Dr. Mayanthi Fernando, an anthropologist and ethnographer from the University of California at Santa Cruz, will present “Storytelling Against the Grain: Muslim Lives, French Myths, and the Power of Ethnography” Thursday, April 21 at 7 p.m. in room 205 of Gorgas Library on The University of Alabama campus.
New York nursing leader Timothy Shi presents “Just Nurse, Not Male Nurse” during UA’s Capstone College of Nursing annual Joe Burrage Memorial Lectureship on April 19.
The University of Alabama’s 38th annual Museum Expedition is heading to the Gulf Coast this summer in an effort to help archaeologists investigate the prehistoric occupation of the Gulf State Park area.
Bicycles engineered by the Rock the Bike company in Oakland, California, will power all the concert stage, lighting and sound for the Yellowhammer Festival on Sunday, April 3. The event is a music and arts festival that focuses on health and environmental sustainability. The festival is hosted by The University of Alabama’s Creative Campus, the Student Government Association and University Programs.
The University of Alabama’s Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art K-12 Fellows Program is accepting applications for teachers who want to take part in the program.
The University of Alabama will host the regional conference for the American Institute of Chemical Engineers on campus from March 31 to April 2. It will include a contest of small-scale cars fueled by chemical reactions.
Brewer-Porch Children’s Center, a specialized treatment center and an outreach unit of The University of Alabama, is implementing organizational and program changes following an in-depth review of its strengths, needs and resources.
Some 500 undergraduate students at The University of Alabama will have an opportunity to highlight their research and creative projects during the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference on campus. The ninth annual conference, hosted by UA’s Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development, will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, in the Ferguson Student Center. All students, faculty and staff are invited to attend.
Dr. Kay M. Palan, dean of Haworth College of Business at Western Michigan University, has been named dean of The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce.
The University of Alabama’s Moundville Archaeological Park’s 16th Annual Knap-In, previously slated for March 11-12, has been rescheduled due to forecasts of severe weather. The event is now scheduled for Friday, April 29, and Saturday, April 30.