MONDAY, JULY 10 – SUNDAY, JULY 16
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WILL LOADED CARDBOARD FLOATS SINK OR SWIM? – Ever wonder what makes bridges capable of withstanding 100-mph winds? It’s all in the engineering. Over the next three weeks, a camp for high school students helps them discover if engineering is right for them. SITE students spend the week on campus taking classes and participating in a team engineering design project. The students create floatation devices from cardboard, a garbage bag and packing tape. The devices must hold four people and will be tested in a competition from 3:45-5:45 p.m. Thursday at the outdoor pool complex on campus. For more information, visit site.eng.ua.edu. For questions, contact Alana Norris in engineering, at 205-348-6444 or anorris@eng.ua.edu. SITE camps conclude July 28.
VISUAL ARTS EXHIBIT DEMONSTRATES ‘IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO START’ – The art work of 25 Osher Lifelong Learning Institute students will be displayed at a UA gallery until Friday, Aug.18. The exhibition, “It’s Never Too Late to Start,” is located in the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center in downtown Tuscaloosa and is free and open to the public. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, or OLLI, is a program that offers noncredit classes without grades or assignments to adults older than age 50. The exhibit includes photography, printmaking, painting, ceramics, wood working, stained glass and jewelry. For more information, contact Courtney Corbridge, cacorbridge@ua.edu, communications specialist, Arts and Sciences, or Karen Kennedy, director of the gallery, 205-345-3039, kfkennedy@ua.edu.
SATURDAY IN THE PARK FEATURES NATIVE PLANTS, FOODS — UA’s Moundville Archaeological Park will hold its Saturday in the Park program from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 15, in front of the Jones Archaeological Museum. The topic is Native plants and foods with Kenric Minges. Saturday in the Park is a series of demonstrations and presentations related to Native Americans, archaeology, natural history, sustainable gardening and more. Most programs have a hands-on activity for children. For more information, contact Kim Eaton, media relations, at 205-348-8325 or kim.eaton@ua.edu.
$1.7 MILLION GRANT TO INCREASE LATINO NURSES WITH ADVANCED DEGREES — UA’s Capstone College of Nursing recently received a $1.7 million grant to increase the number of baccalaureate-prepared Latino nurses. Funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration Nursing Workforce Diversity Program, the Bama-Latino Project will target and recruit 80 Latino associate degree registered nurses and prepare them for a Bachelor of Science in Nursing via the Capstone College of Nursing’s online RN-BSN mobility program. For more information, contact Kim Eaton, media relations, at 205-348-8325 or kim.eaton@ua.edu.
PAUL R. JONES GALLERY OPENS EXHIBITION ON MEMORY – A new exhibition in the Paul R. Jones Gallery in downtown Tuscaloosa, “Collected Memory,” continues through Aug. 25. The exhibition showcases a collection of works created by artists of Southern heritage including Benny Andrews, Fahamu Pecou and 27 other artists. The exhibition includes paintings, sculptures, photographs and works of other media and is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Courtney Corbridge, communications specialist, College of Arts and Sciences, cacorbridge@ua.edu, 205-348-8539 or Karen Kennedy, director of the Paul R. Jones Gallery and University Gallery, 205-345-3039, kfkennedy@ua.edu.
LOOKING AHEAD
MOUNDVILLE PARK HOSTS KNAP-IN, BIRDFEST – UA’s Moundville Archaeological Park will host its annual Knap-In July 21 and 22. Expert knappers will demonstrate how Native arrowheads, points and stone tools are made. There will also be a children’s area, food and other outdoor demonstrations. Birdfest 2017 will also be held on Saturday, July 22, at the park’s Riverbank. Expert birders will lead bird walks and do presentations, and Alabama Wildlife will have live raptors and other birds to show. For more information, contact Kim Eaton, media relations, at 205-348-8325 or kim.eaton@ua.edu.
CULVERHOUSE ANNOUNCES 2017 BUSINESS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES — UA’s Culverhouse College of Commerce recently announced the names of six business professionals to be inducted into the Alabama Business Hall of Fame. Inductees are: Charles E. Adair, of Montgomery; Dr. James R. Andrews, of Birmingham; William R. Battle, of Tuscaloosa; Dr. Dorothy Davidson, of Huntsville; John D. Johns, of Birmingham; and Don Logan, of Birmingham. They will be honored during the Alabama Business Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Nov. 9 at the Haven in Birmingham. For more information, contact Courtney Page Miller, director of alumni and corporate relations, Culverhouse College of Commerce, 205-348-4899, cmiller@culverhouse.ua.edu or Chris Bryant in media relations, chris.bryant@ua.edu.