You can still leave those No. 2 pencils at home, but football fans interested in tailgating inside the air-conditioned confines of The University of Alabama’s Bryant Conference Center can soak in presentations on today’s hottest research topics as presented by some of UA’s top faculty experts.
Former Crimson Tide athletes William E. “Bill” Sexton and Jeremiah Castille will receive The University of Alabama National Alumni Association’s (NAA) Paul W. Bryant Alumni-Athlete Award at the Alabama-Utah State football game in Tuscaloosa on Saturday, Sept. 4.
The University of Alabama Career Center will celebrate Career Awareness Month throughout September, aiming to increase awareness of the resources available to students and alumni that can assist them in discovering, planning and achieving their career goals.
Much was made out of the lack of “bounce” Sen. John Kerry received in the polls following the Democratic Convention, but a University of Alabama political scientist says President George W. Bush has an even greater need for a poll bump following his party’s convention next week.
Dr. William B. Keller, who served as executive director for the Alabama Press Association for 15 years, has joined the College of Communication and Information Sciences journalism faculty at The University of Alabama.
The University of Alabama Student Recreation Center (SRC) will host a grand opening Monday, Aug. 30, at 10 a.m. in the main atrium of the expanded and renovated center.
The University of Alabama’s School of Music is proud to announce its Celebrity Series concert schedule for 2004-05. This season’s four offerings are: Take 6; Gil Shaham, violin and Orli Shaham, piano; Frank Moody Memorial Concert with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra; and the Billy Taylor Jazz Trio. This year’s concerts offer a variety of styles. All four performances are sponsored by the Gloria Narramore Moody Foundation.
The Alabama Scholastic Press Association (ASPA) will present publication workshops to high school students and advisers on three college campuses in Alabama during September.
The University of Alabama Center for Mental Health and Aging’s research on Alzheimer’s disease and caregiving played a major role in 22 states, most recently Alabama, receiving federal grants of nearly $1 million for three years to benefit programs for Alzheimer’s caregivers.
Cherqueta R. Claiborn, a graduate student at The University of Alabama in metallurgical and materials engineering, recently received the 2004 Mary R. Norton Memorial Scholarship for Women Award from ASTM International. Claiborn is the first UA student and the first woman in the state of Alabama to receive this international honor.