UA’s SLIS to Award $7,000 in Free Books

The University of Alabama’s School of Library and Information Studies will award over $7,000 in new children’s and young adult books to five school libraries in the Black Belt region of the state and one school library in an economically deprived area of Alabama outside of the Black Belt Region through its SLIS Book Bonanza for the Black Belt (and Beyond) program.

UA Awards Winners of High School Physics Contest

UA Awards Winners of High School Physics Contest

More than 150 students representing 16 schools recently competed in The University of Alabama’s 41st annual high school physics contest.

UA’s Lullaby Concert Introduces Children to Music Genres

The University of Alabama’s Child Development Resources invites parents and children to its second annual lullaby concert from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, at the Child Development Research Center.

Search Committee Narrows List of Applicants for UA Inclusivity Leadership Position

The search committee assisting with the selection of a vice president and associate provost for diversity, equity and inclusion at The University of Alabama met Friday to review the pool of applicants and selected a group for in-person interviews.

UA Invites Community to Short Talks on Science, Nursing

UA Invites Community to Short Talks on Science, Nursing

The University of Alabama’s Rodgers Library for Science and Engineering is hosting its fourth annual “Take a Journey in Science” program, which features short talks from University experts about high-interest topics in the fields of science and nursing.

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This week at The University of Alabama: Nursing sets up mock hospital – Dance marathon raises $300,000 for Children’s Hospital – Ocean floor reveals historic ice sheet melting – African American History month events continue – High-interest science topics explored – Free concert – Middle, high school students compete in science – Mini med school lecture addresses teen addiction

UA Ranks Fourth Among Military-Friendly Colleges

The University of Alabama ranks fourth in the latest list of 22 military-friendly colleges released by www.bestcolleges.com. Among the reasons for UA’s high ranking, according to the website:  “The University of Alabama maintains a partnership program with GoArmyEd that is designed for first-time students with a military background; each student will be paired with an Army

Guest Lecturer to Discuss Teen Violence, Social Media

Guest Lecturer to Discuss Teen Violence, Social Media

A community discussion about teen violence and social media will kick off the annual Ethel H. Hall African American Heritage Month Celebration Thursday, Feb. 16, at The University of Alabama.

UA’s Free Sonic Frontiers Concert Features Jazz Legend Vinny Golia

Legendary Los Angeles jazz musician Vinny Golia will headline the third concert in The University of Alabama’s Sonic Frontiers concert series Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m. The free concert will be held at UA’s Moody Concert Hall.

UA to Host Regional Science Olympiad

More than 600 students are expected to participate in the 2017 Regional Science Olympiad competition at The University of Alabama Saturday, Feb. 18.