Public Memorial Service for Mal Moore to be Held Thursday, April 4, at 3 p.m. in Coleman Coliseum

The University of Alabama will host a “Celebration of Life” in memory of former Crimson Tide Director of Athletics Mal Moore in Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus on Thursday, April 4, at 3 p.m.

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This week at The University of Alabama: UA celebrates Honors Week – UA research on ancient offerings to the dead offers insight into climate change – Ad team to volunteer at Boys & Girls Clubs – Men’s nursing group to offer health screening at softball game – UA students to teach children about importance of clean water – UA design students place first in competition – Psychology department receives major grant for pain research – Engineering students prepare for robotics competition – Events

UA Ad Team to Perform Service Project with Boys, Girls Clubs

The University of Alabama Ad Team will spend time with children at Boys & Girls Clubs of West Alabama and will also paint the clubs’ art room as part of its 2013 competition campaign with Glidden Paint.

UA Design Students Place First in Competition

Two University of Alabama students placed first in the International Interior Design Association’s Student Day Design Competition.

UA Students Share Importance of Clean Water

University of Alabama students will have an opportunity to teach area schoolchildren the importance of keeping water clean during the second annual Waterfest Student Expo.

UA Works to Recruit More Men to Nursing Profession

The number of men pursuing nursing careers has grown dramatically over the past two decades, and The University of Alabama is doing its part to continue increasing those numbers.

Mal Moore, Longtime UA Athletics Director and Former Football Coach, Dies

Mal M. Moore, Director of Athletics at The University of Alabama, died on Saturday at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C. Moore had been hospitalized for approximately three weeks due to a pulmonary condition.

Clam Shells Reveal Evidence of Ancient, Climate-Induced Downfall, UA Researchers Say

Analyses of clam shells used in ancient funeral ceremonies offer additional evidence as to how climate change may have contributed to the gradual collapse of an early South-American civilization, according to University of Alabama scientists.

UA in the News: March 22, 2013

Bill Battle named UA athletics director – Coaches, colleagues recall Mal Moore’s career – Dr. Lena Prewitt talks about her experience as UA’s first African-American business professor – Tennessee high school student learns Japanese through UA – UA law prof comments on Alabama bill that would allow displays of historic documents like the Ten Commandments

UA’s Arty Party to Benefit Creative Writing Program

A fundraising event, “Writing On The River,” will focus on the creative writing program in The University of Alabama’s department of English and will be held April 5 at 6 p.m. at The Pavilion at Cypress Inn on the Black Warrior River.