The University of Alabama department of political science will host the 40th annual Alabama Political Science Association meeting from noon Friday, April 19, until 2 p.m. Saturday, April 20 at the Hotel Capstone on campus. This year’s conference will feature papers and presentations on a range of topics including public policy, American politics, international politics and political theory.
The University of Alabama Graduate School has announced Dr. Cassandra ” Cassie” Simon, associate professor of social work, is the recipient of the 2013 Last Lecture Award.
Sherri Jackson, an award-winning broadcaster and news anchor for CBS 42 in Birmingham, will present a lecture Friday, April 26 at 11 a.m. in room 120 of Farrah Hall on The University of Alabama campus.
The SEC MBA Case Competition will be held at The University of Alabama next year.
Eight Alabama counties will join on Friday, April 26, to launch a gateway site for the West Alabama Birding Trail at an event in Lake Lurleen State Park, 13226 Lake Lurleen Road in Coker.
Financial decisions made at a young age could have a significant impact on the future. That is the message members of a University of Alabama student financial and consumer education group hope to share with Brookwood High School students April 24.
The University of Alabama Baja SAE team will compete in the Southeastern SAE Baja competition April 20-21 in Cookeville, Tenn.
The University of Alabama College of Human Environmental Sciences department of consumer sciences will welcome 19 Alabama high schools April 23 as it hosts the third annual Alabama Personal Finance Challenge.
Dr. Donald Bersoff, president of the American Psychological Association, will be the guest speaker for the annual Michael Dinoff Memorial Lecture on The University of Alabama campus Friday, April 19.
Dr. Joseph Carroll, a leading scholar on the connection between social science and literary study, will visit The University of Alabama to give the lecture “The Historical Position of Literary Darwinism” April 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Biology Building auditorium.