March 2011 NewsCenter Archive

UAlbany’s Middle Earth Program Wins Grants to Promote Healthy Dating Relationships and Best Practices in Prevention Field
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 31, 2011) -

The University at Albany’s nationally recognized Middle Earth Peer Assistance Program has been awarded grants to promote healthy dating relationships and to support dissemination of best practices in the prevention field.

New York’s Homegrown Physicians Most Likely to Stay in State, Reports UAlbany Center for Health Workforce Studies
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 29, 2011) -

A report by the University at Albany's Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS) finds that New York's "homegrown" physicians are the ones most likely to remain in the state after receiving their medical training here.

Capital District Student Sustainability Conference, April 2, Assesses Innovations and Initiatives
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 30, 2011) -

Environmentally concerned college students from seven Upstate campuses will be on hand Saturday, April 2, at the University at Albany for the first-ever Capital District Student Sustainability Conference, hosted by the UAlbany Student Sustainability Council.

UAlbany NanoCollege to mark National NanoDays 2011 with educational and community outreach initiatives
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 24, 2011) - UAlbany's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering today announced a series of educational and community outreach initiatives -- including the awarding of a first-of-its-kind Girl Scouts' patch for nanotechnology -- as part of the UAlbany NanoCollege's celebration of National NanoDays 2011.

UAlbany Hosts Biomedical Engineering-Themed Junior FIRST Lego League Expo
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 22, 2011) -

Elementary school children will have the opportunity to connect technology and the real world when UAlbany's College of Computing and Information, Girl Scouts of Northeastern NY and local businesses bring a Lego-inspired expo to the Campus Center Ballroom on Saturday, March 26, at 1 p.m.

UAlbany To Transition French, Russian and Theatre Programs From Majors to Minors
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 24, 2011) -

President George M. Philip announced the University at Albany would seek to preserve the University's programs in French, Russian and Theater by creating a plan to transition them from academic majors to academic minors.

Governor Cuomo Announces Silicon Valley Semiconductor Wafer Company to Develop High-Tech Facility in Albany
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 21, 2011) -

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced today that the Silicon Valley firm Group4 Labs Inc., which uses synthetic diamonds to create energy-efficient semiconductor wafers, is opening a manufacturing facility at UAlbany's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE).

UAlbany President Suspends Annual Fountain Day Event
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 20, 2011) -

President George M. Philip announced today the University at Albany will suspend its annual spring event, Fountain Day, scheduled for April 10. 

UAlbany Community Pitches in to Clean Up Pine Hills Neighborhood
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 19, 2011) -

With rakes, brooms and trash bags, teams of UAlbany students and community members worked together on March 18 to clean up the Pine Hills neighborhood. The effort was organized by UAlbany alumna LeeFrances Sweet, ’09, the UAlbany Student Association, and the Graduate Student Organization.

UAlbany Launches 2 Relief Initiatives for Japan
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 18, 2011) -

As the University at Albany announced a new relief fund to aid Japanese families, it notified 21 SUNY students on its partner campuses in Japan they should leave the nation as soon as possible. UAlbany will provide logistic and financial assistance to the students in getting back to the U.S. 

University at Albany Contributes to Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Commemorations
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 18, 2011) -

The horrific Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, which killed 146 mostly young immigrant women on March 25, 1911, in New York’s Greenwich Village, will be remembered at the University at Albany’s School of Public Health (SPH) at 1 p.m. on Friday, March 25.

Film Director Peter Bogdanovich Opens Henry James Film Festival Gala
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 17, 2011) -

Film director Peter Bogdanovich will be a guest of honor for the gala opening of the University at Albany’s Henry James Film Festival, introducing his film “Daisy Miller,” based on the 1878 James novel.

UAlbany Students Peel Back the Layers of Early Human Development
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 16, 2011) -

On the Pacific coast of Mexico, UAlbany students are at work examining an early agricultural settlement. Through the project, headed by Assistant Professor of Anthropology Robert M. Rosenswig, students receive the necessary experience to apply for archaeology jobs with state and federal government.

