Stories Tagged ‘Geological Sciences’ 
Literary Darwinism Topic of ALLELE Lecture at UA
Dr. Joseph Carroll, a leading scholar on the connection between social science and literary study, will visit The University of Alabama to give the lecture “The Historical Position of Literary Darwinism” April 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Biology Building auditorium.
Clam Shells Reveal Evidence of Ancient, Climate-Induced Downfall, UA Researchers Say
Analyses of clam shells used in ancient funeral ceremonies offer additional evidence as to how climate change may have contributed to the gradual collapse of an early South-American civilization, according to University of Alabama scientists.
UA Honors Outstanding Graduate Students in 2013
The University of Alabama Graduate School has announced the recipients of the 2013 Outstanding Graduate Student awards, to be presented during UA Honors Week, April 1–5.
UA’s ALLELE Lecturers to Discuss How Human Coercion Has Shaped Evolution
Two leading scholars on the human origins problem will visit The University of Alabama to give a lecture Feb. 28. at 7:30 p.m. in the Biology Building auditorium on the UA campus.
Noted Geneticist, UA Alumnus to Discuss Pathobiology in ALLELE Lecture
Dr. Richard Myers, president and director of the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology and an alumnus of The University of Alabama, will present an Alabama Lectures on Life’s Evolution Lecture Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the Biology Building Auditorium on the UA campus.
UA’s ALLELE Lecturer to Discuss Ancient Man, Evolution
Dr. John Hawks, a paleoanthropologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will visit The University of Alabama campus to give the lecture, “Neandertime: How Ancient Genomes are Transforming Our Past and Present,” Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in room 127 of the Biology Building.
UA Professors Win NSF CAREER Awards
The National Science Foundation selected three University of Alabama professors for CAREER Awards totaling more than $1.6 million for research projects related to medical imaging, earthquake seismology and solar energy.
UA ALLELE Lecture to Examine Emergence of Life in Global Warming Periods
A vertebrate paleobiologist specializing in fossils from the age of dinosaurs, will visit The University of Alabama campus to give the lecture, “Emergence of Marine Mammals and Reptiles during past Global Warming and Sea Level Rise,” Thursday, March 29 at 7:30 p.m. in room 127 of the Biology Building.
Life Beneath the Seafloor Explored by UA Guest Lecturer
A professor of oceanography who studies life on and below the ocean’s floor will give a public talk at The University of Alabama beginning at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14 in Shelby Hall, room 1004.
Archaeologist to Explore Ties between Water, Societies in UA ALLELE Lecture
Dr. Brian Fagan, one of the world’s leading archaeological and historical writers, will visit The University of Alabama campus to give the lecture, “Elixir: Water and Humans over 10,000 years,” Thursday, Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in room 127 of the Biology Building.
500 Middle, High-School Students Travel to UA for Science Olympiad
More than 500 students are expected to participate in the 2012 regional Science Olympiad competition at The University of Alabama Saturday, Feb. 18.
UA ALLELE Lecture Series Explores Teaching Evolution in American Classrooms
Teaching evolution in American classrooms will be examined in the Alabama Lectures on Life’s Evolution, known as ALLELE, lecture series Jan. 26 at 7:30 p.m. in room 127 of the Biology Building on The University of Alabama campus.
UA’s Bama Grad Expo Seeks Top Prospective Students for Campus Visit
The University of Alabama will host Bama Grad Expo 2012, which brings top prospective graduate students to campus, Jan. 12-14, 2012.