2009 down .3 percent from August, and down 7 percent from September 2008. The report, produced by a University of Alabama center, is available online.
Boardroom Brawls: Finance Researcher Reviews Internal Disputes, Consequences
A University of Alabama researcher examines boardroom disputes and their impact on the stock market.
Beyond Campus’ Borders: Educators, Engineers Reach to Middle, High-Schoolers
UA researchers are studying the impact “service learning” can have on academics, and, in a separate effort, UA engineers are incorporating engineering applications into existing middle school science and math courses. Combined, the two efforts have drawn more than $3.65 million in external funding to benefit middle and high school students.
UA Aerospace Engineering Student Selected as a NASA-MUST Scholar
Nichole Ramirez, a senior majoring in aerospace engineering from El Paso, Texas, was selected as one of almost 100 undergraduate students nationwide to participate in NASA’s Motivating Undergraduates in Science and Technology Scholarship Program for a second consecutive year.
UA Engineering Student Wins Society of Women Engineers’ Poster Competition
Amy Frees, a senior majoring in chemical and biological engineering from Huntsville, was recently selected as the national winner of the Society of Women Engineers’ undergraduate poster competition.
Learn about ‘The Natural History of Morality’ at UA’s Next ALLELE Lecture
Dr. Robert C. Richardson, a professor of philosophy at the University of Cincinnati, will present his lecture, “The Natural History of Morality,” Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the Biology Auditorium on The University of Alabama campus.