UA Engineering Students Prepare for Concrete Canoe Competition
University of Alabama civil engineering students will “pour” the concrete for the concrete canoe Saturday, Jan. 30, beginning at 1 p.m. behind H.M. Comer Hall.
Events
UA Undergraduates Invited to Enter Research and Creative Activity Conference
Undergraduate students of all majors are invited to attend The University of Alabama’s annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference scheduled for April 15 at the Bryant Conference Center. To participate, undergraduate students must register their project by submitting an application form and abstract describing their project by March 8.
UA, Impact Alabama Offer Free Tax Prep Services for Working Families
More than 140 students from The University of Alabama Center for Ethics & Social responsibility and Impact Alabama are providing free tax preparation services to working families across the state. In Tuscaloosa, the free tax clinic will be offered through Feb. 27 in the Tuscaloosa Housing Authority’s Rosedale Court.
Noted Archivist to Discuss African-American Genealogy at UA
The University of Alabama Black Faculty and Staff Association is presenting guest speaker Frazine Taylor, an expert on African-American genealogy, who will give a workshop on campus Saturday, Feb. 13, from 10 a.m.-noon in 110 AIME Building.
UA Astronomers Invite Community to View Mars
University of Alabama astronomers invite the community to view the moon and Mars in the next Public Night sky-viewing session Thursday, Jan. 28 at 7:30 p.m.
UA’s ACCESS Distance Learning Center Hosts Open House
The University of Alabama ACCESS Distance Learning Support Center is hosting an open house for Alabama legislators, members of the media and West Alabama civic and social leaders Tuesday, Feb. 2, from 8-10 a.m. in Martha Parham West on campus.
UA Presents Prize-Winning Fantasy Writer Gaiman at Bama Theatre
Neil Gaiman, the award-winning author of the fantasy novels “The Graveyard Book,” “Coraline,” “Stardust,” “American Gods” and “Anansi Boys,” will read from his work at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, at the Bama Theatre in Tuscaloosa.
Pioneering Transplant Surgeon to Address McCollough Medical Scholars Forum at UA
Dr. Arnold G. Diethelm, the pioneering surgeon who performed the first transplant of any kind in the state of Alabama, will be the featured speaker for the eighth annual Susan and Gaylon McCollough Medical Scholars Forum Feb. 5-6 in Shelby Hall on The University of Alabama campus.
UA’s Chapter of Public Relations Student Society of America to Host Regional Activity
The University of Alabama chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America will host “The Eth-X Factor” Saturday, Feb. 6, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Bryant Conference Center.
Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame to Hold 2010 Ceremony
The State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame will induct eight individuals and honor one project during a Feb. 20 ceremony at the Grand Hotel Resort and Spa in Point Clear.