Evolutionary Biologist to Speak about Race at UA ALLELE Lecture
Dr. Joseph Graves Jr., an evolutionary biologist and geneticist, will speak about race Nov. 10 as a part of the Alabama Lectures on Life’s Evolution, or ALLELE, seminar series.
J. Frank Barefield Jr. College of Arts and Sciences
7 Frightful Things at UA (with an Educational Purpose)
1. Haunting music In the Moody Music Building Concert Hall, Dr. Faythe Freese sits at UA’s famous Holtkamp pipe organ and plays a few bars. Recognize the composition? For many of us, this music brings to mind supernatural movie villains who have sent chills down the spines of audiences since the days of silent film. But
UA Psychology Professor: Children Benefit from Halloween Activities
Whether or not you embrace the pageantry of Halloween, the parent-child activities associated with the holiday incorporate core developmental exercises for children, according to a psychology professor at The University of Alabama.
The Not-So-Spooky, Yet Still Sort-of-Spooky, History of Halloween
Warty-nosed witches, ghouls, goblins, Transformers, princesses and clowns stalking neighborhood streets upon nightfall for the sweet taste of candy wasn’t always what Halloween was about.
Cuban News Anchor to Present Lecture at UA
Cuban news anchor Cristina Escobar will visit The University of Alabama on Wednesday, Nov. 2, to talk about the current climate of Cuban journalism and how it is evolving with the developing relationship between the United States and Cuba.
UA Study Finds Unexplainable Activity in Distant Stars
Space energy anomalies more than 50 million light years from our galaxy are creating conditions that should be destroying stars, but instead are regenerating them, according to an astronomer at The University of Alabama.
UA Launches Website for Studying Scottsboro Trials
The Alabama Digital Humanities Center is launching a new online database called “‘To See Justice Done’: Letters from the Scottsboro Trials,” at noon Monday, Oct. 24, in room 109a of Gorgas Library on The University of Alabama campus.
Exploring Possible Link between Pythons, Diabetes in Humans
Humans couldn’t be further away from snakes in the evolutionary chain, but snakes’ ability to grow and restructure particular organs could impact future treatments for diabetes and other diseases in humans, according to a biology professor at The University of Alabama.
A Look at the Traditions of The University of Alabama’s Million Dollar Band
Former UA Faculty, Graduates Reflect on Roles as Civil Rights Trailblazers
Carl Clark was a high school chemistry teacher in Chicago when Dr. Howard Miller, a psychology professor at The University of Alabama, recruited him to pursue graduate school at UA.