Friends of the late Dr. Bailey Thomson, University of Alabama journalism professor and the 2004 co-winner of the Clarence Cason Nonfiction Writing Award, including two fellow winners of the prize, will present a writing workshop at 9:30 a.m., Friday, March 19, in 216 Reese Phifer Hall on the UA campus.
The nation’s top-selling weed killer, atrazine, disrupts the sexual development of frogs at concentrations 30 times lower than levels allowed by the Environmental Protection Agency, according to research published by a University of California, Berkeley scientist who will speak at The University of Alabama on March 25.
Hal Mooty of Montgomery was elected president of The University of Alabama Student Government Association for the 2004-2005 term.
More snail species have become extinct in Alabama than in any other state in the continental United States, says a University of Alabama biologist who expressed concern about likely links to deteriorating water quality.
The University of Alabama department of American studies is hosting the first Rose Gladney Lecture on Justice and Social Change, Thursday, March 18, at 7:30 p.m. in room 110 of the Alabama Institute for Manufacturing Excellence (AIME) Building on campus.
The U.S. Census Bureau has just released its estimated breakdown of Alabama’s population and some interesting numbers have emerged, says a University of Alabama census expert.
University Programs is hosting a debate on pornography featuring Ron Jeremy, the most recognizable name in the porn business, and Susan G. Cole, an outspoken activist in the anti-pornography movement since the 1970s.
The ninth annual Hunger and Homelessness Week, sponsored by The University of Alabama Office of Volunteer Services, is scheduled for March 15-19.
The University of Alabama astronomy department will hold a free public sky viewing of the galaxies and nebulae on Friday, March 12, beginning at 7 p.m. in Moundville with Dr. Bill Keel, UA professor of astronomy, as host of the event.
The University of Alabama department of modern languages and classics and the UA Academy Classics Club are presenting guest speaker Dr. Michele Ronnick of Wayne State University who will discuss “Classica Africana: The Origins of Black Classicism,” Monday, March 15, at 5 p.m. in 340 Bidgood Hall.