UA Honors College Hosts Printing Press Artist Amos Paul Kennedy Jr.

The University of Alabama Honors College will host internationally known printing press artist Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. as a part of its Faculty-in-Residence Series on Wednesday, Jan. 26.

Scholarships on the Line in UA’s High School Physics Contest Set for Feb. 11

Hundreds of high school students from Alabama and surrounding states are expected to compete in The University of Alabama’s 35th annual physics contest Feb. 11 on campus.

UA Opera Theatre Students Take National Awards

The University of Alabama Opera Theatre won second and third place in the 2011 Collegiate Opera Scenes Competition at the annual convention of the National Opera Association on Jan. 6.

More Than 1,000 UA Students Join Forces to Fight Illiteracy in Alabama

Literacy is the Edge, a student advocacy group at The University of Alabama, recruited some 1,134 volunteers through a two-week campaign launched during the fall semester with the goal of fighting functional illiteracy.

Immunology Researcher to Address McCollough Medical Scholars Forum at UA

Dr. Richard deShazo, a distinguished researcher in the field of immunology and leading advocate for improving Mississippi’s health care, will be the featured speaker for the ninth annual Susan and Gaylon McCollough Medical Scholars Forum to be held Feb. 11-12 in the Shelby Hall rotunda on The University of Alabama campus.

UA Museum to Present ‘Ghost Bird’ Documentary

UA’s Alabama Museum of Natural History will host a screening of “Ghost Bird,” the documentary by Scott Crocker, at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, in room 205 of Smith Hall on The University of Alabama campus.

UA Student News for Jan. 18, 2011

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 Today College Republicans and Democrats, 6:30 p.m., Ferguson Student Center Men’s basketball vs. Kentucky, 8 p.m., Coleman Coliseum Jan. 19 University Supply Store special hours, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., law school location Spring Get On

Real Estate Conference to Focus on ‘Refining Your Competitive Advantage’

This year’s gathering of more than 400 real estate and business leaders at the Cahaba Grand Conference Center in Birmingham on Jan. 28 will benefit from dialogue, panel discussions and networking activities surrounding the topic of “your competitive advantage.”

Students Will Find Connections to Campus Life at UA’s Get on Board Day

Whether University of Alabama students are interested in working with children, volunteering or student government, all will have the opportunity to find their niche at Get on Board Day on Wednesday, Jan. 19, in the Ferguson Center Ballroom from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

UA Undergraduates Invited to Enter Research and Creative Activity Conference

Undergraduate students of all majors are invited to enter The University of Alabama’s annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference scheduled for April 11 at the Bryant Conference Center.