Experience All Four Seasons at Family Night at the Museum
The weather outside won’t matter when the campus and local communities get a taste of all four seasons at the 10th annual Family Night at the Museum Feb. 8.
Museums & Libraries
Gorgas Library Renovations Progress; Contest Open to Name Rooms
The newest upgrade to the 80-year-old library is that Room 205 – a popular meeting space – has now been made into two meeting spaces replete with new technology, including video walls.
Alabama Writers Hall of Fame to Induct 7 in 2020
Seven distinguished authors will be inducted into the 2020 Alabama Writers Hall of Fame at The University of Alabama’s Bryant Conference Center March 9, 2020.
Moundville Festival Celebrates Native American Cultures
UA’s Moundville Archaeological Park will host the 31st annual Moundville Native American Festival Oct. 9-12.
The Long Drone is Over, Cicada Season Ends in Alabama
Go outside and just listen. Frogs may be croaking, and birds may be singing, but the loud, incessant droning of cicadas that grate on psyches like nails on a chalkboard is fading.
From Self-Taught to Art Faculty, Exhibits Showcase Creativity
Enjoy art exhibitions at both the Paul R. Jones Museum downtown and on campus.
Gorgas Library Open for Business; Renovations Ongoing
Though Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library is only four months into its estimated 18-month renovation, it is open and ready for students to use its abundant wealth of resources.
Vuorovesi Trio Performs in Smith Hall’s Grand Gallery
The Vuorovesi Trio performed in the Grand Gallery of Smith Hall on July 22.
Watch Out for These Summer Bugs
Most of Alabama’s “bugs” don’t cause problems for people. But, some can, and summer is the most likely time for humans and arthropods to clash.
Race Roaches, Spit Crickets, Eat Insects at Bama Bug Fest
The University of Alabama’s natural history museum, in partnership with the Tuscaloosa Public Library, is hoping to reignite peoples’ childlike wonder with bugs at the first “Bama Bug Fest,” a free event at the Warner Transportation Museum July 27 from 4-8 p.m.