Events

UA ALLELE Lecture to Examine Emergence of Life in Global Warming Periods

A vertebrate paleobiologist specializing in fossils from the age of dinosaurs, will visit The University of Alabama campus to give the lecture, “Emergence of Marine Mammals and Reptiles during past Global Warming and Sea Level Rise,” Thursday, March 29 at 7:30 p.m. in room 127 of the Biology Building.

UA Social Work Instructor to Hold Workshop in Tuskegee

In observance of Social Work Month, University of Alabama instructor Joanne Terrell will conduct a six-hour workshop focusing on values and ethical principles for social workers. The workshop will be held March 23 in Building 90 at the Veteran’s Assistance Medical Center in Tuskegee.

Alabama’s First Lady to Attend UA-Hosted Candle-Signing Monday

Alabama’s First Lady, Diane Bentley, will be at The University of Alabama’s University Club Monday to help kick off a project that promises to provide additional relief for victims of the April tornado while also boosting a Black Belt entrepreneur.

Psychology Professor to Discuss Sociopolitical Context of Research in UA’s Dinoff Lecture

Dr. Elizabeth A. Klonoff, professor of psychology at San Diego State University and co-director of clinical training at San Diego State/University of California, San Diego, will be the speaker for the annual Michael Dinoff Memorial Lecture at The University of Alabama.

New York Times, ProPublica Reporters Headline UA Journalism Day Panel

Two national experts in data-driven journalism will discuss computer-aided journalism Thursday, March 29, at The University of Alabama.

UA Organizations Team Up to Host First-Amendment Event

The First Amendment Free Food Festival at The University of Alabama will offer a free barbecue lunch to students willing to give up their First-Amendment rights.

UA Engineering Students to Compete in Concrete Canoe Event

A team of engineering students at The University of Alabama will enter the American Society of Civil Engineers’ National Concrete Canoe Competition March 23-25 in Tallahassee, Fla.

Immigration Law among Topics Marking 50th Anniversary of UA’s American Studies

A week of seminars and talks will mark the 50th anniversary of the American studies department at The University of Alabama. The department is joining with UA’s Summersell Center for the Study of the South to offer the series, which includes discussion of the future of American studies and Alabama’s immigration law.

UA Exhibition of Japanese Woodblock Prints Explores Sumo and Samurai

As part of the annual Sakura Festival, a selection of Japanese woodblock prints from the collection of Dr. and Mrs. William T. Price is on display in the Ferguson Center Gallery on The University of Alabama campus.

Photographer to Present Talk on Cuban Collaboration and Book at UA

A research collaboration between Chip Cooper, noted Alabama photographer and faculty member in The University of Alabama’s College of Arts and Sciences, and Cuban Néstor Martí, a photographer for the Office of the Havana, has resulted in “Old Havana/La Habana Vieja,” a photography book released by The University of Alabama Press.