UA Student News for Oct. 5, 2010

Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/student to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the e-mail subscription. DATES TO REMEMBER Oct. 6 Student Health and Wellness Fair, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., University Union Plaza and SUPe Store lobby Brown Bag Lecture featuring Dr. Rachel Raimist, noon-1 p.m., 308 Manly Hall Oct. 7 Bama Sideline Apparel Sale,

UA in the News: October 5, 2010

UA professor leads federal earthquake research project – UA to offer stadium tours – Texting-while-driving simulator on campus – UA faculty offer expert commentary on Alabama bingo probe indictments, banking industry, American economic stress

UA Honors Teaching Award Winners

The University of Alabama National Alumni Association has announced the 2010 recipients of the University’s highest honor for excellence in teaching – the Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Awards.

Symposium at UA Looks at Black Women as Public Intellectuals

The University of Alabama’s department of gender and race studies will host its second “Recovering Black Women’s Voices and Lives” symposium Thursday, Oct. 7.

UA in the News: October 2-4, 2010

UA students help local elementary school plant garden – Students learn hazards of distracted driving through simulation – Public service commissioner to talk gender, politics – UA releases Alabama Business Confidence Index – and more…

Sociologist to Discuss Work with Northern Ireland Police at UA Lecture

Sociologist Dr. Peter K. Manning will speak about his fieldwork with the Northern Ireland Police Services at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, in 214 Farrah Hall, through The University of Alabama’s criminal justice department.

Expert on Chemical Origins of Alzheimer’s and Related Diseases to Speak at UA

Dr. Carol K. Hall, Camille Dreyfus Distinguished University Professor at North Carolina State University, will present the Chemical and Biological Engineering Centennial Lecture at The University of Alabama’s College of Engineering on Oct. 7.

UA in the News: October 1, 2010

UA graduate killed in Afghanistan – UA survey: Confidence slides in economic recovery – UA sets Homecoming Week theme, events – Former Tide All-American Shaun Alexander to sign books at Bryant Museum –UA graduate students create hub for local artists – UA events – and more…

‘Side by Side’ Unites Cuban, American Photographers in UA Show

“Lado a Lado — Side by Side,” a joint exhibit by an American and a Cuban photographer, will appear from Monday, Oct. 11, through December in the Grand Gallery of Smith Hall on The University of Alabama campus.

Bluegrass Band Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out Continues UA’s Celebrity Series

The award-winning bluegrass band Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out will perform on The University of Alabama campus Friday, Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the Moody Music Building’s Concert Hall.