Campus & Community

UA College of Engineering to Host Open House

The University of Alabama College of Engineering will host Engineering Day (E-Day), an open house for junior high, high school and community college students and their families, on Thursday, Oct. 3, from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m.

UA Receives $1.9 Million Bequest from Former Tuscaloosa Civic Leader

The University of Alabama has received a bequest of $1.9 million from the estate of long-time Tuscaloosa civic leader James Maxwell Brown, UA Interim President Barry Mason announced today.

Medical Ethics Expert to Address Cloning During UA Talk

A medical ethics expert who has written a best-selling book on cloning and who has testified before the U.S. Congress on the issue will present a talk to students in The University of Alabama’s Blount Undergraduate Initiative at 4 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 26 in ten Hoor Hall, room 30.

UA Historian Wins Truman Book Award

Dr. Kari Frederickson, assistant professor of history at The University of Alabama, was named the 2002 Harry S. Truman Book Award winner for her work, “The Dixiecrat Revolt and the End of the Solid South, 1932-1968” (The University of North Carolina Press, 2001).

UA Invites Public to View Venus and Comet at Observatory

Lift your heads and crane your necks to see if you can see Venus and Comet Hoenig at Gallalee Hall on Aug. 30 at 8 p.m. through a refractory telescope. The viewing on The University of Alabama campus is free and open to the public. Gallalee Hall is located at the corner of Hackberry Lane and University Boulevard.

Commemorating 9-11 Important, but Exposure to Scenes can be Traumatic, says UA Psychologist

Reflecting on the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 is both natural and healthy, says The University of Alabama’s Dr. Jerome Rosenberg, but prolonged exposure to media coverage surrounding the event’s one-year anniversary can be distressful, the psychologist says.

James Hall Appointed Director of UA’s New College Program

Dr. James C. Hall, an African American culture scholar, has been appointed director of the New College program at The University of Alabama.

Media Advisory — UA to Announce Major Gift Monday, Aug. 26

University of Alabama officials will announce a major gift to the University at a ceremony set for Monday, Aug. 26, at 1:30 p.m. in the President’s Boardroom (203 Rose Administration Building).

UA Graduate School to Hold Preview Day

The University of Alabama Graduate School will conduct a Graduate School Preview Day on Thursday, Sept. 26, at 3 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Theater on campus. The purpose of this event is to provide information to undergraduate students and other prospective graduate students who are interested in pursuing a graduate degree at UA.

UA Students Receive Scholarships to Study Abroad

University of Alabama student Courtney Dreibelbis of Mobile has been selected as the recipient of a 2002-2003 Gilman International Scholarship.