Dr. Christopher diCarlo, an advisory fellow with the Center for Inquiry Canada, will present his lecture, “We Are All African: Can Scientific Proof of Our Commonality Save Us?” Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Biology Building auditorium on The University of Alabama campus.
The University of Alabama will host a regional Science Olympiad competition for middle and high-school students Saturday, Feb. 12, at 9 a.m.
Noted Canadian novelist Francine D’Amour will deliver a lecture in French titled “Pour de vrai, pour de faux : le processus d’écriture et ses transformations” (“ True or False: The Process of Writing and its Transformations”) at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, in 205 Gorgas Library on The University of Alabama campus.
A device shown to reduce vehicle emissions heads down the commercialization road.
PixelCon 2011, presented by The University of Alabama’s ABXY Gaming Network in association with Creative Campus Initiative, will be from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, at UA’s Ferguson Center.
The public is invited to view Jupiter through a University of Alabama telescope Feb. 10 beginning at 7 p.m. The sky viewing is the first in a series of events open to the public during the spring semester.
The Central Analytical Facility at The University of Alabama has named Drs. Karen T. Henry and Robert A. Morris as the first CAF Instrumentation Experts.
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 Jan. 25-28 Women in Prison Awareness Week letter-writing campaign, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Ferguson Student Center, second floor Women in Prison Awareness Week pack-a-purse campaign, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Ferguson Student Center, second floor; 10 a.m.-5
The University of Alabama Recreation Center is offering diverse options for students looking to get fit in the new year, ranging from individual fitness plans to team sports.
The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse School of Accountancy made a strong showing in Public Accounting Report’s top 25 school rankings for 2010. The undergraduate program placed 23rd, up from 25th in 2009, and graduate programs rose to 22nd from 2009’s 25th place.