TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- For the football fans who prefer to soak up the air conditioning on game days, lectures on today’s hottest research topics, as presented by some of UA’s top faculty experts, will be given in The University of Alabama Bryant Conference Center this football season.

Beginning two hours before kickoff of select home football games, UA will offer “Game Day University” where UA professors and faculty will give presentations ranging from ethics in the business world to the music that has helped define generations.

This event is sponsored by the Bryant Conference Center and the UA Colleges of Continuing Studies, Arts and Sciences, Commerce and Business Administration, and Human Environmental Sciences. The Bryant Conference Center is located at 240 Bryant Drive, next door to the Bryant Museum.

On Saturday, Sept. 3, before the Alabama vs. Middle Tennessee State game -- Lisa McKinney, C&BA lecturer in accounting, will present “Business Ethics and Corporate Governance in Today's Classroom Environment.” McKinney is a certified public accountant and is a member of the Alabama Society of CPAs, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the American Society of Women Accountants. Her lecture will discuss ethical dilemmas in the contemporary business environment and a review of what instructors are including in their classroom curriculum and how it will help students in future jobs.

On Saturday, Oct. 1, before the Alabama vs. Florida game -- Debra Morrison, director of the coordinated program in human dietetics in the UA College of Human Environmental Sciences, will present “Obesity DEFENSE-Punt the Pounds!” Morrison, a registered dietician with expertise in medical nutrition therapy, has been a member of the UA faculty for 10 years. In this interactive session, Morrison will present healthy and effective eating habits for lifelong weight management and risk reduction for diseases such as high blood pressure and diabetes.

On Saturday, Nov. 12, before the Alabama vs. LSU game -- Dr. Jim Salem, professor and chair of the department of American Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, will present “Rock ’n’ Roll and the Beat Goes On.” Salem has published plays, songs, articles and essays, and is the author of 18 books, including several reference books on drama in America. His presentation will focus on the music of young America from 1950s rhythm-and-blues, through Elvis and the Beatles to Bruce Springsteen.

The lectures are offered at no cost, reservations are not needed, and refreshments will be served.