Events

Paleontologist to Discuss Skeletons’ Use in Reconstructing Ecosystems at UA

Dr. Linda Ivany, a leader in paleontology who studies climate, ecology and evolution, will present “The Pace of Life – The (often) Missing Element in Studies of Evolution Using Fossils,” at The University of Alabama on Thursday, Oct. 15 as part of the Alabama Lectures on Life’s Evolution, or ALLELE, lecture series at UA.

Wade, Jones and Cleino Named to 2015 Educator Hall of Fame Class

Three educators with strong ties to both The University of Alabama and the City of Tuscaloosa will be inducted into the Educator Hall of Fame Saturday night.

UA Museum Ghost Tour Provides Halloween Fun

The community is invited to experience some of the haunted legends that have been passed down through time during the annual “A Haunting at the Museum” at The University of Alabama.

UA Museum Offers Fossil Fun during Annual Event

The community is invited to get a glimpse of the past during National Fossil Day at the Alabama Museum of Natural History at Smith Hall on The University of Alabama’s campus.

Birmingham Artist Brings Exhibit To UA

Birmingham artist Carolyn Sherer will be bringing her “Family Matters” exhibit to The University of Alabama’s Ferguson Center Art Gallery on Oct. 20. The exhibit will feature 12 images of self-identified LGBTQ youth as well as a narrative that accompanies each photo that details the subject’s perceptions on family acceptance.

UA Speakers Forum Highlights Entrepreneurship

The University of Alabama’s annual Celebrate Entrepreneurship at UA Speaker’s Forum Wednesday features a UA graduate and apparel designer and the Pizza 120 owner.

Staff Members of Bilingual TV Show to Speak at UA

“Breaking Barriers with Bilingual TV: The Alabama TV Story” will take place at 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12 in Gorgas Library room 205 on The University of Alabama campus. The event is free and open to the public.

Feminist Scholar to Present Humanities Lecture at UA

Dr. Catharine Stimpson, a pioneer in the study of women and gender and a founder of feminist criticism, will present “Waging War, Making Peace, Doing the Humanities: Why ‘Macbeth’ Matters” Thursday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. in room 205 of Gorgas Library on The University of Alabama campus.

UA Women Engineers to Host Event for Middle School Girls

The University of Alabama section of the Society of Women Engineers, or SWE, will host about 200 middle-school girls at the 2015 “Wow! That’s Engineering” event Oct. 17.

UA Offers Sorority Row Trick-or-Treat

The University of Alabama’s Panhellenic Association will host its annual Sorority Row Trick-or-Treat from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26. Children from the Tuscaloosa area ages 12 and younger are invited to dress up in Halloween costumes without masks and visit the lawns of the campus sorority houses on Magnolia and Colonial drives for candy and activities. Tutwiler and Harris residence halls will also host trick-or-treaters.