‘Tested’ Filmmaker To Discuss Social, Education Issues at UA
Activist and filmmaker Curtis Chin will screen his education and equality documentary Tested Monday, Feb. 29 at The University of Alabama.
UA’s Paul Jones Gallery of Art to Unveil ‘Black is Beautiful’ Exhibit
University of Alabama students have curated an art exhibition that responds to stereotypical portrayals of African-Americans.
UA to Collect Books for the Black Belt
The University of Alabama Center for Economic Development will participate in the 2016 “Books for the Alabama Black Belt” campaign. The campus-wide campaign runs from Monday, March 21, to Friday, April 1.
UA Adapted Athletics Receives $3 Million Gift
The University of Alabama announced today a $3 million gift commitment from Michael and Kathy Mouron, of Mountain Brook, to help fund a $10 million facility for adapted student-athletes.
Annual Knap-in at UA’s Moundville Park Features Activities for All Ages
The University of Alabama’s Moundville Archaeological Park hosts the 16th annual Moundville Knap-In March 11 and 12.
UA’s Sonic Frontiers Series Presents Five Days of Collaborative Art Performances
Each day from Monday, Feb. 29, to Friday, March 4, a different artist who specializes in a particular medium will create a new piece while musician and composer Dr. Andrew Raffo Dewar simultaneously creates new saxophone and electronic music. The work of each of the six Alabama-based artists will inspire the sound that Dewar creates, and in turn their work will be inspired by his music.
UA Business Students Partner with Healthcare Business Solutions on Project
The University of Alabama’s Business Analytics Lab at the Culverhouse College of Commerce recently completed its first business analytics study for Healthcare Business Solutions, one of its partner companies.
UA Journalism Student Wins Scripps Howard Award
A University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences student, Matthew Wilson, was named a winner of a Scripps Howard Foundation collegiate reporting competition.
Church, UA Art Department Team to Host “Empty Bowls”
More than 100 ceramic bowls will come out of the firing kilns of University of Alabama ceramics instructor Wade MacDonald’s class in the coming week. Colored and glazed, the bowls will be donated to University Presbyterian Church’s “Empty Bowls 2016” fundraiser for the hungry Feb. 26.
UA Researchers’ Award-Winning Book Shares Strategies for Transforming Shoppers into Buyers
Two University of Alabama faculty members and a student who co-authored a book that explores how in-store and online shopping can meld to create a better experience for consumers were recently awarded the 2016 Axiom Book Award.