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Collection of Handmade Books from Latin America, the Caribbean Provides Tactile Learning Experience
Over 200 handmade books from Latin America and the Caribbean are now permanently on display in the M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives. The books, known as libros-arte, utilize innovative papermaking processes and found objects such as fabric, flowers, sand and other materials to tell a story.
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UAlbany Student Stories Podcast, "What is a book?"
UAlbany student Claudia Piqué discusses the University Art Museum's “Libros/Arte: Handmade Books from Latin America & the Caribbean” exhibit (open to the public through 12/4/23).
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UAlbany Students Celebrate Lost Loved Ones with Day of the Dead Altars
UAlbany students celebrate Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos), a holiday widely observed in Mexico and Hispanic cultures around Nov. 1 each year, with the creation of altars decorated with photos and offerings to deceased loved ones.
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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.
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UAlbany Summer: PhD Student Teaches In-Demand Languages to High Schoolers, Refugees
This summer, Maria Goebert participated in two programs designed to furnish students and refugees with critical foreign language skills.
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UAlbany’s BILPOC Faculty Advancement Initiative Embarks on its Second Year
The group plans to focus its 2023-24 professional development activities on academic writing
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UAlbany Summer: Studying Air Quality in Bangladesh
UAlbany senior Marco Eugene spent the summer on a research excursion to Dhaka, Bangladesh, where he worked with Assistant Professor of Environmental and Sustainable Engineering Aynul Bari collecting data on air quality.
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UAlbany Summer: Hands-On Learning in an Italian Hospital
UAlbany student Haley Boom shares her experience shadowing doctors in Bologna, Italy with reflections on her future in health care