UA’s Ad Team Hosts Event to Benefit Tornado-Affected Schools
Ferg Fest will give members of The University of Alabama community a chance to paint items to be donated to area schools.
Events
UA Center Co-Sponsors ‘Brooklyn Castle’ Screening
The University of Alabama Every Move Counts chess in education initiative is co-sponsoring, with The Arts and Humanities Council of Tuscaloosa, the documentary “Brooklyn Castle,” which will be screened at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, at the Bama Theatre in downtown Tuscaloosa.
UA’s Graduate School Calls for Last Lecture Nominations
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama’s Graduate School is accepting nominations for the seventh annual Last Lecture series. The Last Lecture, to be on Monday, April 22, will feature a UA faculty member nominated and selected by students to answer one question in the form of a highly engaging lecture: “If this were your last
UA’s Rural Health Conference Focuses on Fighting Obesity
Partnering with rural communities to reduce obesity is the topic of the 14th Annual Rural Health Conference hosted by The University of Alabama’s College of Community Health Sciences and its Institute for Rural Health Research.
Camp 1831 to Introduce UA Students to Traditions, Civic Engagement
Students new to The University of Alabama will learn about the Capstone’s traditions, meet fellow freshmen and get a taste of adventure during Camp 1831, a program of UA’s Division of Student Affairs Office of First Year Experience.
UA Hosting Science Competition
The University of Alabama will host a regional Science Olympiad competition for about 400 middle and high-school students in the Ferguson Center Ballroom Feb. 9.
UA Astronomy Public Nights Feature Star-Gazing, Talk on Higgs Boson
The University of Alabama’s department of physics and astronomy invites members of the community to attend a series of public nights this season to look at the heavens through UA telescopes. The first of the free viewings is Thursday, Jan. 24 in 227 Gallalee Hall. The evening begins at 7 p.m. with a talk by Dr. Conor Henderson, UA assistant professor of physics and astronomy, on the discovery of the Higgs boson, or Higgs particle. Beginning at 8 p.m., Ron Buta, UA assistant professor, welcomes visitors to peer at the moon and Jupiter through telescopes in the dome atop Gallalee Hall.
McCollough Medical Scholar’s Forum Features VP of Top Medical Insurance Group
Dr. Hayes Whiteside, senior vice president of risk management and chief medical officer for a top medical insurance company, will be the featured speaker for the 11th annual Susan and Gaylon McCollough Medical Scholars Forum Feb. 1-2 in the Shelby Hall rotunda on The University of Alabama campus.
Noted Geneticist, UA Alumnus to Discuss Pathobiology in ALLELE Lecture
Dr. Richard Myers, president and director of the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology and an alumnus of The University of Alabama, will present an Alabama Lectures on Life’s Evolution Lecture Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the Biology Building Auditorium on the UA campus.
UA Alumnus, ESPN Announcer Rece Davis Set to Speak
ESPN sportscaster and University of Alabama alumnus Rece Davis will speak at a lecture for The University of Alabama Program in Sports Communication Jan. 31.