Campus Impact

UA Engineering Students Take Part in SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition

UA Engineering Students Take Part in SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition

A team of University of Alabama engineering students is to take part in the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition Design Weekend, a national contest on the leading edge of transportation research.

Multiple Schools to Compete in Leadership Diversity Competition at UA

Nine schools will make up 14 teams participating in the 2016 Culverhouse Leadership Diversity Competition Jan. 28-30 at The University of Alabama.

UA Stages One-Day Course in Cyber Security

A one-day course titled “Cyberforce Security: Risk and Mitigation” will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, at the Bryant Conference Center on The University of Alabama campus.

UA’s Bama Dining to Offer Cooking Classes to Community

The University of Alabama’s Bama Dining program is launching a series of cooking classes called Crimson Kitchen.

Paintings by UA Alumna Dale Kennington on Display at Downtown Gallery

Paintings by UA Alumna Dale Kennington on Display at Downtown Gallery

Paintings by contemporary realist and University of Alabama alumna Dale Kennington will be on display from Monday, Feb. 1, to Friday, March 11, at the UA Gallery in the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center in downtown Tuscaloosa. The exhibit, titled “Real Lives: Observations and Reflections by Dale Kennington,” showcases scenes from ordinary life, including getting haircut and waiting for a train.

UA School of Social Work to Host Symposium on Aging Adults

The University of Alabama School of Social Work will host the Allan V. Kaufman Phi Alpha Symposium, a community panel to discuss aspects of aging adults, Jan. 20 at Little Hall.

UA’s National Championship Football Team to be Honored

The University of Alabama football team will be honored for its College Football Playoff National Championship with a parade beginning at Denny Chimes and a program held on the north steps of Bryant-Denny Stadium at the Walk of Champions Saturday, Jan. 23.

Cuban Novelist to Present UA Lecture on Mario Conde Character

Leonardo Padura, an award-winning Cuban novelist, screenwriter and journalist, will present “The Birth of Mario Conde (Divine Breath: The Creation of a Character)” on at 4:30 p.m Thursday, Jan. 21, in room 30 of ten Hoor Hall on The University of Alabama campus.

Texas Native Ready for UA Museum Research, Collections Role

Dr. John Abbott has been an insect lover for as long as he remembers.

Barbecue Sauce vs. Blue Cheese: Challenge by UA, Clemson Library Deans

Dr. Don Gilstrap, dean of University Libraries at The University of Alabama, received a challenge from Maggie Farrell, dean of libraries at Clemson University, on the outcome of the Alabama vs. Clemson football game Monday night.