From the September 2015 Desktop News | Research, sketches, mock-ups, photographs and actual costumes curated by The University of Alabama’s Donna Meester will be displayed Sept. 4-25 at UA’s Gallery in the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center in downtown Tuscaloosa. The exhibit, “The Life of a Costume: From Page to Stage,” provides a glimpse into the process and work behind developing costumes for theatrical productions. A reception will be held at the gallery Friday, Sept. 4 from 5:30 to 7:30 […]
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UA’s Dance Program Ranked 15th in Nation
From the September 2015 Desktop News | A new ranking of college and university dance programs ranks The University of Alabama 15th in the nation among public and private universities. The dance program is part of the Department of Theatre and Dance in UA’s College of Arts and Sciences. The ranking also places UA’s dance program as fourth in the South and first in Alabama. UA ranks 15th nationally behind the University of Arizona, Hollins University, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, the […]
PBS Special Features Edward O. Wilson
From the September 2015 Desktop News | Alabama Public Television will premiere “E.O. Wilson − Of Ants and Men,” a documentary about UA alumnus and Pulitzer Prize-winning biologist Dr. Edward O. Wilson, on Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 8 p.m. It will be followed by a one-hour Discovering Alabama Special about Wilson at 10 p.m. The documentary, produced by PBS International, begins with his unusual childhood in Alabama and his education at The University of Alabama. It includes footage of Wilson at […]
Halyard Health CEO to Present Mills Lecture Sept. 24
From the September 2015 Desktop News | Robert Abernathy, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Halyard Health Inc., will present “Transforming a Company” for the Helen Crow Mills and John Carroll Mills Lecture at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, in the Mortar Board Room, Room 300 of the Ferguson Student Center on The University of Alabama campus. The lecture, which originally was scheduled for March 5, is free and open to the public. Abernathy, a UA alumnus who […]
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Rising Tide Kicks Off Annual Campaign
From the September 2015 Desktop News | A student-led scholarship campaign aimed at raising $25,000 kicks off on Monday, Sept. 14 for the 2015-2016 school year. Last year, the campaign raised more than $4,700 for the Rising Tide Scholarship, which will provide a helping hand to students facing a variety of obstacles or challenges. Led by UA’s College of Arts and Sciences Ambassadors, this multi-year campaign asks all students in the College of Arts and Sciences to donate $1 to the […]
Bill Nye Lecture Sold Out
Bill Nye the “Science Guy” Lecture Sold Out TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – All tickets have been distributed for the appearance of science educator Bill Nye, known as Bill Nye “The Science Guy,” at The University of Alabama. Nye is scheduled to present a lecture in the 1,000-seat concert hall of the Moody Music Building on the UA campus on Monday, Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. “Mr. Nye’s lecture is scheduled for UA’s largest academic venue,” said Dr. Joe Hornsby, director of the […]