The advisory board of The University of Alabama International Honors Program will host a public lecture on Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 5 p.m. in 205 Gorgas Library featuring a presentation by Dr. Simanti Lahiri, UA assistant professor of political science.
A reception marking the gift of 15 lithographs of drawings by the 20th century’s greatest artist, Pablo Picasso, to the art and art history department and The College of Arts and Sciences will be from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, in Gorgas Library at The University of Alabama. The reception is in honor of the donors of the lithographs, Dr. Virginia Rembert Liles, professor emeritus of art and art history, and Raeford Liles.
UA’s Student Health Center wins productivity award – Marr’s Field Journal wins national award – UA alum/artist William Christenberry to hold exhibit on campus – UA events – and more…
Dr. Nathan Katz, professor and chair in the department of religious studies at Florida International University, where he also directs the Program in the Study of Spirituality, will give The University of Alabama department of religious studies’ 2009-2010 Aaron Aronov Lecture.
Marr’s Field Journal, The University of Alabama’s undergraduate student literary and arts magazine, won a national Pacemaker award at the Associated Collegiate Press/College Media Advisers convention.
Steven Pinker, one of the world’s leading cognitive scientists and a best-selling author, will speak Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. at the Bama Theatre in downtown Tuscaloosa on “The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature.”
UA botanist develops “FreezePruf” for plants – Students direct Capstone Chamber Orchestra – Former ambassador discusses U.S. -Cuba relations – UA events – and more…
The Alabama Productivity Center and the Alabama Technology Network announces nine organizations as recipients of the 2009 Alabama Quality Award, the state’s highest honor for quality and performance excellence.
Milton Tarrell Nettles, a senior majoring in chemical and biological engineering from Monroeville, was recently awarded the AIChE Minority Scholarship Award by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, sponsored by the Minority Affairs Committee.
Lee Pike, professor and head of the Angelo Bruno Business Library at The University of Alabama, has been selected to receive the 2009 Distinguished Alumni Award from the UA School of Library and Information Studies.