January 2011 NewsCenter Archive

February 3rd is Chinese New Year.  For more than 1.3 billion people in China and millions more around the world, it is the year's most important holiday. UAlbany Associate Professor of East Asian Studies Anthony DeBlasi explains the significance of celebration and its importance in China today.

Former President William Jefferson Clinton will take the stage at SEFCU Arena on Wednesday, March 2, at 8 p.m., as part of the University at Albany's World Within Reach Speaker Series. Clinton will address UAlbany students, faculty, staff and alumni in the fourth installment of the series.

Announced Jan. 26 by President George Philip, UAlbany's Strategic Plan establishes a framework for action that will propel the University forward over the next decade.

New York Times best-selling author Frank Warren and his PostSecret project headline the University at Albany's Sexuality Week 2011, Jan. 30 to Feb. 11.

From Pulitzer Prize-winning authors to championship-caliber Division I sports, the University at Albany brings a world of exciting events within reach for students, faculty and the community-at large for the 2011 spring semester.

As the health care reform bill enters its second year, the House of Representatives has taken steps to enact a full repeal of the measure. School of Public Health Associate Professor Timothy Hoff, author of Practice Under Pressure, explains the forthcoming changes and challenges ahead.

The University at Albany’s College of Computing and Information will host the 3rd Annual Global Game Jam from Jan. 28 to Jan. 30. The event begins at 4 p.m. Jan. 28 in UAlbany’s Campus Center Room 375 and ends at 6 p.m. Jan. 30 with a presentation of the completed games.

Elaine Lasda Bergman enjoys volunteering with the aging almost as much as she loves being the librarian in charge of the gerontology collection at the University at Albany's Dewey Library.

Associate Professor of Chemistry Igor Lednev was recently selected as an advisory member to the White House Subcommittee on Forensic Science's (SoFS) Inter-agency Working Group on Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation.

The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering announced the receipt of nearly $5 million in federal funding to support innovative research and education in a host of critical areas, including clean energy technologies, nanomedicine, nanoelectronics, and nanoscale education and workforce training.

One year after a devastating earthquake shook the island nation of Haiti, leaving more than 230,000 people dead and a million others homeless, members of the UAlbany community continue efforts to help rebuild the country and provide comfort and aid to those most in need.

Research scientist James A. Dias has been named Vice President for Research at the University at Albany, following a national search.

Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine has ranked the University at Albany the 43rd best public education value for out-of-state students and the 73rd best value for in-state students for 2011, based on data provided by more than 500 public four-year colleges and universities.

The University at Albany's Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences (DAES) today launched "Weather and Climate," a blog that will be a leading voice on regional and global weather and weather-related phenomena.

UAlbany Professor of Psychology and College of Arts and Sciences Dean Edelgard Wulfert discusses the compulsive behavior of child molesters in a recently released video designed to help parents protect their children from sexual predators.

PostSecret -- the international phenomenon which has spawned five New York Times bestselling books -- and the Oscar and Tony award-winning musical Cabaret highlight the spring 2011 Arts & Culture events at the University at Albany's Performing Arts Center.

Whether it's making hundreds of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the Capital City Rescue Mission, fundraising in support of the American Heart Association, or hosting a UNICEF Halloween Party, the students of the Circle K club at UAlbany are focused on giving back to the community.