In response to the events of Sept. 11, 2001, look for more marriages to take place in 2002 and a “baby boom” of some size in the summer of 2002, predicts Dr. Nick Stinnett, a University of Alabama professor of marriage and family studies.
Devastating terrorist attacks against the United States are not apt to occur in 2002, says a University of Alabama professor who is an expert in international relations and military defense strategy.
The University of Alabama’s Winter Commencement Exercises, Monday, Dec. 17, 2001, 9 a.m., Coleman Coliseum
Lilesville native Lula Margaret Wall, professor emeritus of dance at The University of Alabama, died Thursday, Dec. 6.
The University of Alabama College of Engineering will host a program called “UA-ME Day” to introduce ninth- through 12th-grade girls to engineering through the hands-on creation of a robot, on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2002, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the UA campus. There is no cost to participate, and applications will be accepted through Dec. 15.
The Alabama Press Association Journalism Foundation announces the establishment of the $2,500 J.B. Stevenson Scholarship. The scholarship will be awarded Feb. 23 to an Alabama high school journalist at the Alabama Scholastic Press Association state convention in Tuscaloosa.
“Just say no” doesn’t work too well for people who look around their neighborhoods and see few incentives to say “no,” except as a response to people who ask if they have a drug abuse problem, said Dr. John Bolland, a University of Alabama social scientist.
The University of Alabama School of Law’s Trial Advocacy Teams again proved they are among the nation’s best.
U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions and Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman will join experts from the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Delta Regional Authority, the Economic Development Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Alabama Development Office at a high-powered Rural Economic Development Conference at The University of Alabama Dec. 6-7.
Dr. Ed Mullins, professor and chair of the journalism department in The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences (C&IS) was recently named the Blair and Nan Behringer Endowed Distinguished Professor of Communication at UA.