Chimpanzee Study Sheds Light on Natural History of HIV
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 16, 2011) -

A University at Albany biologist's research in African chimpanzee populations may provide new insights into the natural history of simian immunodeficiency virus (SIVcpz), and the origins of HIV-AIDS.

Cost at the Pump: Impact of Rising Oil Prices
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 15, 2011) -

The price of gasoline has risen dramatically in the last month, raising concerns of a "double dip" recession in the United States. UAlbany Distinguished Professor of Economics Kajal Lahiri discusses why the price of gasoline has spiked and when American drivers can expect some relief.

Melting Glaciers Are Among Topics Presented at Annual Falconer Natural History Spring Lecture Series at the University at Albany
ALBANY, N.Y. (April 13, 2011) -

The Falconer Natural History 2011 Lecture Series begins March 15 at 8 p.m. at the University at Albany John J. Sullivan Auditorium, CESTM building, 251 Fuller Road. The Tuesday night lectures feature leading scientists on topics ranging from bird migration to melting glaciers.

UAlbany Center for Women in Government and Civil Society Program Names NYS Students as Vanguard Award Winners
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 14, 2011) -

Eight New York State students were named winners of the Vanguard Student Recognition Award, administered by the New York State Nontraditional Employment & Training (NET) Project, a program of the University at Albany’s Center for Women in Government and Civil Society.

Sharon Dawes Named Advisory Board Chair for United Nations University Institute
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 10, 2011) -

Sharon Dawes, senior fellow at the Center for Technology in Government at the University at Albany, was recently named Chair of the Advisory Board for the United Nations University-International Institute for Software Technology (UNU-IIST).

'The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao' Set for March 24 at UAlbany's PAC

The University at Albany Performing Arts Center, the College of Arts and Sciences and the New York State Writers Institute are partnering to present American Place Theatre in a performance of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao on Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.

Rockefeller College Spring 2011 Policy Conversations Continue
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 09, 2011) -

Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy’s Spring 2011 Policy Conversations feature experts on a wide variety of domestic and international public policy issues. The program continues on Thursday, March 17, with Albany Law School Professor Stephen Gottlieb.

NanoCollege and Downstate Med Link for Next Generation in Medical Research
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 04, 2011) -

In a pioneering initiative to prepare a new generation of research physicians, UAlbany's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering & SUNY Downstate Medical Center have established a dual degree program to bring nanomedicine innovations to transform prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease.

UAlbany Center for Health Workforce Studies Finds Uneven Distribution of Physicians in New York
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 08, 2011) -

While the number of physicians continues to grow in New York State, a new report by the University at Albany's Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS) finds an uneven distribution of physicians.

Pi (π) Day: Celebrating Math in Daily Life
Named after the mathematical constant whose value is the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle, Pi Day is commemorated on March 14 -- or 3.14 -- Pi's approximate value. UAlbany Associate Professor of Mathematics Cristian Lenart discusses how the equation has relevance today.

UAlbany Students Win First Place in Newman's Own Foundation National Campus Community Service Challenge
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 07, 2011) -

The University at Albany student group Third World Impact was recognized nationally by Newman’s Own Foundation for its efforts to build a primary school for more than 500 students in Uganda.

UAlbany's Center for Women in Government and Civil Society Names 2011 Fellows
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 04, 2011) -

The University at Albany’s Center for Women in Government and Civil Society has announced the names of the 2011 Women in Public Policy Fellows. There are 10 fellows this year.

UAlbany's Muslim Students Association is on a Mission to Help Pakistan's Flood Victims
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 03, 2011) -

Members of UAlbany's Muslim Students Association (MSA) represent a dozen countries around the globe, but they have all rallied around one critical mission -- to relieve the suffering of Pakistan's flood victims.

Bill Clinton at UAlbany

Former President Clinton spoke at SEFCU Arena before 4,500 students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of UAlbany Wednesday. The event was part of the Student Association's World Within Reach Speaker Series.

Holocaust Scholars Deliver Spring Lecture Series Beginning March 7
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 02, 2011) -

Leading scholars, including UAlbany Professor Emeritus of Philosophy Berel Lang, will offer a series of talks at the University at Albany during the spring 2011 semester on moral, philosophical, and historical questions concerning the Nazi Holocaust.