UA Student News for Feb. 14, 2012

Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/student to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the email subscription. DEADLINES TO REMEMBER Statement of Candidacy and Statement of Intent forms for SGA election, Feb. 17, 5 p.m. Corolla submissions, Feb. 17 Community Service Center staff applications, Feb. 17, 5 p.m. Spring 2 registration, Feb. 17

South Alabama Dean of Medicine Headlines UA’s McCollough Forum

Dr. Samuel Joseph Strada, dean of the College of Medicine at the University of South Alabama, will be the featured speaker for the 10th annual Susan and Gaylon McCollough Medical Scholars Forum Feb. 24-25 in the Shelby Hall rotunda on The University of Alabama campus.

Reporter to Discuss Pulitzer-Prize-Winning Book at UA

Douglas Blackmon, former bureau chief at the Wall Street Journal, will visit The University of Alabama Feb. 23 to speak about his Pulitzer Prize winning book, “Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II.”

UA in the News: February 11-13, 2012

UA students spruce up trails at Lake Lurleen – UA professor produces video about meteorologists and the April tornadoes – UA professor, Cuban counterpart present project in Havana – Journalism professor writes children’s book – UA donor Mignon Comer Smith remembered – UA custodian who died following tornado recalled – Expert commentary, events – and more…

UA’s Gorgas Library Offers Exhibit of Miniature Books

Gorgas Library on The University of Alabama campus will play host to the Miniature Book Society’s national traveling exhibit from Wednesday, Feb. 15, to Sunday, April 15.

UA Honors College Partners with Holt High School for Photo Project

An exhibit of photographs produced by Holt High School students in partnership with The University of Alabama Honors College is on display in Nott Hall Gallery.

UA in the News: February 10, 2012

UA/Cuban photographers collaborate on book – UA student journalists to speak at conference – UA study estimates state’s losses due to immigration law

Cullen Murphy to Speak at UA on Latest Book about the Inquisition

Cullen Murphy, editor at large for Vanity Fair, will give a lecture about his latest book, “God’s Jury: The Inquisition and the Making of the Modern World,” at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 22 in room 205 of Gorgas Library on The University of Alabama campus.

UA’s Entrepreneurship Week 2012 Offers Range of Programs

Entrepreneurship Week 2012 in Alabama will be observed Feb. 20-24, and the entrepreneurial forces at The University of Alabama have put together a comprehensive program.

UA in the News: February 9, 2012

UA professor developing concrete alternative – UA biologists’ discovery could lead to better treatments for Parkinson’s disease – Experts comment on Alabama’s economy, alternatives to payday loans – School of Music director profiled – Student events and activities – and more…