UA Law School Hosts E-Discovery and Technology Law Symposium

The University of Alabama School of Law will host a symposium on Legal Ethics Surrounding E-Discovery and Technology Law at 9:15 a.m. Friday, Nov. 13 at the Law School.

Cornell Researcher, Author to Deliver Basowitz Lecture at UA

Dr. Thomas Gilovich, professor of Psychology at Cornell University, will explain the “Enemies of Gratitude” during the annual Harold Basowitz Memorial Lecture at The University of Alabama.

UA Offers ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Essay Contest to Students in High School

The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences is hosting the 13th annual “To Kill A Mockingbird” Essay Contest. Every high school in Alabama is invited to participate in the contest. Participating high schools should provide students with the essay prompt and choose a winning entry. The College will give the winner from each high school a monetary prize. Those winners should be submitted to the College by Friday, Nov. 20. They will be invited to a luncheon in February 2016. The statewide winner will be selected by the College and awarded $500. An additional $500 award will go to that student’s school.

UA Researcher Hopes to Change Health Outcomes One Community at a Time

A University of Alabama researcher is encouraging communities to take responsibility for their own health — and she’s giving them the tools to do just that, thanks to a $7,500 grant.

UA Student News for Nov. 3, 2015

Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/category/ua-student-news/ to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the email subscription. Submit your news at http://uanews.ua.edu/submit-student. DEADLINES Beyond Bama spring-break service-trip (northwest Alabama) applications, Nov. 7 Beyond Bama spring-break service-trip (Peru) applications, Nov. 7 Premier Awards applications, Nov. 20 SOURCE collaborative grant applications, Dec. 1; more information:

Namibian Craft Culture Exhibited at UA Gallery

An exhibit exploring Namibian craft culture through photographs, a documentary and physical objects collected during a University of Alabama student’s visit to the African country are on display Nov. 6-23 at the University Gallery in the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center in downtown Tuscaloosa.

Painting of UA’s First Campus to be Unveiled Nov. 8

A painting of The University of Alabama’s 1831-32 campus by artist and historian Dean Mosher will be unveiled at the Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library in the Pearce Grand Foyer Sunday, Nov. 8 at 3 p.m.

CrossingPoints to Begin $2.5 Million Expansion Program on UA Campus

CrossingPoints to Begin $2.5 Million Expansion Program on UA Campus

CrossingPoints, a student transition program on The University of Alabama campus, is growing in both size and reach through a $2.5 million grant to help create a bridge to higher education for those with intellectual disabilities.

CrossingPoints to Begin $2.5 Million Expansion Program on UA Campus

CrossingPoints, a student transition program on The University of Alabama campus, is growing in both size and reach through a $2.5 million grant to help create a bridge to higher education for those with intellectual disabilities.

Author, Researcher to Speak on K-12 Issues in UA’s Laible Lecture

Dr. Kevin K. Kumashiro, dean of the School of Education at the University of San Francisco, will deliver the annual Julie C. Laible Memorial Lecture on Anti-Racist Scholarship, Education, and Social Activism Wednesday, Nov. 4 at The University of Alabama.