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Literary Darwinism Topic of ALLELE Lecture at UA

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:20:15
Dr. Joseph Carroll, a leading scholar on the connection between social science and literary study, will visit The University of Alabama to give the lecture “The Historical Position of Literary Darwinism” April 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Biology Building auditorium.
UA’s ALLELE Lecturers to Discuss How Human Coercion Has Shaped Evolution

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 12:36:46
Two leading scholars on the human origins problem will visit The University of Alabama to give a lecture Feb. 28. at 7:30 p.m. in the Biology Building auditorium on the UA campus.
Noted Geneticist, UA Alumnus to Discuss Pathobiology in ALLELE Lecture

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:37:49
Dr. Richard Myers, president and director of the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology and an alumnus of The University of Alabama, will present an Alabama Lectures on Life’s Evolution Lecture Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the Biology Building Auditorium on the UA campus.
UA’s ALLELE Lecturer to Discuss Ancient Man, Evolution

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:49:46
Dr. John Hawks, a paleoanthropologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will visit The University of Alabama campus to give the lecture, “Neandertime: How Ancient Genomes are Transforming Our Past and Present,” Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in room 127 of the Biology Building.
UA ALLELE Lecture to Examine Emergence of Life in Global Warming Periods

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:53:40
A vertebrate paleobiologist specializing in fossils from the age of dinosaurs, will visit The University of Alabama campus to give the lecture, “Emergence of Marine Mammals and Reptiles during past Global Warming and Sea Level Rise,” Thursday, March 29 at 7:30 p.m. in room 127 of the Biology Building.
Archaeologist to Explore Ties between Water, Societies in UA ALLELE Lecture

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:50:55
Dr. Brian Fagan, one of the world’s leading archaeological and historical writers, will visit The University of Alabama campus to give the lecture, “Elixir: Water and Humans over 10,000 years,” Thursday, Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in room 127 of the Biology Building.
UA ALLELE Lecture Series Explores Teaching Evolution in American Classrooms

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:50:25
Teaching evolution in American classrooms will be examined in the Alabama Lectures on Life’s Evolution, known as ALLELE, lecture series Jan. 26 at 7:30 p.m. in room 127 of the Biology Building on The University of Alabama campus.
Long-time UA Professor, Anthropologist Allen Maxwell Dies

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:38:26
Dr. Allen R. Maxwell, professor emeritus of anthropology at The University of Alabama, died Nov. 16, 2011 at his home. He was 71.
UA’s Bama Grad Expo Seeks Top Prospective Students for Campus Visit

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:45:00
The University of Alabama will host Bama Grad Expo 2012, which brings top prospective graduate students to campus, Jan. 12-14, 2012.
UA ALLELE Lecture Explores Darwin’s Legacy of Evolutionary Psychology

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:25:58
Dr. Brad Sagarin, a psychology professor at Northern Illinois University, will present his lecture, "Evolutionary Psychology: Exploring Darwin's Psychological Legacy," on Oct.13 at 7:30 p.m. in 127 Biology Building on The University of Alabama campus.