Announcements

UA’s Moundville Celebration Marks Reopening of Museum

Living history and craft demonstrations, music, dance, children’s activities and crafts will help visitors celebrate the reopening of Jones Archaeological Museum at Moundville Archaeological Park.

Real Estate Community Has ‘Modest Expectations’ for Improvement, According to UA Survey

Real estate professionals in Alabama have “modest expectations” for improvement in the overall Alabama real estate market but generally don’t expect much change in the overall national real estate industry for the second quarter of 2010.

UA Completes Challenge Grant from The Kresge Foundation

The University of Alabama has completed the requirements to receive a $200,000 grant from The Kresge Foundation to help renovate and expand the Jones Archaeological Museum at Moundville Archaeological Park.

Magnetic Materials Expert Named Director of UA MINT Center

A former vice president and professor at a private Japanese university who previously was part of an IBM research team has been named director of The University of Alabama Center for Materials for Information Technology, known as MINT.

Home Sales, Construction Increase in March, According to UA Center

The latest look at the housing situation in Alabama from The University of Alabama’s Center for Real Estate is now available on the Web.

Noted Composer Performs Residency With UA Wind Ensemble

The University of Alabama’s Wind Ensemble will host composer David Maslanka for a residency Sunday, April 18 to Tuesday, April 20 in UA’s School of Music.

‘Langston Hughes Project’ at UA Lends Words, Images, Music, Joy to Great Writer’s Life

“Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods of Jazz—The Langston Hughes Project,” a multimedia presentation featuring Dr. Ron McCurdy, will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 23, in The University of Alabama’s Concert Hall at Moody Music Building.

Best of All Possible Shows: UA Presents Bernstein’s ‘Candide’

The University of Alabama’s department of theatre and dance presents the classic musical “Candide,” with music by Leonard Bernstein, from Tuesday, April 20, to Sunday, April 25, in Morgan Auditorium on Stadium Drive in the UA Theatre District.

Psychology Professor to Present Basowitz Lecture at UA

The University of Alabama psychology department will host the annual Harold Basowitz Memorial Lecture Friday, April 23, featuring guest speaker Dr. William Graziano.

Partnership between Bishop State, UA Offers Nurses Mobility

Advanced nursing degrees are within easier reach for area registered nurses through a new Internet-based partnership between Bishop State Community College and The University of Alabama’s Capstone College of Nursing.