April 2017 NewsCenter Archive

Cream of the Crop
Ten UAlbany scholars earn SUNY’s highest award.
Carrying a Torch for Student Success

When Sheri Stevens talks about how surprised she was to be selected as this year’s Torch Award winner, she tears up.
Getting Neighborhoods to Bounce Back

‘Resilience’ is the new focus of the revamped MRP.
A Weekend of Recognition

Four awards ceremonies in four days.
Opening Doors
New program will aid teachers working with non-English speakers
Fit and Feeling Fab

A new direction and a helping hand made all the difference for one senior.
Five Questions with Rosemary Queenan
Albany Law faculty partnered with UAlbany to form moot court.
Happy Trails, Ecologically

A UAlbany environmental historian looks at America’s first downhill skiing capital.
Looking through the Lens of Success
Visual journalist Melissa “Bunni” Elian, who once worked for the Torch yearbook and earned a bachelor’s degree from UAlbany in 2010, has had her work featured in The New York Times and on NBCNews.com.
Throwback Thursday: One Campus Up in Smoke

Fire, ice, controlled grief and an heroic rescue.
Justice on Campus

Private talks with students and an address to a sold-out SEFCU audience highlight Sotomayor visit.
‘Our Greatest Asset’
President's Excellence Awards for faculty and staff to be handed out April 26.
Astronaut at Graduation

NASA’s Scott Kelly has been announced as this year’s undergraduate commencement speaker.
Mobile Response

Study finds mobile technology can help those with HIV, especially among those in poor areas of the world.
Building Strength through Awareness
Campus, community work to fight sexual abuse and support its victims.
Fueling a Forensics Passion
Chemistry doctoral candidate Justine Giffen's lab work leads to a second research publication.
‘Extraordinary Devotion’
Jeanette Altarriba, Julie Novkov Named Collins Fellows
TAU Holidays on Tuesday

Due to the Passover holiday, Today at UAlbany will not publish tomorrow, April 11. We will see you again on Wednesday.
Five Questions with Faculty: Patricia Strach
Trash, corruption and tacos.
Chancellor’s Award: Mathew Boll

A passion for prevention, be it crime or fire.
Protecting the Rights of LGBTQ Individuals

UAlbany is partnering with START-UP NY company Nowigence, Inc. to launch global data tracker mapping important events concerning the LGBTQ+ population.
Throwback Thursday: A President is Present

Bill Clinton makes a first-of-its-kind visit to UAlbany.
Chancellor's Award: Kayla James

A Criminal Justice professor's passion for his subject made a difference for a brimming scholar.
Pitching for Cash

Student entrepreneurs will compete for $16,000 in UAlbany Blackstone Launchpad’s second annual business plan competition.
From Classroom to Courtroom

How well did UAlbany students argue in front of professional judges and attorneys?
Chancellor’s Award: Akeela Makshood
From shy scholar to student activist and leader.
Keeping the Pipeline to Success Flowing

EOP alumni pay it forward.
Engineering Enthusiasm

Betty Lise Anderson of The Ohio State University and a team of College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS) faculty brought a hands-on engineering project to students at Hackett Middle School recently.
5 Questions with Faculty: Diane Dewar
Study of equity and efficiency in health care all began with analysis of Lotto.
Chancellor’s Award: Aritra Saha
A nanoscale fellowship, and a front seat to the democratic process.
Chancellor’s Award: Cassandra Edwards

A spirit to lead, learn and contribute.
UAlbany Launches Project to Digitize History of Executions in U.S.

The M. Watt Espy Papers, execution files on more than 15,000 legal executions in the United States since 1608, are getting a digital makeover.
Here’s to the Earth

Saturday’s a family day of fun and knowledge.
Trickling Up to Excellence

How do you create the most supportive environment for a diverse group of high-achieving students?
Celebrating Public Engagement

Breathing Lights, an artistic project that focused attention on the need to revitalize blighted buildings, is among the winners of this year’s 2017 President’s Awards for Exemplary Public Engagement.
Caring to the Forefront

Victims of sexual assault get a helping hand toward recovery.
State Budget Keeps Campus Moving Forward

Physically and academically, we get a boost for our top priority and other key initiatives.
Chancellor's Award: Ermida Koduah

Ermida Koduah of the Bronx has an international focus. The recent winner of a Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence, Koduah spent spring semester of sophomore year in Dubai.
Throwback Thursday: Mother Figure

Anna Pierce: early educator to advocate for college women.
Health Literacy in 30 Seconds

School of Public Health’s Jennifer Manganello has created a brief screening tool to assess how well teens understand health information.
Going Online to Boost Lift-Off

Campus-based Innovate 518’s new web presence will fast-track local tech entrepreneurs to the startup ecosystem.
Young, Inquisitive and Accomplished

Undergrad engagement in research continues to climb.
Keeping on Schedule

CTG and CEAS ask, ‘could radio technology improve transportation?’
Divergence to Convergence

Advancing from a concert of ideas to a cohesive framework, UAlbany’s Strategic Plan now moves to meet campus goals through broad support.
Sneak Preview of Campus Center Progress

Find out when the Campus Center West will open.
Supporting Student Entrepreneurs

View photos from UAlbany Blackstone Launchpad’s second annual business plan competition.
A Voice for Change
Public Health major finding ways to improve life for African women and children.
An Academic World of Difference

Outstanding commitment earns three advisors a first-ever UAlbany honor.
Chancellor’s Award: David Bunn
Undergraduate research propels biology major toward career in medicine.
Five Questions with Faculty: Caro Williams-Pierce
A mathematician and a video gamer, with a favorite tree.
A Milestone of Excellence for UAlbany’s School of Business

The School of Business’s dual accreditation in business administration and accounting has been extended by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) through 2020.
Stomping into Spring

A game-winning lacrosse goal, the return of football and track & field’s only home meet highlighted a full day of sporting events during Saturday’s annual “Spring Stomp.”
Chancellor’s Award: Stuti Misra
Internships, memberships create strong network for a future in computers.
Throwback Thursday: Pedagogic Bird to Noble Dog

UAlbany finds its mascots.
Chancellor’s Award: Caitlin Qingyang Briggs

A thirst to explore, a talent to lead.
Honoring Mother Earth

Those who raised sustainability at UAlbany to a higher level were honored on Tuesday at the annual Terra Awards.
Positive Impact, Near and Far
Alumni Association honors 14 outstanding citizens.
Mumps Response Plan in Place

With a few confirmed cases of mumps on campus, UAlbany is working closely with the Albany County Department of Health to reduce the chances of the disease from spreading further.
A Winning Platform, an Historic Win

The first woman to be elected Student Association President in 17 years combined a social media strategy with building an “army” of supporters to achieve her victory.

April 2017 NewsCenter Archive

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