The University of Alabama’s Men Against Violence group asks all men on campus to join more than 150 students, faculty and staff at UA who have already taken a public stand against violence by signing the White Ribbon Campaign pledge and to wear a white ribbon during the week of Jan. 23-27 as a vow never to commit, condone or remain silent about violence against women.
The University of Alabama Capstone International Center, Crossroads Community Center and Fulbright Program are hosting a public lecture commemorating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Friday, Jan. 20, at 1 p.m. in 109 B.B. Comer Hall.
A 29,000 mph sprint will be the final leg of a 2.88 billion mile round-trip journey for NASA’s Stardust mission, if all goes according to plan between now and Sunday’s pre-dawn landing near Salt Lake City.
Dr. William W. Freehling, one of America’s most distinguished historians of the Old South and the era of the American Civil War, will give a public talk at The University of Alabama Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 4 p.m. in the Henry Jacobs Reading area in Gorgas Library.
Dr. Salvador Larrúa, a Cuban historian and economist, will speak on the anticipated transition in Cuba in the post-Fidel Castro period and recapturing the historical memory in Cuba, as a guest of The University of Alabama department of history, its Program in Latin American and Hispanic Studies and the Emeritus Committee on International Strategic Studies.
Dr. Todd Savitt, medical historian and ethicist, and Dr. Clifton Meador, medical reformer and bestselling author, will be the featured presenters at the fourth annual Susan and Gaylon McCollough Medical Scholars Forum Feb. 3-4 on The University of Alabama campus.
The third in a series of public lectures on evolution will continue at The University of Alabama with paleontologist Dr. Patricia Kelley. Kelley will speak on “Evolution and creation: conflicting or compatible?” on Jan.19 at 7:30 p.m. in 127 Biology Building Auditorium on the UA campus.
The University of Alabama Women’s Wheelchair Basketball team will host the University of Illinois team in the Alabama Wheelchair Basketball Classic on Thursday, Jan. 12, in the UA Student Recreation Center.
The Sarah Moody Gallery of Art on The University of Alabama campus will feature the work of current and emeritus department of art faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences in the exhibition “Department of Art Faculty Exhibition 2006.”
The Marlon Jordan Quintet with soloist Stephanie Jordan will highlight the 17th annual Martin Luther King Jr. “Realizing the Dream” concert at The University of Alabama’s Moody Music Concert Hall, Saturday, Jan. 14 at 7:30 p.m.