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UA Students for Gender Justice to Sponsor Voices Against Violence
The University of Alabama Students for Gender Justice will sponsor Voices Against Violence on Wednesday, Oct. 29, from 8-10 p.m. at the Bad Ass Coffee Shop.
UA Publication to Host Book Sale
The Southern Historian, a University of Alabama publication supported by the UA Media Planning Board, the College of Arts and Sciences and the department of history, will host a book sale on Thursday, Oct. 23, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in ten Hoor Hall, room 221.
Bradt Named to Alton N. Scott Professorship at UA College of Engineering
Dr. Richard C. Bradt has been appointed as the Alton N. Scott Professor at The University of Alabama College of Engineering for his excellence in research. The Alton N. Scott Professorship was established in 2002 through an $8 million endowment funded by Alton N. Scott.
Media Advisory — U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist to Speak at UA School of Law Oct. 24
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist will present the Albritton Lecture at The University of Alabama School of Law on Friday, Oct. 24, at 11:30 a.m. Rehnquist will speak in the Law School’s lecture hall, room 187-188 of the Law Center.
UA Women’s Resource Center Presents ‘Crimes Against Nature’
The Women's Resource Center will present "Crimes Against Nature" on Thursday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Theatre. The show, also sponsored by the Office of Student Judicial Affairs, Men Against Violence, Students for Gender Justice and the Healthy Campus Initiative, is part of Character Counts week at UA. Admission to the show is free and open to the public.
Look Deep Into Space from Moundville at UA Astronomy Public Night
The University of Alabama's astronomy department will hold a free public sky viewing of nebulae and star clusters at Moundville Archaeological Park on Friday, Oct. 24, from 7-10 p.m.
UA’s Bankhead Visiting Writers Series Welcomes Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Jane Smiley to Bama Theatre
Jane Smiley is the author of 12 books, including "A Thousand Acres," which won the 1992 Pulitzer Prize and was made into the 1991 movie starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Jessica Lange. She will read from her most recent book, "Good Faith" at the Bama Theatre on Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m. as part of The University of Alabama’s Bankhead Visiting Writers Series.
UA Literary Publication to Host Multicultural Reading
Marr's Field Journal, The University of Alabama undergraduate literary journal, will host its first multicultural reading "More Than Shakespeare: A Reading Celebrating Diversity Within Literature," on Wednesday, Oct. 15, from 7-9 p.m. at the Ferguson Center Anderson Room.
Budding Star Gives Back to Her Home State and UA
Tonya Watts has been living in Los Angeles for nine years, but when the opportunity arose for her to help out the major college in her home state, she jumped at the chance.
Rable Selected as Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professor at UA
Dr. George C. Rable, a history professor at The University of Alabama whose latest published work has won three national book awards, is the winner of the University's Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professor Award. He will be honored in a ceremony at the UA President's Mansion at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 19.
UA Celebrates National Love Your Body Day on Oct. 15
Wednesday, Oct. 15, is Love Your Body Day, a national day of action to speak out against media advertisements and images of women that are offensive, harmful, dangerous and disrespectful.
UA Women’s Resource Center to Hold Candlelight Vigil for Domestic Violence Awareness Month
The University of Alabama Women's Resource Center, National Pan-Hellenic Council, the Panhellenic Association and Interfraternity Council will sponsor a candlelight vigil at Denny Chimes, Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 6 p.m. for Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
UA Aging Center Offers Lecture on Biology of Aging Oct. 16
Dr. Monica Driscoll of Rutgers University will speak about biological research in the areas of aging and longevity Thursday, Oct. 16, at 4 p.m. in room 202 Biology Building on The University of Alabama campus.
Murder and Corruption in Phenix City: UA’s Hoole Library Sponsors Event at Bama Theatre
Phenix City and its notorious past, including the events surrounding the assassination of Albert Patterson, former state senator and Democratic Party nominee for state attorney general, will be the topics of a night at the historic Bama Theatre.
Wilkinson Named 2003 UA Homecoming Queen
Maury Wilkinson of Clinton, Miss., was named homecoming queen for 2003 at The University of Alabama. Her selection was announced at UA’s homecoming pep rally on Friday, Oct. 10.
UA Management Science Student Receives National Award from Supply Chain Management Research Center
Prashant Yadav, a University of Alabama management science doctoral candidate, has received the University of Arkansas’ Supply Chain Management Research Center’s Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Award in supply chain management.
Georgia Businessman Gives $250,000 to UA Crimson Tradition Fund
Robert R. "Bob" Pope, of Douglasville, Ga., has given $250,000 to the Crimson Tradition Fund, a $100 million fundraising campaign for University of Alabama athletic facility improvements.
UA Business School, SAS Institute to Host Business Intelligence Symposium
In a partnership with the SAS Institute, a leading manufacturer of business intelligence software, The University of Alabama will present a symposium on Business Intelligence on Oct. 31 at the Alabama Institute for Manufacturing Excellence on the UA campus.
UA Department of American Studies Raising Funds for Lecture Series
The department of American studies at The University of Alabama is raising funds to support a new lecture series: The Rose Gladney Lecture on Justice and Social Change.
UA Roll Tide Run and Basketball Tournament Winners Announced
The University of Alabama kicked off Homecoming Week with the 15th annual Roll Tide Run on Sunday, Oct. 5. Nearly 350 students participated in the two mile walk, while 40 runners competed in a 10K run.
Homecoming Court Announced at UA
The 2003 University of Alabama homecoming court was selected in a general student election on Oct. 7-8.
UA Office of Student Media to Unveil Wall of Fame
The University of Alabama Office of Student Media will unveil the 2003 "Wall of Fame," to honor and preserve the names of distinguished leaders in media. The event will take place Friday, Oct. 10, at 4:30 p.m. at the Student Media Building, located at 923 University Blvd., on the corner of University Blvd. and Stadium Drive.
UA Professor Signing Books About Sex in Advertising
Dr. Tom Reichert, author and professor of advertising in the College of Communication and Information Sciences at The University of Alabama, will be signing copies of his new book, "The Erotic History of Advertising," on Oct. 10 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Books-A-Million.
ARAMARK International Chef Exchange Program Brings Renowned Chilean Chef to UA
The University of Alabama's dining service provider, ARAMARK, will bring world renowned Chilean chef Carlos Carmona to the Capstone Oct. 10-14 as part of ARAMARK's 9th Annual International Guest Chef Exchange.
C&BA Business Hall of Fame to Induct 5 New Members in UA Ceremony: CEO of Textron Keynote Speaker
Five of the state’s leading business and civic leaders will be inducted into the Alabama Business Hall of Fame on Thursday, Oct. 16 at the Bryant Conference Center on The University of Alabama campus.