Dr. Alison M. Jaggar, professor of philosophy and women and gender studies at The University of Colorado at Boulder, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, in 205 Smith Hall, on The University of Alabama campus, as part of the Philosophy Today lecture series.
The University of Alabama ALLELE lecture, “T. Rex Under the Microscope: A New Look at an Old Dinosaur,” will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20, in the Biology Auditorium on the UA campus. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Two research articles co-authored by a University of Alabama computer scientist are among 2010’s “Top 25 Hottest Articles” appearing in the scientific journal Information and Software Technology, according to an online database regularly accessed by nearly 11 million users.
A concert by organist and composer Dr. Pamela Decker will highlight the 2011 University of Alabama Church Music Conference from Friday, Jan. 21, to Saturday, Jan. 22, at the Moody Music Building on the UA campus.
Although it will heighten the experience, a telescope will not be required to view an upcoming total lunar eclipse, but an alarm clock might be.
Ferosh Jacob, a computer science doctoral student in The University of Alabama College of Engineering, was recently named one of three finalists at the OOPSLA/SPLASH student research competition held in Reno, Nev., earlier this semester.
Between 2007 and 2009, the poverty rate for children ages 5 to 17 in families rose in about three quarters of Alabama’s 67 counties, according to U.S. Census Bureau.
The University of Alabama will award some 1,840 degrees during winter commencement Saturday, Dec. 11, on campus.
The National Science Foundation has extended its support for an alliance of 19 historically black colleges and universities and nine major research universities, including The University of Alabama, encouraging African-American students to pursue graduate training and research careers in robotics and computer science.
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 Dec. 7 Students can get on list to purchase bowl game tickets Bruce Henry MFA thesis reception, 6-9 p.m., Sella-Granata Art Gallery in Woods Hall Dec. 7-10 Final examinations Dec. 7-12 Business Honors Program’s