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 Alternative winter break program, Oct. 2 THIS MONTH Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month, ongoing through Oct. 23 TODAY “Throwdown for Your Hometown,” 7-9 p.m., Ferguson Center Heritage Room UADM benefit, 5-8 p.m., TCBY on the Strip THIS
The University of Alabama’s Crossroads Community Center is hosting a photography exhibit, reception and lecture featuring Jose Galvez, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist. The exhibit will be in the Ferguson Student Center Art Gallery.
About 50 freshmen and 10 student leaders from The University of Alabama will perform service projects in Marion from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4. The projects include cleaning storefronts, landscaping around the town square and removing trash from empty buildings.
Third-year medical students at The University of Alabama have an opportunity to follow a patient over time through the health care system as part of an innovative new program being piloted this year.
By using liquid salts during formation instead of harsh chemicals, fibers that conduct electricity can be strengthened, according to a patent issued to a team of researchers at The University of Alabama.
Two University of Alabama students were recently selected for nationally competitive awards by the Society of Women Engineers. Since 2009 seven UA students have been selected for the honor, the most from any university during that time.
William Ferris, professor of history and senior associate director of the Center for the Study of the American South at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will present “The Storied South and the Future of the Humanities” Oct. 6 as part of The University of Alabama’s new Hidden Humanities lecture series.
This week at The University of Alabama: Pilot program offers med students chance to follow patients – Museum hosts Growing up Wild for preschoolers – Expert source available to discuss breastfeeding – UA President to speak to faculty, staff – Engineering hosts open house for high-school students
The University of Alabama’s Melissa Carruth offers a few tips, as well as myths, expectant and nursing mothers ought to know.
An Emory College professor will present “Dinosaurs Without Bones: What Dinosaur Trace Fossils Tell Us About Evolution,” as part of the 2014-2015 Alabama’s Lecture on Life’s Evolution series at The University of Alabama.