The fourth in a series of public lectures on evolution will continue at The University of Alabama with biochemist Dr. Yousif Shamoo. Shamoo will speak on “Thinking Small: Evolution in a World the Size of a Coffee Pot” on Feb. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in 127 Biology Building Auditorium on the UA campus.
The University of Alabama Coordinating Council for Student Organizations is hosting this year’s CLASS — Capstone Leadership Assembly for Student Success – Conference in the Ferguson Center on Saturday Feb. 24 at 9 a.m.
The 12th annual Kitchens of Consequence Tour to benefit WUAL-FM/Alabama Public Radio at The University of Alabama will be held Saturday, Feb. 10 from 1-4 p.m. featuring six of Tuscaloosa’s finest private kitchens along with treats from area caterers.
The University of Alabama Capstone International Center’s Japan Culture and Information Center will present the 21st annual Sakura Festival with events scheduled March 1-31.
U.S. District Judge U.W. Clemon will be the featured speaker for The University of Alabama School of Social Work’s annual African-American Heritage Month Program Friday, Feb. 9 at 1 p.m., in 223 Little Hall on the UA campus.
The University of Alabama Women’s Resource Center and the WILL program (Women Involved in Learning and Leading) are sponsoring the National African-American Read-In Monday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. in the UA Crossroads Community Center lounge in Ferguson Center.
Author Joy Williams will give a reading Thursday, Feb. 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the Bama Theatre, 600 Greensboro Ave., as part of The University of Alabama’s Bankhead Visiting Writers Series.
The University of Alabama Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team will play the University of Missouri Men’s Team Friday, Feb. 2 at 5 p.m. at the UA Student Recreation Center.
The annual celebration of National African-American Heritage Month at The University of Alabama will begin Thursday, Feb. 1 and continue throughout the month with a wide variety of events including film screenings, forums, radio shows, lectures and performances.
Winners of the sixth annual “To Kill a Mockingbird” Essay Contest were honored Friday, Jan. 26, with a luncheon awards ceremony and reception/book signing with noted author Harper Lee at The University of Alabama.