Join the College of Arts and Sciences Saturday, Nov. 22 for its annual homecoming celebration. UA faculty, staff, and students and members of the community are invited to attend this event, which will begin around 10:30 a.m. and end around 1:30 p.m. All A&S events will be held at the College’s tent between the Alumni tent and Denny Chimes on University Blvd. Individual departments and organizations will host the following activities and demonstrations: Ambassadors | Cookbooks and balloons American Studies | […]
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New College Unplugs from Technology Nov. 10-21
“Do you ever feel like a slave to your cell phone? Are all these things that are supposed to connect us making us less connected?” This is the question posed by Dr. Catherine Roach in her NEW 100 class: New College Gateway. And her response: she’s challenging her students to “unplug” from some form of technology from Nov. 10–21. “It’s an experiment. Partly, how to monitor how much technology we use and how it influences our lives,” Roach said. “It’ll […]
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Backward Thinking
Sondheim Musical Challenges Performers Merrily We Roll Along, running November 10-16 at the Allen Bales Theatre, is one of Stephen Sondheim’s most experimental musicals. The story of a composer and lyricist and their rise to prominence, Merrily We Roll Along is a show where time runs backward, beginning when the characters were in their 50s, traveling back through important events in their lives. This unique premise creates a challenge to actors, who must convincingly age in reverse onstage. Daniel Hulsizer, […]
Students Discuss Benefits of Peer Tutoring
Students across campus work with their classmates to solve homework problems, study for tests, and understand concepts. Yet for some, this type of peer tutoring can mean a worthwhile experience and extra spending money. “I thought it would be a good experience to teach peers more,” said Peter Arvanitis, a junior majoring in math and psychology. “I’m good at it, so I like helping people, and this is stuff I can help them with.” Arvanitis started tutoring at the Mathematics […]
Queen of Carbon Science to Speak at UA
Dr. Mildred Dresselhaus, an internationally known physicist and professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will present a colloquium, “Graphene for Enhancement of Raman Effect” at The University of Alabama Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 3:45 p.m. in room 227 of Gallalee Hall. The talk is free and open to the public. Dresselhaus is noted for her work in the thermal transport of naonstructures and the study of phonon and electronic-phonons. Phonons play a major role in condensed matter’s physical properties, such as […]
UA Hosts Academic Officers of National Consortium
A college career can be about exploration, about setting no limits other than one’s own. That spirit of innovation is showcased when The University of Alabama’s New College hosts the academic officers of the Consortium for Innovative Environments in Learning Nov. 6-8 in room 202 of Lloyd Hall. CIEL is a national consortium of New College-like institutions. Their mission is to explore the nature, origins and sustainability of innovation in higher education and advocate for innovative, alternative practices. “CIEL is an […]
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Journalist to Give ALLELE Lecture on Nov. 6
Chris Mooney, science and political journalist, will host the next lecture in the ALLELE (Alabama Lectures on Life’s Evolution) series on Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the Biology Building auditorium. Mooney’s lecture entitled “The Science of Why We Deny Science” will focus on the reasons people often do not accept the facts and research scientists put forth. He especially focuses on the intersection between science and politics and how they correlate and develop public understanding and acceptance of science. […]
Blount Undergraduate Initiative Celebrates 15 Years
To coincide with Blount’s 15-year anniversary, the College of Arts and Sciences will host a day of activities for all former and current Blount scholars in Oliver-Bernard Hall on Nov. 1. Any current or former students who signed Blount’s “Book of Scholars” as freshmen are invited, as well as any faculty or administrators linked to the program throughout its history. “It’s going to be interesting,” said Dr. Joseph Hornsby, director of the program. “We’ve set up the program so that every […]
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UA Faculty Discuss Alabama Greece Initiative Experience
Ever wanted to eat lunch at the foot of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece? Or study ancient Greek literature beneath a statue of Alexander the Great? Each year, UA faculty and students are invited to apply for the Alabama Greece Initiative, which allows them to travel to Greece in order to study and conduct research on topics of their choice. On Oct. 22, a group of UA professors who participated in the Alabama Greece Initiative this year held a symposium to […]
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Blount Undergraduate Initiative Celebrates 15 Years
It’s a weighty question. What was the most important thing you did while you were in college? For a small group of students in UA’s College of Arts and Sciences, the answer is often instantaneous and simple: The Blount Undergraduate Initiative. Although the four-year liberal arts program comprises a mere 20 percent of each participating student’s course of study, giving each student a minor in the liberal arts, Director Joe Hornsby said he hears the same message from graduating seniors […]
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