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This week at The University of Alabama: “Why do males exist?” talk March 7 — Casting for a sword — Museum programs for children — and more.
UA Center Sends Reading Kits to Black Belt Schools
The University of Alabama Center for Economic Development, along with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, is promoting the National Education Association’s Read Across America Day by providing Dr. Seuss-themed reading kits to 21 schools in seven counties in the Black Belt region.
Conversation with Dr. Alan Blum
Dr. Alan Blum, Gerald Leon Wallace Endowed Chair in Family Medicine at the UA College of Community Health Sciences, discusses why physicians need to be more active and creative in the clinic, classroom and community in smoking prevention and cessation.
UA Fashion Show Celebrates Body Image
More than two dozen University of Alabama students, faculty and staff signed up to participate in the Fashion Rocks and So Does My Body Fashion Show, part of Body Awareness Week, said Sheena Gregg, a registered dietitian and assistant director of UA’s Office of Health Promotion and Wellness.
UA Hosts Startup Weekend Tuscaloosa for Entrepreneurs
The fourth Startup Weekend Tuscaloosa, a program that encourages entrepreneurial thinking among University of Alabama students and the Tuscaloosa community, will be Friday, March 3, to Sunday, March 5, at the South Engineering Research Center on the UA campus.
UA Offers Demo Day for The Edge Business Incubator
The Edge incubator, in partnership with the Alabama Entrepreneurship Institute at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce, will host the first Demo Day Friday, Feb. 24, at the Bryant Conference Center.
Community Members Celebrate Chinese New Year at UA
A Chinese New Year party to celebrate the Year of the Rooster at the UA Ferguson Center on January 29 drew more than 400 attendees from Chinese and local families and University faculty and staff.
New Merit System Helps UA Students List Achievements
University of Alabama students this semester will have a new tool to display their achievements to the world – Merit pages.
UA Offers African American History Month 2017 Events
The University of Alabama’s Crossroads invites the campus and community to participate in events throughout February during African American History Month.
UA Offers Students of Color Leadership Summit
The University of Alabama’s Division of Student Life presents the Students of Color Leadership Summit from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, in the Ferguson Center Ballroom.