Stories Tagged ‘College of Arts & Sciences’ 
Pivots of History: UA Professor Chronicles Foreign Policy During the Civil War
In a new book, Dr. Howard Jones of The University of Alabama describes just how close Britain, and other European powers, came to stepping in between North and South.
UA Presents Full-Length ‘Cinderella’ Ballet
The University of Alabama department of theatre and dance presents the Sergei Prokofiev ballet “Cinderella” from Monday, March 29, to Saturday, April 3, at the Gallaway Theatre in Rowand-Johnson Hall in the UA Theatre District.
UA Professor Collaborates to Produce Louisiana French Dictionary
Dr. Michael A. Picone, professor of French and linguistics at The University of Alabama, serves as an assistant editor on a dictionary that preserves French as spoken in Louisiana.
UA Student to Use Remote Submarine in Deep Sea Study
University of Alabama graduate student Robin Cobb soon will remotely direct a research submarine as it hovers above the Atlantic Ocean's floor some 2,000-3,000 feet below the surface.
Public Invited to Join UA’s Life Project
An informational meeting about The University of Alabama’s Life Project will be held March 28 from 10:30 a.m.-noon at University Church of Christ.
UA Dance Professor Recognized at Festival
Students and faculty members from The University of Alabama's department of theatre and dance won recent recognition at the regional American College Dance Festival in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
College of Arts and Sciences to Host Academies Conference in April
The University of Alabama College of Arts and Sciences 2010 Academies Conference will take place April 6 in the Bryant Conference Center's Rast room.
Identification of Protein Activator Provides Drug Lead for UA Movement Disorder Researchers
Discovery of an antibiotic’s capacity to improve cell function in laboratory tests is providing movement disorder researchers with leads to more desirable molecules with potentially similar traits, according to University of Alabama scientists.
Acclaimed Pianist Spencer Myer to Perform for UA’s Celebrity Series
Spencer Myer, who is rapidly becoming known as one of the most outstanding pianists of his generation, will perform on The University of Alabama campus at 2 p.m. March 28 in the Concert Hall of the Moody Music Building.
Literary, Cultural Critic Trudier Harris Joins UA as Visiting Scholar-in-Residence
Acclaimed literary and cultural critic Dr. Trudier Harris will join The University of Alabama's English department this month as a visiting scholar-in-residence.
Legendary Biologist, Pulitzer Winner E.O. Wilson to Speak at UA
Dr. E.O. Wilson, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner who is widely considered one of the world’s most influential scientists, will give two public talks March 30 on The University of Alabama campus.
Documentary Screening at UA Explores Killing of Asian-American
Documentary filmmaker Curtis Chin will introduce and screen his 2009 film “Vincent Who?” at 7 p.m. Monday, March 8, in ten Hoor Hall Hall, room 116, on The University of Alabama campus. Chin also will answer questions after the screening, which is free and open to the public.
Geoscientist Named UA Burnum Winner
A University of Alabama geoscientist, whose research focuses on developing and sharing environmentally feasible ways of increasing oil and natural gas supplies, is this year's winner of the Burnum Distinguished Faculty Award.
UA Astronomers Invite Community to View Deep-Sky Objects from Moundville
University of Alabama astronomers invite the community to view star clusters and nebulae in the next Public Night sky-viewing session Friday, March 5 from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m.
Trailblazer Award Honors UA Physics Graduate Student
K. Renee Horton, a doctoral candidate in The University of Alabama department of physics and astronomy, recently received the Trailblazer Award at the 2010 Black Engineer of the Year Awards STEM Global Competiveness Conference in Baltimore, Md.
High School Student Winners Announced in UA Physics Contest
Some 300 high school students representing more than 15 schools competed recently in the 34th annual University of Alabama High School Physics contest.
UA to Host Memorial Tribute for Paul R. Jones, Founder of UA Jones Collection of American Art
The University of Alabama Black Faculty and Staff Association and the College of Arts and Sciences will honor the late Paul R. Jones at a memorial tribute March 10 at 4:30 p.m. in the Hotel Capstone ballroom on the UA campus.
UA Philosophy Today Lecture Series Discusses ‘Charles Darwin, Hammer of the Creationists’
“Charles Darwin, Hammer of the Creationists” will be the topic of a talk by Dr. Keith M. Parsons, a professor of philosophy at the University of Houston-Clear Lake, on March 4 at The University of Alabama at 7:30 p.m. in room 205 of Smith Hall.
UA’s Sarah Moody Gallery Presents Prints by Jasper Johns
The University of Alabama's Sarah Moody Gallery of Art presents a selection of prints by Jasper Johns for its annual Farley Moody Galbraith Endowed Exhibition. An opening reception for the show will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25.
Expert in Youth Anxiety to Speak at UA
Dr. Philip C. Kendall, director of the Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders Clinic at Temple University, will be the guest speaker for the annual Michael Dinoff Memorial Lecture on The University of Alabama campus.
Works from UA’s Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art on Display at Alabama State House
Works from The University of Alabama’s Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art will be on display Feb. 16-18 in Montgomery at the Alabama State House.
UA’s Asian Studies Program Screens Award-Winning Films on Mondays
Award-winning films about Asia will be screened as one of the film series that the UA Asian Studies Program is presenting this semester. Six films will be shown each Monday from Feb. 15 until March 29 (with the exception of spring break on Monday, March 15).
UA Conference Focuses on Latinos, Latinas in U.S. South
The University of Alabama is hosting the first conference to look at the lives of Latinas and Latinos in the southern United States. “Latinas/os in the U.S. South: Immigration, Integration and Identity” will be held Friday, Feb. 19, at the Hotel Capstone on the UA campus.
Former Village Voice Editor to Talk about Dance at UA
The University of Alabama's Department of Theatre and Dance presents the lecture "The Crisis in Criticism: The Internet, the Economy and the Death of Dance Writing" at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2, in Morgan Auditorium.
Paul R. Jones, Founder of UA Jones Collection of American Art, Dies at 81
Noted art collector Paul R. Jones, a native of Bessemer, Ala., who built one of the largest collections of 20th Century African-American art -- now the Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art at The University of Alabama -- died Tuesday, January 26, 2010 in Atlanta after a brief illness. He was 81.