One of Time magazine’s top 100 influential people of 2006 will discuss the influence global climate may have on hurricane activity at the Alabama Perspectives on Sustainability and Climate Change, or APSACC, series at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 29 in the Biology Building auditorium, room 127, on The University of Alabama campus.
Dr. E. Eugene Marsh III, dean of The University of Alabama’s College of Community Health Sciences and associate dean of the UA School of Medicine, will be the featured speaker for the seventh annual Susan and Gaylon McCollough Medical Scholars Forum Jan. 30-31 in Shelby Hall on the UA campus.
The community is invited to view the moon and Venus in the next Public Night sky-viewing session at The University of Alabama on Thursday, Jan. 29 at 7 p.m.
The University of Alabama College of Engineering will host Dr. Diran Apelian from Worcester Polytechnic Institute as he addresses engineering education for the 21st century related to improving enrollments and inspiring the next generation of engineers.
The 2009 Capstone Creed Week at The University of Alabama on Feb. 4-11 will be the fourth annual week of events dedicated to the ideals of the Capstone Creed.
Cutting-edge artists represented in the Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art will speak during the spring 2009 semester at The University of Alabama.
The University of Alabama Museums’ Moundville Archaeological Park is recruiting volunteers to help staff its education programs for a growing number of visitors.
The Ninth Annual Commercial Real Estate Conference will be held at the Birmingham/Jefferson County Convention Center Sheraton Hotel Complex and will feature David Bronner, chief executive officer of the Retirement Systems of Alabama, as the keynote speaker. The RSA provides pension benefits to more than 100,000 retirees or their survivors, and paid out $2.035 billion in fiscal 2007.
The University of Alabama Women’s Resource Center and the department of women’s studies will present their Brown Bag Series on Wednesday, Jan. 14 at 12:30 p.m. in 308 Manly Hall.
Nathaniel Karp, chief economist for BBVA Compass, will discuss the importance of Latin America when he speaks at the 2009 Economic Outlook Conference Jan. 23 in Montgomery.