Benitez Takes on Leadership of UA’s Moundville Park

Benitez Takes on Leadership of UA’s Moundville Park

Dr. Alexander Benitez took on the role of Moundville Archaeological Park’s director Feb. 1.

UA’S CCHS to Host Brussels Sprout Challenge at Heart Walk

The University of Alabama’s College of Community Health Sciences is offering a Brussels Sprout Challenge during the American Heart Association’s West Alabama Heart Walk.

High-School Students Recognized in UA’s ‘Mockingbird’ Essay Contest

High-school student winners in The University of Alabama’s 15th annual “To Kill A Mockingbird” Essay Contest will be recognized on campus with a luncheon and awards ceremony at 11:30 a.m. in the Ferguson Center Ballroom Friday, Feb. 5.

UA In the News: Feb. 3, 2016

Political science professor looks at the Iowa caucuses — Campus MovieFest — and more.

UA Research Featured in World’s Top Science Journal

UA Research Featured in World’s Top Science Journal

Research co-authored by two University of Alabama geography professors published today in an online edition of Nature, the world’s most highly cited interdisciplinary scientific journal.

UA Student News for Feb. 2, 2016

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 SGA applications for executive and senate positions, Feb. 4, 6 p.m. Peer Leader applications, Feb. 5, 5 p.m. Honor Society applications, Feb. 12, 11:59 p.m. A-Team applications, Feb. 15, 2

UA in the News: Feb. 2, 2016

UA opens diversity center — Saban breaks ground for St. Francis student center — Who was Nat Turner? — and more.

UA Celebrates African American History 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 History Month. The theme this year is “Hallowed Grounds: Sites of African-American Memories.”

UA’s Community Health Sciences Co-Sponsors African Film Festival

The fourth annual Tuscaloosa Evening of African Film, co-sponsored by The University of Alabama’s College of Community Health Sciences, will be Saturday, Feb. 13, at the Bama Theatre in downtown Tuscaloosa.

Psychologist to Discuss Evolution of Language in UA’s ALLELE Lecture Series

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Dr. Morten Christiansen, a professor of psychology at Cornell University, will present a lecture on the evolution of language Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Ballroom on The University of Alabama campus. The lecture is part of the Alabama Lectures on Life’s Evolution, or ALLELE, series at UA. The lecture,