Apple Campus Store Opens at UA with Celebration Event
The grand opening of the Apple Campus Store at The University of Alabama will be held Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 11:45 a.m. in the Ferguson Center SupeStore.
Faculty & Staff
Chemist, Leader in Green Solvent Field Named Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professor at UA
A chemistry professor, whose discovery of a way to dissolve cellulose forms the basis of new research efforts to turn trees into valuable chemicals and fuels, is the winner of The University of Alabama’s Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professor award.
Experimental Jazz Performance with Top Musicians to Expand UA’s Musical Horizons
“A Night of Experimental Jazz,” an opportunity to experience freestyle jazz and view ways that music can directly correspond with visual art and design, will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, in 1093 Shelby Hall at The University of Alabama.
UA’s Rural Health Institute Recognized for Work with Children’s Health Initiative
The University of Alabama Rural Health Institute for Clinical and Translational Science was recognized for its work with the Governor’s KidCheck Health Initiative during an earlier ceremony at the State Capitol. The ceremony was hosted by Gov. Bob Riley and the Alabama Power Co.
UA Project Preps Older People for the Digital World
Trying to stay in touch with family members but being out-of-touch with technology can be frustrating for older people. Now, thanks to a University of Alabama community project called FIT 4 Retirement that is not the case for a group of older people in Tuscaloosa.
Improvised, Multimedia Performance to Inspire Creativity in UA Community
“Beginning, Being Again,” a multimeda, improvisational performance featuring a collective of artists drawn from The University of Alabama and the central Alabama artistic community, is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, at the Allen Bales Theatre on the UA campus.
International Honors Lecture at UA Looks at Issues of Political Protest
The advisory board of The University of Alabama International Honors Program will host a public lecture on Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 5 p.m. in 205 Gorgas Library featuring a presentation by Dr. Simanti Lahiri, UA assistant professor of political science.
2009 Alabama Quality Award Winners Announced; Presentations Dec. 3 at UA
The Alabama Productivity Center and the Alabama Technology Network announces nine organizations as recipients of the 2009 Alabama Quality Award, the state’s highest honor for quality and performance excellence.
UA School of Library and Information Studies Honors Distinguished Alumnus Lee Pike
Lee Pike, professor and head of the Angelo Bruno Business Library at The University of Alabama, has been selected to receive the 2009 Distinguished Alumni Award from the UA School of Library and Information Studies.
Fall of Berlin Wall Remembered at UA Panel Discussion
Eyewitnesses will tell what really happened during the fall of the Berlin Wall at a panel discussion titled “The Cold War & The Fall of the Berlin Wall: A Retrospective” from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, at the Ferguson Theatre on The University of Alabama campus.