What makes members of The University of Alabama’s Society of Automotive Engineers teams more skilled than NASCAR drivers? UA’s SAE teams not only drive, but they also design, build, test and race their team’s vehicles.
World Voice Day, a chance for members of The University of Alabama community to learn more about vocal health, will be from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, April 16, in UA’s Ferguson Center, rooms 300 and 360.
A sheep named Dolly in 1996 raised the possibility of the cloning of human beings in the near future. To address this issue, Dr. Alastair Norcross, associate professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado at Boulder, will lecture on “The Clone Wars: What’s Wrong With Human Cloning?” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 16, in the AIME Building, room 110, on The University of Alabama campus.
The University of Alabama honored its top students of 2008-2009 for their academic achievement and leadership Friday, April 10, during the Tappings and Awards Ceremony, the highlight of UA’s annual Honors Week.
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The inaugural Michael P. Cava Lecture at The University of Alabama will be given by Dr. Richard R. Schrock, 2005 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry and Frederick J. Keyes Professor of Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Rep. Artur Davis will be presenting the inaugural University of Alabama Honors College Distinguished Lecture Wednesday, April 15, at 4 p.m. in the Ferguson Theater.
The University of Alabama College of Engineering honored three alumni of the College by inducting them into its class of 2009 Distinguished Engineering Fellows. Robert M. Lightfoot Jr., John S. Richardson and Dr. Angela Summers received the top honor the College presents at a ceremony on April 4 at NorthRiver Yacht Club.
The University of Alabama Students in Free Enterprise team was named the 2009 Regional Champion at the recent SIFE USA Regional Competition in Atlanta. The event was one of 16 such competitions held across the United States in March and April.
The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently awarded John W. Covington III with the 2009 Outstanding Alumni Volunteer Award.