UA/LSU students volunteer for service project in New Orleans – Tide football players visit cancer patients – UA National Alumni Association hosts fans at event – Million Dollar Band heads to New Orleans – UA to help drive Tuscaloosa area economy in 2012 – Gadsden Center hosts open house – UA student directs political campaign – Experts comment on redistricting, violent crime and law school issues – and more…
UA celebrates MLK with concert – UA holds annual economic conference – Professor discusses nano-materials — and more …
Some of the lowliest — not to mention lightest — of creatures are helping a University of Alabama scientist better understand the genetics behind weight gain.
Institute for Rural Health Research seeks tornado hero nominations – UA, LSU team for service projects – UA provides community with a recycling option – Student wins year’s worth of free gasoline
UA’s Opera Theatre advances to national finals – UA experts comment on housing market, economy – UA football teams with Habitat for Humanity
The Chris Kozak Jazz Quintet, with Eric Essix on guitar, will highlight the 2012 Martin Luther King Jr. Realizing the Dream celebration, a series of special activities honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, in the Moody Music Building Concert Hall on The University of Alabama campus.
The Sarah Moody Gallery of Art on The University of Alabama campus will open its 2012 Faculty Biennial Exhibition with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12. The exhibit, which is free and open to the public, will run through Friday, Feb. 17.
The University of Alabama Institute for Rural Health Research is seeking nominations for the Rural Health Heroes Awards. The awards will honor health-care providers and others who assisted victims of Alabama’s April 27, 2011, tornadoes.
Online reservations for the 2012 Economic Outlook Conference presented by The University of Alabama’s Center for Business and Economic Research can be made through Friday, Jan. 6. The conference will be Thursday, Jan. 12, at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel in Montgomery.
UA professors make “Educated Guesses” for 2012 – UA professor’s fruit fly research offers clues to human obesity – UA program gives books to Black Belt schools – Gorgas House renovation receives two awards – Two UA professors named fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science –Crimson White included on PBS ‘most viral student media’ list – UA experts comment on drop in unemployment rate, home sales, after-Christmas shopping and more – Student news, events – and more…