Dr. Hopi Hoekstra of Harvard University will present her lecture, “From Darwin to DNA: How Organisms Adapt to their Environment,” Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Biology Building auditorium on The University of Alabama campus.
Dr. Derk Pereboom, a professor at Cornell University, will speak Nov. 9 at The University of Alabama on “Meaning in Life and the Illusion of Free Will” at 7:30 p.m. in room 205 of Smith Hall.
The University of Alabama’s Bama Grad Expo will bring 50 top prospective graduate students from across the country to campus Nov. 5-7.
The University of Alabama’s School of Music will present “A Cuban Celebration” concert Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Moody Music Building’s Concert Hall as part of UA’s Cuba Week.
Artist Wadsworth Jarrell will give a lecture Thursday, Oct. 14 at 5:15 p.m. in room 30 of ten Hoor Hall on The University of Alabama campus.
The award-winning bluegrass band Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out will perform on The University of Alabama campus Friday, Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the Moody Music Building’s Concert Hall.
The University of Alabama will kick off Cuba Week Sunday, Oct. 10 with a keynote address by State Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Ron Sparks on “The Importance of the Alabama-Cuba Relationship” at 5 p.m. in the Bryant Conference Center’s Sellers Auditorium.
Dr. Melvin Konner, a world-renowned biological anthropologist, will present his lecture, “Childhood Evolving: The Role of Development in the Evolution of Mind,” Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m. in room 38 of Lloyd Hall on The University of Alabama campus.
The University of Alabama’s School of Music begins its 2010-2011 Celebrity Series Sept. 23 with a return performance by two renowned soloists of the Russian National Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Moody Music Building on the UA campus.
In honor of Constitution Day, The University of Alabama will host a student debate Friday, Sept. 17 at 1 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Theater on “Is the Defense of Marriage Act Constitutional?”