MONDAY, NOV. 19 – SUNDAY, NOV. 25
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GOING TO GRANDMAS FOR THANKSGIVING? DRIVE SAFELY, ESPECIALLY IF ARRIVING EARLY – More than half of all vehicle crashes during the week of Thanksgiving last year occurred in the three days before the holiday, according to a recent study of state traffic data by UA researchers. For more information, contact Adam Jones, UA communications, at 205-348-4328 or adam.jones@ua.edu.
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UA, AUBURN STUDENTS TO MARCH 150 MILES FOR VETERANS – Student veterans from UA and Auburn University will participate in the Iron Bowl Ruck March, a 150-mile journey, to raise awareness of veteran suicides and to provide donations to the Bill Nichols State Veterans Home in Alexander City. It begins Wednesday, Nov. 21, at 8 a.m. at Jordan Hare Stadium in Auburn and ends Saturday, Nov. 24, at 9 a.m. in Tuscaloosa at the Campus Veterans Student Parking Lot on the Clara Verner Tower property. Members of the UA Campus Veterans Association and the Auburn Student Veterans Association will carry 22-pound packs to coincide with the Mission 22 suicide prevention campaign. Packs contain items needed by the Veterans Home. For interviews, contact Kody Pemberton, president, UA Campus Veterans Association, at 618-841-5556 or kdpemberton@crimson.ua.edu or Kyle Venable, president, Auburn Student Veterans Association, at 337-258-2013 or kjv0007@auburn.edu. For more information, contact Shane Dorrill at 205-348-8319 or shane.dorrill@ua.edu
UA MUSEUMS’ EXHIBIT HIGHLIGHTS TUSCALOOSA’S EARLY HISTORY – UA Museums’ Tuscaloosa Bicentennial Exhibit Series showcases the history of the city learned from recent archaeological excavations of the Bank of the State site in downtown Tuscaloosa where the Embassy Suites hotel now stands. The exhibition, Tuscaloosa and the Capital Period, highlights the early history of Tuscaloosa and is the first installment of the series. The exhibit, in partnership with the Tuscaloosa Bicentennial Commission, is located at the Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum and runs through May 18, 2019. For more information, contact Bryant Welbourne, UA Strategic Communications, at 205-348-8325 or bryant.welbourne@ua.edu.
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