CAS Public Engagement News

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – The COVID-19 pandemic forced thousands of students to leave campus last fall. But when they came back this past fall, local schools faced a new challenge; testing them for the virus. The University of Albany handled a thousand tests a day without leaving campus. Congressman Tonko tours the RNA Institute.

The new funding will be used to create a unique partnership between the Department of History, CEHC and SPH.

Melissa Thorne, "a rare artist indeed” from the Department of Art & Art History, is named a recipient of one of a 2021 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship.

The Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies Department presents Nobel Laureate and Liberian peace activist, Leymah Gbowee in a virtual lecture: "Beyond Women's Leadership: Liberian Lessons on Crisis, Peace, and Feminist Organizing" March 8th, 3:00 p.m.

The Girls Inc. Eureka! program was hosted virtually by the College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) on August 6, 2020. The program concluded with a ceremony including speakers Provost Carol Kim and CAS Dean Jeanette Altarriba. The program encourages middle and high school girls from underrepresented backgrounds to excel in STEM.

The University at Albany Art Museum was thrilled to host Artist-in-Residence Baseera Khan for a performance of her installation, "Braidrage," on October 22. Hear from the artist about what the performance represents and means to her. Watch the video

Close to 60 girls from Albany and Schenectady will get the chance to explore science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) at UAlbany through the Girls Inc. Eureka! program. The science day camp is hosted by the College of Arts and Sciences and offers girls from underrepresented groups hands-on learning experiences and field trips from July 8 through Aug. 2. Four departments, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, and Physics, will each offer an instructional program to the first-year Eureka! students during one of the four weeks.

Matthew Vaughan, a fifth year doctoral student in the Atmospheric Science program, is looking forward to showing a group of middle schoolers how exciting it is to be a scientist. Some 40 girls from Schenectady and Albany will come to the UAlbany campus each week day from July 9 through August 1 as part of the four-week Girls Inc. EUREKA! Program. Most are entering eighth grade in the fall. The College of Arts and Sciences is hosting the program for the first time this year. Four departments, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Biological Sciences, Chemistry and Physics, will each offer a hands-on instructional program for one of the four weeks.