University of Alabama astronomers invite the community to view star clusters and nebulae in the next Public Night sky-viewing session Friday, Nov. 20 from 7 until 10 p.m. at the Moundville Archaeological Park.
The University of Alabama is soliciting feedback from the community on the concept of a plaza at Foster Auditorium that will be designed to commemorate the events surrounding the “Stand in the Schoolhouse Door.” Faculty, staff, students and members of the community are invited to share their comments at open meetings on Tuesday, Nov. 24 and Monday, Nov. 30 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in room 127 of the Biology Building on campus.
A professor at The University of Alabama is the editor-in-chief of the recently published Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience. The massive 330 entry, two-volume work has been called “a seminal work of impeccable scholarship” by Internet Bookwatch.
Honors College sponsors program on race relations – Best-selling author/scientist to lecture on language – New UA program offers computer courses for senior citizens – UA events – and more…
DATES TO REMEMBER Nov. 17 Off-campus-housing information, Rose Towers, 6:30 p.m.; Paty Hall, 8 p.m. Nov. 18 Apple Campus Store Grand Opening, Ferguson Student Center Plaza, 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Literacy is the Edge Volunteer and Tutor Recruitment, Ferguson Student Center, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Financial Peace for the Next Generation, 321 Lloyd Hall, noon H1N1 vaccinations,
The University of Alabama Community Service Center’s 2009 Beat Auburn Beat Hunger food drive concludes this week with Brown’s Corner Dueling Piano Bar hosting a benefit at 9 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19, the last day of the drive.
Dr. Susan Gaskins and Dr. Pam Foster of The University of Alabama will investigate the impact of disclosing an AIDS diagnosis on rural African-American men under a $100,000 grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research.
UA faculty comment on Alabama’s economy, meteor storms – Small gesture means a lot to UA Dining Services team – Local teachers to participate in UA’s Master Technology Teacher Program
The University of Alabama Supply Store has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to expand its textbook rental program.
In an atypical collaboration, an assistant professor in The University of Alabama’s English department and a UA undergraduate have co-authored an article publishing in May in a top academic journal.