Welcome to my UA World: Brown Chronicles Tuscaloosa Cemeteries

Welcome to my UA World: Brown Chronicles Tuscaloosa Cemeteries

There are a number of leisure activities a person may choose to undertake in their downtime. For Dr. Ian Brown, of The University of Alabama, these activities often include visiting gravesites throughout the United States.

UA In the News — Oct. 29-31

Social work professionals honoroed — Haunted house — 5K fund-raiser — and more.

Slate of Activities Planned to Honor, Support Veterans

Slate of Activities Planned to Honor, Support Veterans

The week of Nov. 5-11 offers several opportunities for the UA community to support and celebrate our military veterans, especially those among our students, faculty and staff. Below is a list of events, some with registration deadlines. For more information, visit the UA Office of Veteran and Military Affairs. Tuscaloosa Run for Veterans Nov. 5, 8

UA Students to Demonstrate Medieval Architecture Techniques

UA Students to Demonstrate Medieval Architecture Techniques

In a demonstration of how art and mathematics work together, University of Alabama art history students will show how the scale plan of the Cathedral of Amiens was laid out using simple tools, such as wooden mallets, stakes, string and a mason’s square, on the Quad from 9 a.m. to noon Friday, Nov. 4.

Evolutionary Biologist to Speak about Race at UA ALLELE Lecture

Dr. Joseph Graves Jr., an evolutionary biologist and geneticist, will speak about race Nov. 10 as a part of the Alabama Lectures on Life’s Evolution, or ALLELE, seminar series.

Barth Selected for UA Enrollment Management Position

Barth Selected for UA Enrollment Management Position

Dr. Richard “Rick” Barth will join The University of Alabama as assistant vice president for enrollment management, effective Dec. 1.

7 Frightful Things at UA (with an Educational Purpose)

7 Frightful Things at UA (with an Educational Purpose)

1. Haunting music In the Moody Music Building Concert Hall, Dr. Faythe Freese sits at UA’s famous Holtkamp pipe organ and plays a few bars. Recognize the composition? For many of us, this music brings to mind supernatural movie villains who have sent chills down the spines of audiences since the days of silent film. But

UA In the News — Oct. 28

Halloween history — App for preventing fire fatalities — Cuba Week — and more.

2016 Pre-Retirement Planning Series Opens

During the month of November, the UA Benefits Office will present the 2016 Pre-Retirement Planning Series, information-filled sessions designed for employees planning to retire within the next five years. The series offers a roadmap to get from “here” to there” in retirement. Each session will be facilitated by a lead professional to provide information and to answer questions.