Events

Expert to Lecture at UA Law School on Legal Responses to Catastrophes

The University of Alabama School of Law will host Distinguished Visiting Lecturer Kenneth Feinberg at noon Tuesday, Sept. 29, in the Bedsole Moot Courtroom 140. The lecture is free and open to the public. Feinberg is an expert in mediation and alternative dispute resolution. He has handled financial claims for major crises and disasters. He will lecture on “Unconventional Responses to Unique Catastrophes: Tailoring the Law to Meet the Challenges.”

Law’s Rhetorical Life to be Discussed Friday at UA School of Law

Legal scholars will visit The University of Alabama School of Law and discuss law’s rhetorical life Sept. 18 during a symposium.

UA Theatre and Dance Kicks Off 2015-16 Season with ‘Seduced’

UA Theatre & Dance begins its 2015-2016 season with American playwright Sam Shepard’s drama, Seduced, September 21-27 in the Allen Bales Theatre. The play centers on the final days of a paranoid tycoon, based on billionaire recluse Howard Hughes.

Senior Bowl’s Savage, SEC’s Claybrook Headline Lecture Series at UA

Officials from the Southeastern Conference, Turner Sports, the Phoenix Suns and Atlanta Falcons are among nearly two dozen speakers slated to participate in a new lecture series at The University of Alabama.

UA’s Sport Management Lecture Series Kicks off Friday

The 2015 University of Alabama Distinguished Lectures in Sport Management series, which kicks off Friday, offers the community talks ranging from ethics, integrity and the anti-doping movement to discussion of the World Games 2021.

UA Alumnus, CEO of Halyard Health to Discuss Company Transformations

Robert Abernathy, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Halyard Health Inc., will present “Transforming a Company” for the Helen Crow Mills and John Carroll Mills Lecture Thursday, Sept. 24 at 4 p.m. in the Mortar Board Room, room 300, of the Ferguson Student Center on The University of Alabama campus.

UA Physics and Astronomy Department to Host Public Star Gazing Events, Science Talks

The University of Alabama’s department of physics and astronomy invites members of the community to attend a series of public nights this season to look at the universe through UA telescopes. The events are free of charge.

UA’s Bryant Museum Offers Events for Sept. 12 Gameday

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Paul W. Bryant Museum on The University of Alabama campus will release a video and offer signings on Saturday, Sept. 12, before the Alabama-Middle Tennessee State football game. Andrew Zow and Wesley Britt, this week’s honorary football captains, will be signing at the Museum from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. In addition, author Dr. Donald

“Year of Utopia” Kicks Off at UA

The University of Alabama’s College of Arts and Sciences will celebrate the 500th anniversary of Thomas More’s book “Utopia,” which told the tale of an ideal island of the same name, with a yearlong series of events that will include themed lectures and courses.

Bill Nye the “Science Guy” to Speak at UA

Bill Nye, a popular scientist, engineer, author, inventor and comedian, will speak at The University of Alabama’s Moody Music Concert Hall Monday, Sept. 28 at 7 p.m.