University of Alabama astronomy group hosting viewing of nebulae and star clusters
Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 17
The public is invited for a free viewing of nebulae and star clusters from 8 to 10 p.m. Sept. 26 at Moundville Archaeological Park. The viewing is being organized by the University of Alabama’s astronomy group within the department of physics and astronomy. The deep-sky observing sessions use portable computer-controlled telescopes. The telescopes will be set up in the field across the road from the Moundville Archaeological Park museum. Parking will be available at the museum and near the conference center overlooking the Black Warrior River. The event will be hosted by Ron Buta and Bill Keel, professors of astronomy.
APR– Helping to build journalists
Alabama Public Radio – Sept. 18
With a month already under their belts, dozens of journalism students at The University of Alabama are now used to navigating the halls of one of the nation’s newest digital learning spaces. The Digital Media Center, a $14.6 million, 46,594-square-foot facility on the North End of Bryant-Denny Stadium, is already revolutionizing the way we prepare digitally-minded journalists for newsrooms with “digital first” philosophies. Along with housing the studios of Alabama Public Radio, WVUA-TV, Crimson Tide Sports Productions and the Center for Public Television, the “DMC” doubles as space for student interaction with working professionals who team up with UA faculty members like me to deliver instruction. In the Department of Journalism, my colleague, Meredith Cummings and I, are using different models to pair traditional classroom teaching with hands-on digital learning. Meanwhile Broadcast News Professor Chandra Clark, who teaches in the UA Department of Telecommunication and Film, is offering a New Media class in the Digital Media Center.
Reception for art exhibit set Sunday at University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 17
A reception for a retrospective exhibit of artwork and design by Beverly A. Kissinger, assistant professor of interior design in the University of Alabama’s College of Human Environmental Sciences, will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday in the second-floor gallery of Doster Hall. The reception is free and open to the public. The show, “Beverly A. Kissinger: A Creative Life,” features a variety of design and artwork created over Kissinger’s career as a teacher, interior designer and artist. Humor is the hallmark of many of the works. It will be on display through Sept. 27.