he University of Alabama’s department of history invites the public to hear Dr. Jorge Ortiz-Sotelo, chairman of the Peruvian Institute of Politics and Economics, deliver a lecture titled “Defeating the Shining Path: A Lesson in Combating Terrorism in Peru” from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26 in 205 Gorgas Library. The lecture is free and open to the public.
The University of Alabama’s Creative Campus invites the community to an afternoon with legendary jazz artist Frank “Doc” Adams from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18, at the Ferguson Center.
A free community screening of the film, “Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare,” will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 3, at the Bama Theatre in downtown Tuscaloosa.
The University of Alabama and University Libraries invite the public to hear a lecture by Dr. Michael Mendle, professor of history at UA, titled “Absolutely the Most Important Thing You Know Nothing About: Shorthand and Civilization in 17th Century England.” The lecture will take place at 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, in 205 Gorgas Library. The lecture is free; refreshments will be served.
The University of Alabama department of political science will host guest lecturer Dr. Tammy Horn, senior researcher in apiculture at Eastern Kentucky University, to speak on the critical importance of honey bee pollination to agriculture and food security from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 7, in 1092 Shelby Hall.
Seven internationally-recognized experts in energy will speak at The University of Alabama throughout the spring semester.
The University of Alabama’s Office of Veteran Military Affairs will send representatives to the Washington, D.C., area this month to honor soldiers wounded and killed in the line of duty. David Blair, VMA director, and Dr. Lowell Davis, assistant dean of students, will join US. Rep. Terri Sewell and UA alumni for a wreath-laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia at 3:15 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14.
University of Alabama graduate students will be sharing their knowledge through fun, interactive exhibits and activities during Family Night at the Museum.
Lecia J. Brooks, director of outreach for the Southern Poverty Law Center, will be the featured speaker for the School of Social Work’s annual Dr. Ethel H. Hall African-American Heritage Month Program Feb. 11 at noon in Little Hall, room 223, on The University of Alabama campus.
Dr. Jahan Ramazani, Edgar F. Shannon professor of English at the University of Virginia, will give a public lecture titled “Poetry’s Dialogue with Its Others” at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, in room 208 of Gordon Palmer Hall on The University of Alabama campus. The UA English department is sponsoring the event, which is free and open to students, faculty and staff. A reception will follow the lecture.