Dr. Michael Bérubé, director of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities and the Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Literature at Pennsylvania State University, will present “The Value and Values of the Humanities” Feb. 26 as part of The University of Alabama’s Hidden Humanities lecture series.
University of Alabama art students will exhibit works inspired by the music of renowned jazz composer and musician Anthony Braxton through Feb. 27 at the UA gallery in the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center in downtown Tuscaloosa.
This week at The University of Alabama: Education Policy Center to present report on community colleges – School of Social Work presents program on Tuscaloosa’s Civil Rights heritage – UA researchers lead Gulf Coast oil spill study – AIME to expand entrepreneurship mentoring via NSF I-Corps – UA experts comment on combatting illegal activity on ‘The Dark Web,’ paying for a child’s education, booster shots for adults – Events include Science Olympiad, Science Sunday
The University of Alabama’s College of Communication and Information Sciences will award one aspiring screenwriter $10,000 during the spring 2015 semester through the Holle Screenwriting Award.
The University of Alabama’s Moundville Archaeological Park resumes its Saturday in the Park program later this month.
The University of Alabama’s Dr. Robert McLeod offers suggestions to reduce the burden of student debt.
The former Bryce Hospital grounds are being transformed into a part of The University of Alabama, with an eye toward preserving as much of the historic building as possible while also meeting the goals of the campus master plan.
Dr. Peter Bryce came to Tuscaloosa to lead the new Alabama Insane Hospital in 1860. He was recommended to the hospital trustees by mental-health activist Dorothea Dix, who shared his philosophy of “moral treatment” for mental health patients.
UA to host summit to help veterans transition to civilian life – Social Work Honor Society gives teddy bears to hospitalized children – UA expert comments on aging bridges – Book details history of UA’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes – USS Alabama crew sends message to Tide fans – and more…
In observance of African-American Heritage Month, The University of Alabama School of Social Work will present a colloquium Feb. 20 at noon in room 223 of Little Hall.