UA’s Sarah Moody Gallery Presents Prints by Jasper Johns

The University of Alabama’s Sarah Moody Gallery of Art presents a selection of prints by Jasper Johns for its annual Farley Moody Galbraith Endowed Exhibition. An opening reception for the show will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25.

Expert in Youth Anxiety to Speak at UA

Dr. Philip C. Kendall, director of the Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders Clinic at Temple University, will be the guest speaker for the annual Michael Dinoff Memorial Lecture on The University of Alabama campus.

UA’s Asian Studies Program Screens Award-Winning Films on Mondays

Award-winning films about Asia will be screened as one of the film series that the UA Asian Studies Program is presenting this semester. Six films will be shown each Monday from Feb. 15 until March 29 (with the exception of spring break on Monday, March 15).

UA Conference Focuses on Latinos, Latinas in U.S. South

The University of Alabama is hosting the first conference to look at the lives of Latinas and Latinos in the southern United States. “Latinas/os in the U.S. South: Immigration, Integration and Identity” will be held Friday, Feb. 19, at the Hotel Capstone on the UA campus.

Former Village Voice Editor to Talk about Dance at UA

The University of Alabama’s Department of Theatre and Dance presents the lecture “The Crisis in Criticism: The Internet, the Economy and the Death of Dance Writing” at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2, in Morgan Auditorium.

UA Presents Prize-Winning Fantasy Writer Gaiman at Bama Theatre

Neil Gaiman, the award-winning author of the fantasy novels “The Graveyard Book,” “Coraline,” “Stardust,” “American Gods” and “Anansi Boys,” will read from his work at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, at the Bama Theatre in Tuscaloosa.

UA’s Gorgas Library Renovation to Encourage Collaboration

At The University of Alabama, Gorgas Library’s first floor is getting an extreme makeover. The remodeling will bring in brighter colors, better lighting and space where students can work together.

Noted Organist Highlights UA’s 2010 Church Music Conference

Acclaimed concert organist Stephen Tharp will highlight The University of Alabama School of Music’s 2010 Church Music Conference Friday, Jan. 29, and Saturday, Jan. 30, at the Concert Hall in UA’s Moody Music Building.

UA’s Rural Health Institute Awarded Grant to Expand Telemedicine Efforts

The University of Alabama’s Rural Health Institute for Clinical and Translational Science has received funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program to expand telemedicine efforts in rural Alabama.

‘Realizing the Dream’ Concert Unites Voices at UA

Emerging artists from Tuscaloosa and Birmingham will highlight the “21st Annual Realizing the Dream Concert Honoring the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” The performance will be at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, in the Concert Hall of Moody Music Building on The University of Alabama campus.