Nanotechnology-Biotechnology Conference to Bring Researchers to UA
Approximately 200 researchers from across the state are expected to attend a scientific forum on nanotechnology Oct. 23-24 on The University of Alabama campus.
Events
Spears Set to Talk PCBs Oct. 13 at UA
Dr. Ellen Griffith Spears, an assistant professor at The University of Alabama, shares portions of her award-winning book, “Baptized in PCBs: Race, Pollution, and Justice in an All-American Town,” in room 205 of the Amelia Gorgas Library Oct. 13 at 5 p.m.
Scholar to Present Research on Effect of Parental Rejection on LGBT Children
Dr. Caitlin Ryan, director of the San Francisco, California-based Family Acceptance Project, will discuss her policy-shaping research and interventions with LGBT youth, young adults and their families Oct. 22 at The University of Alabama.
UA Launches K-12 Fellows Program at Paul Jones Gallery
Fifty art students from two Tuscaloosa schools will visit The University of Alabama’s Paul R. Jones Gallery of Art Oct. 8-9 as part of the gallery’s inaugural K-12 Fellows program.
UA Theatre Begins its Gallaway Season With ‘Lend Me a Tenor’
The University of Alabama’s department of theatre and dance begins its Marian Gallaway season with Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me A Tenor Oct. 7 in the Marian Gallaway Theatre.
UA School of Law Hosts Law and Lies Symposium
Legal scholars will visit The University of Alabama School of Law to discuss deception in market transactions Oct. 10 in a symposium at the Law School.
UA Women’s Resource Center to Host Domestic Violence Awareness Month Events
The Women’s Resource Center at The University of Alabama is recognizing Domestic Violence Awareness Month by hosting a series of events to help eliminate the problem of dating and domestic violence in the Tuscaloosa area.
Pulitzer-Prize Photographer Jose Galvez Featured in UA Lecture, Exhibit
The University of Alabama’s Crossroads Community Center is hosting a photography exhibit, reception and lecture featuring Jose Galvez, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist. The exhibit will be in the Ferguson Student Center Art Gallery.
Former NEH Chair Kicks Off New Hidden Humanities Lecture Series at UA
William Ferris, professor of history and senior associate director of the Center for the Study of the American South at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will present “The Storied South and the Future of the Humanities” Oct. 6 as part of The University of Alabama’s new Hidden Humanities lecture series.
Lecture on Dinosaur Trace Fossils, Evolution Kicks Off UA’s ALLELE Series
An Emory College professor will present “Dinosaurs Without Bones: What Dinosaur Trace Fossils Tell Us About Evolution,” as part of the 2014-2015 Alabama’s Lecture on Life’s Evolution series at The University of Alabama.