UA Announces Plans to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of the Desegregation of the University

The University of Alabama has announced plans to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Stand in the Schoolhouse Door throughout 2013 with a series of activities and events designed to honor the desegregation of the University.

Adventurous Percussion Trio Meridian Pounds Out Concert at UA

Adventurous percussion trio Meridian will perform a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, in the Moody Music Building recital hall on The University of Alabama campus. UA’s Sonic Frontiers concert series is sponsoring the concert.

UA PR Students Team with Tuscaloosa Schools to ‘HALT’ Bullying

Five University of Alabama public relations students have developed the “I Can” campaign to help increase bullying awareness among local middle school students in Tuscaloosa City Schools.

Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame to Hold 2013 Ceremony

The State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame will induct seven individuals and honor a corporation and two projects during a ceremony Feb. 23 at the Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa in Hoover.

UA Student News for Feb. 12, 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 SGA applications, Feb. 13, 5 p.m. LeaderShape Institute applications, Feb. 15, 11:59 p.m. TODAY LeaderShape Institute information session, 6 p.m., Student Recreation Center activity room THIS WEEK’S DATES TO REMEMBER Official UA ring

Smithsonian Exhibit on U.S.’s Largest Guest Worker Program Opens at UA

The University of Alabama was selected as one of the only two sites in the Southeast to host a Smithsonian traveling exhibition that tells the story of the largest guest worker program in U.S. history.

Lecturer at UA to Discuss the Defeat of Shining Path in Peru

he University of Alabama’s department of history invites the public to hear Dr. Jorge Ortiz-Sotelo, chairman of the Peruvian Institute of Politics and Economics, deliver a lecture titled “Defeating the Shining Path: A Lesson in Combating Terrorism in Peru” from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26 in 205 Gorgas Library. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Jazz Artist Frank ‘Doc’ Adams to Appear at UA

The University of Alabama’s Creative Campus invites the community to an afternoon with legendary jazz artist Frank “Doc” Adams from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18, at the Ferguson Center.

Suspending Belief: Virtual Reality Lab to Provide Coping, Research Opportunities

Suspending Belief: Virtual Reality Lab to Provide Coping, Research Opportunities

The University of Alabama will soon become the third university in the country, researchers say, to have a social work virtual reality lab.

UA Preview

This week at The University of Alabama: UA ranks first among public universities in enrollment of National Merit Scholars – UA students’ Alabama arts show to air on WVUA – UA Veteran and Military Affairs representatives to honor soldiers at D.C. ceremony – UA student interns as child life specialist – Religion expert available to comment on Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation – African-American Heritage Month events