One-of-a-Kind, Homegrown Alabama Newspaper to be Featured on APT, Documented by UA Center

There are no colorful graphics, no large, provocative headlines, and only a few photographs. Many of the stories are written on a manual typewriter and the editor admits the paper seems old-fashioned, a bit like the once-stodgy Wall Street Journal.

UA Law School to Hold Family Fair on Saturday

The University of Alabama School of Law Public Interest Institute (PII) is hosting a Family Fair day on Saturday, March 29, from 1-4 p.m. on the lawn behind the Law School.

UA Law Students Tutor Children at Local Housing Developments

Students involved with The University of Alabama School of Law Public Interest Institute (PII) have developed a tutoring program for children in public housing developments in Tuscaloosa.

Darden Lecturer to Present ‘The 150 Year-Old Human, How Soon? How Desirable?’ at UA March 27

A University of Idaho gerontologist and zoologist will present “The 150 Year-Old Human: How Soon? How Desirable?” as the sixth annual William Darden Lecture, Thursday, March 27, at 7 p.m. in room 127 of the Biology Building at The University of Alabama.

UA Student Honors Organization Fights Illiteracy With 5K Race March 29

A University of Alabama student honors organization is fighting illiteracy with The Great Alabama Reading Race March 29 at 9 a.m., beginning outside the Gorgas Library on the UA campus. Proceeds generated from the 5K race will be used to purchase summer reading books for students at Tuscaloosa’s Westlawn Middle School.

Robert Wright, UA’s VP for Financial Affairs, to Retire

Robert A. Wright, vice president for financial affairs and treasurer at The University of Alabama, has announced his plans to retire June 30, 2003.

Panel to Discuss Business Ethics at UA March 24

A panel discussion on business ethics, scheduled for March 24 at The University of Alabama, will include the current SEC investigation of HealthSouth Corp.

English Professor Wins Prestigious Kappel Prize in Literary Criticism

Dr. Heather White, English professor in The University of Alabama’s College of Arts and Sciences, has won the Andrew J. Kappel Prize in Literary Criticism for her essay “Elizabeth Bishop’s Calling.”

Minority Women’s Health Issues Focus of REACH 2010

Statistics show that there are disparities between breast and cervical cancer deaths for African-American and white women. Why?

Look Deep into Space from Moundville as Part of UA’s Astronomy Public Nights

The University of Alabama’s astronomy department will hold a free public sky viewing of nebulae, star clusters and galaxies at UA’s Moundville Archaeological Park on Friday, March 28 from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m.