Campus & Community

UA Capstone Engineering Society to Sponsor Golf Tournament

The Greater Birmingham Chapter of the Capstone Engineering Society of The University of Alabama College of Engineering will hold the second annual CES Golf Tournament on Friday, April 19, at the Tannehill National Golf Course in Birmingham, beginning at 11 a.m.

Dr. Giles Gunn to Present MLK Lecture April 16

An English professor who also specializes in global and international studies at the University of California-Santa Barbara will present a lecture at The University of Alabama on April 16 as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture Series.

Islam Expert to Speak at UA on Perceptions of Muslims After 9-11

Duke University professor and religion expert Bruce Lawrence will lecture at The University of Alabama on how Americans may think differently about the Islamic religion and Muslims since the September 11 terrorist destruction of the World Trade Center.

UA to Honor Major Donors at Gala Event April 12

The University of Alabama will recognize and thank major donors to the institution at a gala event Friday, April 12, at Coleman Coliseum.

UA Clinic Named in Honor of Betty Shirley

The psychiatry clinic at The University of Alabama’s Capstone Medical Center has been named in honor of Tuscaloosa mental health advocate Betty Shirley.

UA Students will Compete in NASA Moonbuggy Race

A group of University of Alabama mechanical engineering students will participate in NASA’s ninth annual “Great Moonbuggy Race” at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville on Saturday, April 13.

UA Professor Receives Prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship

A University of Alabama professor has received a 2002 John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, one of the most prestigious honors for academic achievement in the nation.

Novelists Jonathan Lethem and Karen Joy Fowler to Read as Part of UA’s Bankhead Visiting Writing Series

Fiction writers Jonathan Lethem and Karen Joy Fowler will read from their original creative work on Thursday, April 11, at 7:30 p.m., in Morgan Auditorium, as part of this year’s Bankhead Visiting Writers Series at The University of Alabama. The event is free and open to the public.

Work of Lacadio Hearn Featured at UA Hoole Library Thursday

The public is invited to the W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library on Thursday, April 11, from 4:30 pm-6:30 p.m. for “Lafcadio Hearn at the W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library,” part of the 16th Annual Sakura Festival at The University of Alabama.

Local (Andalusia/Opp Area) Woman Coordinates UA’s Project R.O.S.E., Now in its 25th Year

University of Alabama-sponsored Project R.O.S.E. (Recycled Oil Saves Energy), one of the oldest volunteer used motor oil outreach and education programs in the United States, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.