The UA department of art and art history will host a public reception for graduate students Amy Smoot and John Klosterman Thursday, Feb. 15, at the Sella-Granata Art Gallery. Both artists are celebrating their Master of Arts exhibition.
The University of Alabama’s nationally affiliated, student-run communications firm, Capstone Agency, will host CreateAthon, a 24-hour marathon of creating pro-bono communication strategies for local nonprofit organizations.
The University of Alabama was recently awarded a patent for a medical privacy tent developed by engineering students and Crimson Tide Athletics, firmly protecting the tent’s unique capability to easily expand or collapse on the sideline of a football field.
The University of Alabama has partnered with the United States Naval Observatory to train UA students in precise timing and time interval technology, which is used in highly precise atomic clocks on which the U.S. military, financial sector, GPS satellites and power grids rely.
The eighth annual Family Night at the Museum will be Feb. 17 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on The University of Alabama campus. This year’s theme will be “Ocean Explorers,” and the event will include children’s activities developed by more than 20 UA graduate departments.
In response to future energy challenges, chemical engineers at The University of Alabama are creating new materials to more efficiently separate gases related to energy processes.
Students at The University of Alabama can turn their business ideas into realities by winning up to $50,000 in the Edward K. Aldag Jr. Business Plan Competition March 27 at the Bryant Conference Center.
The University of Alabama’s Child Development Resources invites parents and children to its fourth annual lullaby concert Feb. 8 at the Child Development Research Center. This year’s concert will feature Shawn Brown’s “The Super Fun Show.”
The University of Alabama’s School of Library and Information Studies will award over $12,000 in new children’s and young adult books to school libraries in the Black Belt region of the state as well as to one school library in an economically deprived area of Alabama outside the Black Belt.
Not all sports fans are suited for the business of sports. Just ask Melvin Lewis, former NFL professional turned professor.