UA Book Arts Program Receives National Award
The Master of Fine Arts program in the book arts at The University of Alabama received the 2011 Institutional Award for Distinguished Achievement from the American Printing History Association.
UA Cason Award to Honor Reporter, Columnist and Author Clyde Bolton
Clyde Bolton, reporter, columnist and author, will receive the 2011 Clarence Cason Award in Nonfiction Writing from The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences Thursday, March 3 at a dinner in his honor at the NorthRiver Yacht Club.
UA Philosophy Today Series Looks at ‘In Defense of Genetically Modified Food’
Dr. Paul Thompson, a professor at The University of Toronto, will speak Feb. 24 at The University of Alabama on “In Defense of Genetically Modified Food” at 7:30 p.m. in room 205 of Smith Hall.
Leading Expert in Persuasion to Deliver Basowitz Lecture at UA
Dr. Robert Cialdini, an internationally recognized authority on influence, persuasion, negotiation and compliance, will deliver the annual Harold Basowitz Memorial Lecture at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25, in room 208 of Gordon Palmer Hall on The University of Alabama campus.
High School Students Honored as Winners in UA’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Essay Contest
Winners in The University of Alabama’s tenth annual “To Kill A Mockingbird” Essay Contest for high school students were recognized on campus with a luncheon and awards ceremony Friday, Feb. 4.
Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame to Hold 2011 Ceremony
The state of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame will induct seven individuals and honor three corporations during a Feb. 26 ceremony at the Renaissance Hotel and Spa in Montgomery.
Chair of National Congress of Black Women to Speak at UA
Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq., chair of the National Congress of Black Women and former council to the U.S. Congress, will speak at a luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 21 at the Capstone Hotel on The University of Alabama campus.
Screening of PBS Documentary Highlights Southern History Conference at UA
Screenings of the upcoming PBS documentary “Freedom Riders” and the satiric film “CSA” will highlight the 23rd Annual Southern Intellectual History Circle Conference from Thursday, Feb. 24, through Saturday, Feb. 26, at The University of Alabama.
Book Art Association Presents UA Professor with Emerging Educator Award
Anna Embree, an associate professor in The University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies book arts program, was awarded the Emerging Educator Award from the College Book Art Association.
UA Student News for Feb. 8, 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 Feb. 8 Cultivate Peer Mentors’ applications due “Hot Topics: Social Media vs. Real Life,” 7:30 p.m., Ferguson Student Center game room Feb. 9 Introduction to MATLAB for data analysis, 9 a.m., 205 Gorgas Library