UA Opera Theatre Students Take National Awards
The University of Alabama Opera Theatre won second and third place in the 2011 Collegiate Opera Scenes Competition at the annual convention of the National Opera Association on Jan. 6.
Events
Immunology Researcher to Address McCollough Medical Scholars Forum at UA
Dr. Richard deShazo, a distinguished researcher in the field of immunology and leading advocate for improving Mississippi’s health care, will be the featured speaker for the ninth annual Susan and Gaylon McCollough Medical Scholars Forum to be held Feb. 11-12 in the Shelby Hall rotunda on The University of Alabama campus.
UA Museum to Present ‘Ghost Bird’ Documentary
UA’s Alabama Museum of Natural History will host a screening of “Ghost Bird,” the documentary by Scott Crocker, at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, in room 205 of Smith Hall on The University of Alabama campus.
Real Estate Conference to Focus on ‘Refining Your Competitive Advantage’
This year’s gathering of more than 400 real estate and business leaders at the Cahaba Grand Conference Center in Birmingham on Jan. 28 will benefit from dialogue, panel discussions and networking activities surrounding the topic of “your competitive advantage.”
Students Will Find Connections to Campus Life at UA’s Get on Board Day
Whether University of Alabama students are interested in working with children, volunteering or student government, all will have the opportunity to find their niche at Get on Board Day on Wednesday, Jan. 19, in the Ferguson Center Ballroom from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
UA Undergraduates Invited to Enter Research and Creative Activity Conference
Undergraduate students of all majors are invited to enter The University of Alabama’s annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference scheduled for April 11 at the Bryant Conference Center.
Major Symposium on Business Analytics Coming to UA
A major symposium scheduled for Feb. 3-4 at the Bryant Conference Center on The University of Alabama campus will underscore the expertise that exists at the Culverhouse College of Commerce in the burgeoning area of business analytics.
‘Hip Hop Doc’ Breaks Down Medical Careers at UA’s Rural Health Care Minority Summit
Family physician and author Dr. Rani G. Whitfield of television’s “Hip Hop Doc” will give the keynote address at the first Rural Health Care Minority Summit on Saturday, Jan. 22, at The University of Alabama.
Young Lecture Honors Late UA English Professor
Dr. Vincent Odamtten, professor of English at Hamilton College, will deliver the first Dr. Robert Milton Young Memorial Lecture in African American Literary and Cultural Theory at 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, in 205 Gorgas Library on The University of Alabama campus.
Pulitzer-Prize-Winning Author to Speak at Realizing the Dream Banquet
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hank Klibanoff will be the speaker for the third annual Legacy Banquet hosted by the Martin Luther King Jr. Realizing the Dream Committee and the Tuscaloosa Chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.