The Rocket Girls, an all-female team of engineering students at The University of Alabama, will fire its first rocket in the 2011 NASA University Student Launch Initiative in Huntsville April 16.
The University of Alabama’s Huxford Symphony Orchestra, the University Singers and University Chorus will perform Mozart’s Requiem and the Symphony No. 3 by contemporary Estonian composer Arvo Pärt at 7:30 p.m. April 22 in the Concert Hall of the Moody Music Building.
Artistry on Wheels, a competitive car show celebrating art and machinery, will be from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 9, in the ten Hoor lot, behind the Strip on The University of Alabama campus.
To help raise awareness of WellBama on campus, the Office of Health Promotion and Wellness has partnered with University of Alabama seniors who are studying public relations.
Noted artist, curator and writer Howardena Pindell will discuss the evolution of her work as part of The University of Alabama’s Paul R. Jones Lecture Series on April 19.
On April 12, precisely 30 years after the first space shuttle launch, University of Alabama scientists with an interest in space will host a look back at human space flight and a look ahead to our post-space shuttle future – before leading visitors to the Gallalee Hall roof to peer through a telescope and remember what all the fuss is about.
A luncheon honoring The University of Alabama’s 2010-2011 Coca-Cola First Generation Scholars is scheduled for Tuesday, April 5, in Smith Hall on the UA campus.
The University of Alabama Panhellenic Association will host its annual Community Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, April 17, from 1 p.m. until the last egg is found on the front lawn of the UA President’s Mansion.
The University of Alabama Greek community is hosting a variety of events through April 4 for Greek Week.
“Exploring the Boundaries and Applications of Corpus Linguistics,” a symposium in the department of English at The University of Alabama, will be Friday, April 15 through Sunday, April 17 in UA’s Bidgood Hall.