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David Newell, a foreign service officer for the U.S. Department of State, will present a lecture, “Lessons Learned from a Life Abroad,” Oct. 7 at 11 a.m. in room 205 of the Gorgas Library on The University of Alabama campus.
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UA faculty comment on U.S. census, commuting times, rebuilding costs – Moundville Native American Festival – Homecoming activities – and more…
UA homecoming week packed with events – Music, storytelling, re-enactments on tap for Moundville Native American Festival – Huxford Symphony welcomes new director – Dance Alabama! returns for 13th season – UA experts comment on home sales, foreclosures – and more…
Fourteen percent of all people in the United States identified themselves as black, either alone or in combination with another race, according to a report just released by the U.S. Census Bureau. In 2010, 55 percent of the black population lived in the South, and 105 Southern counties had a black population of 50 percent or higher.
UA’s CBER releases quarterly business confidence survey – UA law prof comments on Alabama’s immigration law – Gators helping those at UA affected by April tornadoes – and more…
Students in English 411, Dr. Emily O. Wittman’s Advanced Studies in Comparative and Multicultural Literature class, don’t just sit and read. They judge.
Injunuity, the Native American Music Award-winning band, highlights the 2011 Moundville Native American Festival from Wednesday, Oct. 5, to Saturday, Oct. 8, at The University of Alabama’s Moundville Archaeological Park.
A crisis-communication expert finds traveling to a disaster area can be a short trip, and engineers evaluate tornado-riddled structures in an effort to design safer homes.