Smithsonian Conservationist to Give ‘Strange Bedfellows?’ Talk at UA

A research scientist with the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute will discuss biodiversity studies done in collaboration with oil and gas companies in an upcoming talk at The University of Alabama.

UA Entrepreneurs Compete in Business Competition

Three entrepreneurially-minded teams with University of Alabama members are among the 12 participating in a statewide business competition.

Abortion’s Sensitivity in Modern Culture Topic of UA Lecture

Prominent philosopher Dr. William G. Lycan will discuss “Why the Abortion Issue is So Difficult,” as part of the 2012-2013 Philosophy Today Lecture Series.

UA Honors Outstanding Graduate Students in 2013

The University of Alabama Graduate School has announced the recipients of the 2013 Outstanding Graduate Student awards, to be presented during UA Honors Week, April 1–5.

UA’s Sonic Frontiers Presents Concert by Composer-Performers

The University of Alabama’s Sonic Frontiers concert series will present a free concert by composer-performers Holland Hopson and Justin Peake at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7, in the Bama Theatre’s Greensboro Room, 600 Greensboro Ave. in Tuscaloosa.

UA’s Creative Campus Offers Creative Career Fair

The University of Alabama’s Creative Campus and the Career Center will host its first Creative Career Fair from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, in the Ferguson Center’s Heritage Room. The career fair aims to provide students with resources for pursuing successful creative vocations.

UA Engineering Students to Compete in Concrete Canoe Event

A team of University of Alabama engineering students will return to the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Southeast Conference Concrete Canoe Competition in Miami March 14-16.

Lecture Series Features UA Alumnus and Founder of Troon

The University of Alabama’s restaurant, hospitality and meetings management program will host Dana Garmany, chairman and chief executive officer of Troon, as part of the Shila Bowron Leadership Lecture Series March 13.

UA Student News for Feb. 26, 2013

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 Applications for UA Women Leaders in Action, March 1, midnight Applications for SOURCE Board of Governors, March 11, 11:59 p.m. TODAY Bama Idol auditions, 7 p.m., Harris Hall THIS WEEK’S DATES TO REMEMBER

UA Interior Design Students Place 2nd in Global Competition

Temporary emergency housing should not only provide shelter but also a sense of place and comfort for people who may have lost everything, said one University of Alabama senior. It was this concept that three interior design students incorporated into a public service announcement that placed second in the global Design for Disaster Relief video competition.