College of Arts and Sciences News Archive

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English Professor’s Book Recovers Poet-Activist Muriel Rukeyser’s Uncollected, Unpublished Prose
English Professor Eric Keenaghan's new book, The Muriel Rukeyser Era: Selected Prose, was published in November by Cornell University Press and has been generating buzz among Rukeyser fans and those interested in American leftist, poetry and modernist literary studies.
Faculty and staff from UAlbany's Department of Mathematics and Statstics celebrates Pi Day on March 14 with pizza.
Students, Faculty Celebrate Mathematics on Pi Day
UAlbany's Department of Mathematics and Statistics gathered on March 14 for discussions on the history and significance of pi — the mathematical constant whose value is the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle.
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UAlbany Senior Appears in Lynn Nottagge’s ‘Sweat’ at theREP
UAlbany senior John Martinez Soliz is making his first professional acting debut as Oscar in the Lynn Nottage play, Sweat, which began its run at the Capital Repertory Theatre (theREP) in Albany on March 8 and will end this Sunday.
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Sociology Professor Tapped for SUNY Civic Education and Discourse Fellowship
Angie Chug was one of 10 faculty members across SUNY named to the fellowship program, designed to boost civic engagement and discourse among students, faculty and staff.
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UAlbany Researchers Connect Declining Atmospheric Sulfur Dioxide Levels to Rise in Legionnaires’ Disease
Declining atmospheric sulfur dioxide levels might be related to the global rise in Legionnaires’ disease, according to a new UAlbany study which examined trends in atmospheric sulfur dioxide, Legionnaires’ disease incidence, and the role of cooling towers in harboring Legionella.
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Women’s History Month Celebrated on Campus Throughout March
From Shakespeare to play-doh, birth control to a feminist studies, events all month at UAlbany commemorate Women’s History Month and help the University community continue to inspire inclusion.
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WGSS Department Hosting 2024 Capital District Feminist Studies Conference
The day-long conference will include panel discussions on history, politics, power, policy and the future. Speakers and presenters include scholars and faculty from UAlbany as well as Columbia, Colgate, Skidmore, RPI, Siena and Russell Sage, as well as students and activists.
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Noteworthy: Research grants, awards and publications
The latest developments on University at Albany faculty and staff who are receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.