A team of undergraduate and graduate students from The University of Alabama set out to survey people at public events in Pensacola and Jacksonville, Fla., to see how they interpret the “Cones of Uncertainty” and to evaluate different designs that could be easier to interpret.
Ted Conover, author of the new book “The Routes of Man: How Roads Are Changing the World and the Way We Live Today,” will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9, at 120 Farrah Hall on The University of Alabama campus.
Dr. Beverly Thorn, chair of the psychology department at The University of Alabama, will receive the 2010 Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professor Award.
The Alabama Center for the Book, housed at The University of Alabama Libraries, is co-sponsoring “Letters About Literature,” a state and national reading and writing contest for schoolchildren in fourth through 12th grade.
The University of Alabama’s Creative Campus will host a World Cup Quidditch tournament from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 14, on the UA Quad.
Steve Lerner, author of “Sacrifice Zones: The Front Lines of Toxic Chemical Exposure in the United States,” will speak at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, at 205 Smith Hall (Alabama Museum of Natural History) on The University of Alabama campus.
The A.S. Williams III Americana Collection will open officially for public viewing during a ceremony at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9, in Room 301 of Gorgas Library, part of The University of Alabama Libraries.
The program “Buddhism in Motion: Perspectives on the Cultural History of a Major World Philosophy” will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 1, in 205 Gorgas Library on The University of Alabama campus.
Sanspointe, a professional dance company based in Birmingham, will present “Dances Fall,” a free public performance, at The University of Alabama, at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, in Morgan Auditorium.
A mini-conference titled “Days of Rage: A 40-Years’ Perspective,” will be presented from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22, at the Hotel Capstone on The University of Alabama campus.