To highlight the collaborative relationship between the arts and research, The University of Alabama’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference is kicking off its 14th year with an undergraduate Creative Showcase Wednesday, March 29, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Ferguson Center Theatre and Gallery on the UA campus.
Andy Polansky, CEO of Weber Shandwick, will deliver the 19th Koten Distinguished Lecture in Public Relations Tuesday, March 28, at 9:30 a.m. on his topic, “Navigating Through a Dizzying Pace of Change.”
Dr. Clara Chu, one of the nation’s top experts in international libraries, will give the keynote address at the College of Communication and Information Sciences’ Diversity Symposium.
More than 500 undergraduate students at The University of Alabama are highlighting their research and creative projects during the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference March 29-30.
Members of The University of Alabama faculty will be honored for their research contributions at the upcoming Faculty Research Day.
Dr. Casey Dunn, an associate professor at Brown University and a pioneer in the study of the tree of life, or phylogenetics, will give the next installment of the Alabama Lectures on Life’s Evolution, or ALLELE, series at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 30, in the North Lawn Hall Auditorium on The University of Alabama campus.
The Alabama population is expected to grow by nearly 500,000 by 2040, according to the newest projections from the Center for Business and Economic Research in UA’s Culverhouse College of Commerce.
The University of Alabama’s College of Community Health Sciences will once again be hosting the Brussels Sprout Challenge during the American Heart Association West Alabama Heart Walk Saturday, March 25.
The University of Alabama’s history department is hosting a daylong conference Monday, March 27, that will highlight the transnational connections between the U.S. South and Latin America in the 19th century. The conference is titled “Dreams of Dominion: The U.S. South and Latin America.”
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Dr. Jonathan L. Walton, a social ethicist and scholar of religions, has been selected as the 2017 Realizing the Dream distinguished lecturer. He will give his Realizing the Dream lecture at 7 p.m. March 23 in the Embassy Suites Ballroom. It’s free and open to the public.