UA Psychologists Offer Memory Screening

Graduate students and faculty in The University of Alabama’s psychology department are offering a no-cost memory screening to members of the West Alabama community ages 55 or older.

Vox Arcana Leads off 2012-2013 Sonic Frontiers Concert Series at UA

The trio Vox Arcana will open the 2012-2013 Sonic Frontiers season at The University of Alabama.

Storyteller, Dance Group Highlight UA’s Moundville Native American Festival

The University of Alabama Museums’ Moundville Archaeological Park will host its 23rd Native American Festival from Wednesday, Oct. 10, through Saturday, Oct. 13, at the park. Among the highlights will be performances by storyteller Gayle Ross, the great-granddaughter of John Ross, the principal chief of the Cherokee Nation during the Trail of Tears in the 1830s.

University Medical Center’s Diabetes Education Program at UA Recognized

The University Medical Center’s Diabetes Self-Management Education Program, part of The University of Alabama, has earned national recognition from the American Diabetes Association for providing high-quality education services to patients. The program recently received the Education Recognition Award.

New York Artist to Exhibit Drawings, Paintings at UA Gallery

New York artist Brian Novatny will bring his figurative drawings and paintings to the Sarah Moody Gallery of Art for a show beginning Thursday, Aug. 23, in the gallery on The University of Alabama campus.

UA Researchers Seek Pain Sufferers’ Feedback on Yoga

Members of the psychology department at The University of Alabama are seeking participants for a research study on attitudes toward yoga among chronic-pain sufferers.

UA Graduate Competes in ‘So You Think You Can Dance’

Janelle Issis, a 2011 graduate of The University of Alabama, is competing in the ninth season of “So You Think You Can Dance,” broadcast at 7 p.m. Wednesdays on the Fox network.

UA Professor’s ‘Hell: Paradise Found’ Finds Its Way to New York City

“Hell: Paradise Found,” a comedy written and directed by Seth Panitch, UA associate professor of theatre, will trod the boards in New York this July in an Off-Broadway production at the 59E59 Theaters in Manhattan.

Ghanaian Saxophonist to Perform in UA’s Sonic Frontiers Series

Ghanaian saxophonist and visual artist Nii Noi Nortey will perform using instruments of his own design in a concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, in The University of Alabama’s Ferguson Center Theater.

Purple Martins Get Prime Living Quarters on UA Campus

A University of Alabama geographer and ornithologist is leading an effort to build houses on campus for the purple martin, a popular migratory bird.