UA Professor Emeritus Emmett Parker Dies
Dr. Samuel Emmett Parker, professor emeritus of French at The University of Alabama, died Wednesday, Jan. 28 in Tuscaloosa.
UA Hosts MacArthur ‘Genius’ Musician Anthony Braxton
The University of Alabama’s Sonic Frontiers concert series presents legendary musician and composer Anthony Braxton in a week-long concert series and residency Feb. 6-27.
UA Hosts Black Scholar, Poet Dr. Mary Weems
The University of Alabama’s department of communication studies, along with several other on-campus entities, will host events with independent scholar and activist Dr. Mary Weems as part of UA’s African-American Heritage Month programming.
UA In the News: Feb. 4, 2015
UA Clean Water Campaign aims to raise awareness of clean water needs in developing countries – UA International Relations Club wins award at Model U.N. conference – Demolition to make way for new classroom building – UA archaeologists excavate Moundville shoreline – UA expert comments on new book by Harper Lee – and more…
Warren St. John Named Recipient of UA Cason Award
The University of Alabama’s College of Communication and Information Sciences has named best-selling author Warren St. John winner of the 2015 Clarence Cason Award in Nonfiction Writing.
UA Researchers Lead Gulf Coast Oil Spill Study
Two University of Alabama biologists are leading a new, three-year, $1.5 million study of the 2010 oil spill’s impact on the northern Gulf of Mexico in an effort to improve responses to future spills.
Magnetics Society Honors UA MINT Director with Lifetime Achievement Award
An international organization for magnetics research and technology selected a University of Alabama researcher for its 2015 Achievement Award.
UA in the News: Feb. 3, 2015
Part of Bryce building demolished to make way for new facilities – UA expert comments on cost of smoking – Rick Bragg to speak at Alpine Living benefit – UA freshman fights cystic fibrosis – App helps find UA buildings – Spectrum president featured – UA student runs for statewide Republican position
UA Celebrates 2015 African-American Heritage Month with Tours, Events
The University of Alabama Crossroads Community Center invites the UA campus and community to participate in events throughout February during African-American Heritage Month. This year’s campus events are held in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery and Voting Rights Act of 1965.
UA Hosts Oscar Nominees at Third Annual Black Warrior Film Festival
The third annual Black Warrior Film Festival takes place Feb. 13- 15 on The University of Alabama campus and in downtown Tuscaloosa, showcasing student films from across the Southeast and award-winning industry professionals.