The controversial discovery of a possible new species of man, named after the short, hole-dwelling Halflings in J.R.R. Tolkien’s novels, will be discussed at The Alabama Lectures on Life’s Evolution, or ALLELE, series on March 13 at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Biology Building on The University of Alabama campus.
The University of Alabama Manderson Graduate School of Business, in partnership with Net Impact, Randall-Reilly Publishing and the UA Community Service Center, will sponsor the second annual Corporate Citizenship Panel on Wednesday, March 12, from 1-2 p.m. in 30 Alston Hall.
The 2007 Nobel Prize winner in physics will discuss recent electronics developments springing from the discovery for which he was awarded the prize during a March 7 talk hosted by The University of Alabama’s MINT Center and department of physics and astronomy.
The University of Alabama Junior Panhellenic will host their annual Community Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, March 9, at 1 p.m. on the lawn of the UA President’s Mansion.
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Winnifred Eaton (1879-1954) was one of the first known writers of Asian descent to be published in America. She wrote several popular novels set in Japan. Yet she tried to hide her ethnic identity – she was born in Canada to an English father and Chinese mother who had been adopted by missionaries. Eaton went so far as to use a Japanese pen name — Onoto Watanna.
A researcher whose patents have been commercialized for producing cellulose-based ethanol as an automotive fuel will present the 10th annual Darden Lecture April 3 at 7 p.m. in the Biology Building, room 127, on The University of Alabama campus.
Phi Delta Theta fraternity and Chi Omega sorority at The University of Alabama will host a cook out benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation March 6 beginning at 5 p.m. at the Phi Delta Theta house.
The University of Alabama Women’s Resource Center is sponsoring a SHARP (Sexual Harassment, Assault & Rape Prevention) self-defense course on Monday, March 3, and Wednesday, March 5, from 6-10 p.m. at the UA Student Recreation Center free of charge to female students, faculty and staff.
The University of Alabama Alliance for Women of Color will celebrate Women’s History Month by hosting an open house Monday, March 3 at 5:30 p.m. in 205 Gorgas Library.