The University of Alabama ACCESS Distance Learning Support Center is hosting an open house for Alabama legislators, members of the media and West Alabama civic and social leaders Tuesday, Feb. 2, from 8-10 a.m. in Martha Parham West on campus.
Neil Gaiman, the award-winning author of the fantasy novels “The Graveyard Book,” “Coraline,” “Stardust,” “American Gods” and “Anansi Boys,” will read from his work at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, at the Bama Theatre in Tuscaloosa.
Dr. Arnold G. Diethelm, the pioneering surgeon who performed the first transplant of any kind in the state of Alabama, will be the featured speaker for the eighth annual Susan and Gaylon McCollough Medical Scholars Forum Feb. 5-6 in Shelby Hall on The University of Alabama campus.
The University of Alabama chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America will host “The Eth-X Factor” Saturday, Feb. 6, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Bryant Conference Center.
The State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame will induct eight individuals and honor one project during a Feb. 20 ceremony at the Grand Hotel Resort and Spa in Point Clear.
Triton Brass Quintet, the dynamic ensemble that features five of the Boston area’s most talented young musicians, will perform on The University of Alabama campus at 2 p.m. on Jan. 31 in the Concert Hall of the Moody Music Building.
The University of Alabama College of Arts and Sciences will host a law school career fair for students from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Jan. 20 in the Ferguson Center Ballroom on the UA campus.
The Center for Public Television and Radio at The University of Alabama is hosting a screening of its documentary film “Not My Son” Saturday, Jan. 23 at 5 p.m. at the Woodland Park Church of Christ in Birmingham.
Acclaimed concert organist Stephen Tharp will highlight The University of Alabama School of Music’s 2010 Church Music Conference Friday, Jan. 29, and Saturday, Jan. 30, at the Concert Hall in UA’s Moody Music Building.
Dr. Carlos D. Bustamante, a professor at Stanford University, will present his lecture, “Evolutionary Theory in the Age of Genomics,” Jan. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Biology Auditorium on The University of Alabama campus. His lecture will conclude the 2009-2010 Alabama Lectures on Life’s Evolution, known as ALLELE.