Events

UA Engineering Students Compete in SAE Baja Race

A team of engineering students from The University of Alabama, Bama Racing, will compete in the SAE Baja competition in Auburn.

Best in Engaged Scholarship to Be Recognized at UA

A Veterans Affairs program for people entering or returning to college after military service is among the exemplary projects that will be recognized Friday, April 20, at The University of Alabama Center for Community-Based Partnerships awards luncheon.

Holt Students Experience ‘Winds of Change’ with Help from UA Students, Faculty

“Winds of Change,” a youth-led series of discussions addressing recovery priorities in Holt after the April 27, 2011, tornado, will be held from Wednesday, April 18, to Friday, April 20, at the Holt High School auditorium. Dr. Jeffrey G. Parker, associate professor of psychology at The University of Alabama, is spearheading the initiative.

UA to Host Robot Programming Competition

More than 100 elementary and high-school students from across Alabama will be at The University of Alabama April 21 telling robots what to do and hoping their instructions are good enough to win the Alabama Robotics Competition.

Brazilian Psychologist to Hold Lecture at UA on Child Welfare System

Visiting international scholar Reginaldo Torres Alves Júnior will provide a firsthand look at the history of the child welfare system in Brazil during a lecture series April 18 in The University of Alabama’s Little Hall.

UA Engineering to Host Summer Programs for Students

The University of Alabama College of Engineering’s department of computer science will host a series of camps this summer for students interested in the field.

UA Engineering Students to Compete in Aircraft Contest

The High Tide, a team of aerospace engineering students from The University of Alabama College of Engineering, will compete with its airplane in the AIAA Student Design/Build/Fly competition hosted by Cessna Aircraft and Raytheon in Wichita, Kan., April 13-15.

Community Service Center at UA Offers Nonprofit Protege Summer Program

The University of Alabama Community Service Center is partnering with the Alabama Association of Nonprofits for the Nonprofit Protege Summer Program.

UA Journalism Professor, Pulitzer Prize Winner Rick Bragg Wins 2012 Last Lecture Award

University of Alabama journalism professor Rick Bragg will give the 2012 Last Lecture, titled “So People Won’t Forget,” at 6 p.m. Monday, April 23.

UA Theatre Professor to Take Production of His Play to New York

Seth Panitch, associate professor of theatre and head of the Master of Fine Arts/Bachelor of Arts acting programs at The University of Alabama, will direct an Actors Equity Association Showcase production of his comedy “Hell: Paradise Found” in July at the 59E59 Theatre in New York.