A dedication ceremony for the Woods Quad Sculpture Garden will be held Aug. 15 from 11:30-1 p.m. There will be a brief presentation on Woods Quad’s most recent changes and the sculptures featured within it.
Ashley Jolly, a University of Alabama doctoral student studying organic chemistry, is one of approximately 75 graduate students who will present their research at a national research symposium this month.
The works of two Alabama photographers, William J. Anderson and P. H. Polk, are displayed this month at The University of Alabama’s Paul R. Jones Gallery of Art, giving patrons a glimpse of the U.S. South from the Depression through the Civil Rights eras.
A University of Alabama professor’s archaeological research in Cuba has earned him the National Prize from the Cuba Academy of Sciences, a major national award in that country.
The University of Alabama’s College of Arts and Sciences has announced its student Ambassadors for the 2014-15 academic year.
Citizens from throughout Alabama, including Crimson Tide great Bobby Humphrey, will join together for an evening of storytelling and sharing discoveries about Alabama’s natural world to honor Alabama native son and internationally recognized biodiversity expert Dr. Edward O. Wilson. The tribute is part Edward O. Wilson Week at The University of Alabama April 21-25.
Dr. Lawrence Krauss, an internationally known physicist, bestselling author, public intellectual and executive producer of the feature film documentary “The Unbelievers,” will present “A Universe from Nothing: Cosmic Evolution, Natural Selection, and How to Get Something From Nothing, ” as part of The University of Alabama’s 2013-2014 ALLELE lecture series.
Guitars autographed and played in concert by Lynyrd Skynyrd and the John Kay and Steppenwolf band, a drum head autographed by singer John Legend, and custom-made items used in concert and signed by members of the band Kansas are just a few of the one-of-a-kind items that will be auctioned at the 10th Arty Party fundraiser hosted by the Leadership Board in The University of Alabama’s College of Arts and Sciences.
Dr. Spyros Pavlides, geologist and dean of the Faculty of Sciences at Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, Greece, will present a lecture on geodynamic characteristics and volcanic activity in the southern Aegean Sea as part of a weeklong visit to The University of Alabama.
Dr. James Costa, professor of biology at Western Carolina University, will present a lecture as part of the ALLLELE lecture series at The University of Alabama March 13.