This week at The University of Alabama: Even photos of Halloween candy can have psychological impacts – The history, positive impacts on children of Halloween – Students to demo medieval architectural techniques on Quad – Philosophy of criminal justice speaker set – Beat Auburn, Beat Hunger drive continues – Election source available
Halloween chocolate is everywhere: your office, home, prominent displays in grocery stores. Athough the adverse physical effects of indulging in chocolate are known before unwrapping the first of many pieces, the sight of Halloween candy also has psychological effects.
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.
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.
As part of a voluntary accreditation assessment, employees of The University of Alabama and community members are invited to offer comments related to the department Wednesday, Nov. 2, at 2 p.m. in the training room at the University Police Center, 1110 Jackson Ave., on the UA campus.
Whether or not you embrace the pageantry of Halloween, the parent-child activities associated with the holiday incorporate core developmental exercises for children, according to a psychology professor at The University of Alabama.
Dr. Elizabeth Anderson, a philosophy scholar at the University of Michigan, will speak about race and criminal justice during the second lecture of The University of Alabama’s Philosophy Today Series.
Warty-nosed witches, ghouls, goblins, Transformers, princesses and clowns stalking neighborhood streets upon nightfall for the sweet taste of candy wasn’t always what Halloween was about.
Cuban news anchor Cristina Escobar will visit The University of Alabama on Wednesday, Nov. 2, to talk about the current climate of Cuban journalism and how it is evolving with the developing relationship between the United States and Cuba.
A 15-member search committee assisting The University of Alabama in hiring an executive to lead its inclusivity and equity efforts convened for its initial meeting last Friday.