University at Albany University at Albany College of Arts and Sciences News Feed http://www.albany.edu/news University at Albany College of Arts and Sciences News Feed en-us Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:01:44 EST RedDot CMS 7.5 UAlbany Using New Dell Tools to Model RNA The RNA Institute's high-end computational computer lab The RNA Institute and Dell are making state-of-the-art computational equipment available to model RNA for drug discovery and design. The high-end computer equipment affords researchers greater speed and precision to challenge afflictions like breast and colon cancer, neuromuscular disease, drug resistant infections, and tuberculosis.

]]> Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST A693D5CF0A1542F3A984E1FE6D565498 Probing a Link from Sahara Dust to Climate Change Qilong Min, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate and Professor at ASRC Qilong Min, Ph.D, of UAlbany's ASRC, is developing innovative ways to measure how dust in the Sahara Desert can change clouds in the tropical Atlantic, the Caribbean region and Europe. This research will help scientists find better ways to estimate the impact dust has on climate change.

]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST CC3760964A27435A903FC31480E72A4F How Smell Lifts Olfactory Passions in Mice UAlbany chemist Eric Block Researchers at Duke University Medical Center and the University at Albany have found the secret to what makes most mammals recoil from sulfur chemical smells, while letting the female mouse know there’s a male seeking amour – the copper in mammalian bodies.

]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST B4C2F59F7FD44CAB871E4B6B63298CA6 UAlbany Prof Details Legacy of Black History Month Renowned Abolitionist Frederick Douglass UAlbany Associate Professor of Women's Studies Janell Hobson explains the history behind Black History Month, and details the important contributions of lesser known individuals who helped shape the United States.

]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST AD6EE6B39F714FD8BF78D2BD8044BF87 UAlbany Prof. Goes Behinds the Scenes of Doc. Film Slavery by Another Name film ALBANY, N.Y (January 19, 2012) -- Slavery by Another Name, a documentary based on the book by Douglas Blackmon, narrated by Laurence Fishburne, and written by Sheila Curran Bernard, assistant professor of documentary studies at UAlbany, is among 16 American documentaries selected to compete at Sundance.

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