The University of Alabama’s public relations program is among the top five PR Education Programs in the United States, according to national rankings produced and published in PRWeek magazine. This is the second straight year that UA’s PR program has been recognized for being one of the top programs.
The University of Alabama Black Faculty and Staff Association is presenting guest speaker Frazine Taylor, an expert on African-American genealogy, who will give a workshop on campus Saturday, Feb. 13, from 10 a.m.-noon in 110 AIME Building.
University of Alabama astronomers invite the community to view the moon and Mars in the next Public Night sky-viewing session Thursday, Jan. 28 at 7:30 p.m.
The University of Alabama ACCESS Distance Learning Support Center is hosting an open house for Alabama legislators, members of the media and West Alabama civic and social leaders Tuesday, Feb. 2, from 8-10 a.m. in Martha Parham West on campus.
Neil Gaiman, the award-winning author of the fantasy novels “The Graveyard Book,” “Coraline,” “Stardust,” “American Gods” and “Anansi Boys,” will read from his work at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, at the Bama Theatre in Tuscaloosa.
Dr. Arnold G. Diethelm, the pioneering surgeon who performed the first transplant of any kind in the state of Alabama, will be the featured speaker for the eighth annual Susan and Gaylon McCollough Medical Scholars Forum Feb. 5-6 in Shelby Hall on The University of Alabama campus.
A University of Alabama physician co-chairs an effort to write national guidelines for treating ADHD on college campuses.
A University of Alabama journalism professor studies the relationship of media and anti-fat bias and weight stigmatization in children.
The University of Alabama chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America will host “The Eth-X Factor” Saturday, Feb. 6, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Bryant Conference Center.
DATES TO REMEMBER Jan. 20 Phi Sigma Pi informational session, 313 Ferguson Student Center, 6 p.m. National Pan-Hellenic Council Convocation, Biology Building Auditorium, 7 p.m. Jan. 21 Alpha Delta Chi informational meeting, 301 Ferguson Student Center, 8 p.m. ANNOUNCEMENTS Haitian and Haitian-American students on campus are encouraged to contact the Community Service Center for assistance