August 2011 NewsCenter Archive
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UAlbany Center Study: Health Care Jobs Continue to Grow in New York, Although Pace Slows
ALBANY, N.Y. (Aug. 31, 2011) -- While jobs in health care continue to be a vital part of New York’s economy and have been steadily growing, that job growth appears to be slowing for a variety of reasons, according to a recent report from the University at Albany’s Center for Health Workforce Studies.
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A UAlbany Junior Falls in Love with Senegal
ALBANY, N.Y. (Aug. 29, 2011) -- The first time University at Albany junior Kalima Johnson of Brooklyn, N.Y., saw children begging in the streets of Senegal, she was shocked. When the communication major learned money given to child beggars often ends up in the hands of adults, she started to carry around crayons. -
UAlbany Study Finds Mothers Returning to Work Pose No Adverse Effects on Family
ALBANY, N.Y. (Aug. 24, 2011) – Easing the maternal guilt associated with mothers returning to work, UAlbany health economist Pinka Chatterji and co-researchers Sara Markowitz and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn recently released the results of a study indicating maternal work hours do not cause adverse effects on infants and their mothers.
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UAlbany's Fall Arts Calendar Features Faculty Authors, Alumni Exhibition, Mozart's Don Giovanni, Celebration of Literary Master
ALBANY, N.Y. (August 23, 2011) -- From celebrated authors to classical opera, the University at Albany hosts a diverse array of arts events throughout the fall 2011 semester. -
UAlbany's Class of 2015: Motivated and Diverse
ALBANY, N.Y. (August 23, 2011) -- The University at Albany this week welcomes an accomplished class of incoming freshmen who will have access to innovative, personalized learning communities and an array of new and improved facilities. -
UAlbany Construction on the Move for 2011-2012
ALBANY, N.Y. (Aug. 22, 2011) -- When University at Albany students return to classes Aug. 29, they will find a half-dozen upgraded classrooms, new apartment-style student housing rising, and a new School of Business under construction. -
Great Danes Host Nationally Ranked Foes in Fall 2011
ALBANY, N.Y. (August 18, 2011) -- This fall, the University at Albany Great Danes take on some of the nation's top Division I athletic programs, but unlike previous years, UAlbany will serve as the host campus. -
UAlbany Alumni Win Arts Fellowship Awards
ALBANY, N.Y. (Aug. 17, 2011) -- University at Albany Department of Art alumni John Hampshire (M.F.A. 1997) and Adam Daily (M.F.A. 2008) are recipients of this year’s New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship Award (NYFA). -
UAlbany Students from Third World Impact Travel to Uganda to Make a Difference
ALBANY, N.Y. (Aug. 16, 2011) -- Four University at Albany students from the nationally recognized community service group Third World Impact are in Uganda for two weeks, teaching classes on hygiene, health, and HIV-AIDS prevention, and starting the process of building a primary school in Wairaka, a small village in Jinja. -
Diane Dewar's Public Health Course Will Reach Students Both at UAlbany and in Vietnam
A University at Albany expert in the fields of public health and health policy has been chosen one of six American scholars to teach at Vietnamese universities during the coming academic year. Diane Dewar will videoconference her graduate public health course to UAlbany and Hanoi Medical University students.
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UAlbany Features New Living-Learning Communities for Freshmen in Fall 2011
ALBANY, N.Y. (August 8, 2011) --This fall, the University at Albany welcomes incoming freshman with an expanded array of immersive, intimate, and personalized living-learning communities designed to introduce them to the breadth of academic, extracurricular, and social opportunities as well as ways to be engaged in the community. -
UAlbany Praises New York Governor for Signing Historic NYSUNY 2020 Legislation into Law
UAlbany President George Philip applauded New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for signing into law the NYSUNY 2020 Challenge Grant Program, one of the most significant reforms impacting the State University of New York since the 1960s. -
Exposure to the Plastic Component Bisphenol A Alters Hormonal Response of Women Undergoing In-vitro Fertilization
ALBANY, N.Y. (August 5, 2011) -- A University at Albany-led team has identified a link between exposure to bisphenol A (BPA), a molecular component of plastics and resins used in baby bottles and the linings of canned foods, and a reduction in the peak estrogen concentrations among women undergoing in-vitro fertilization (IVF). -
Big Brain Theory: Larger Brains May Have Evolved due to Capacity for Exercise
ALBANY, N.Y. (August 2, 2011) -- The relatively large size of the mammalian brain evolved due to our capacity for endurance exercise, researchers conclude in a recent study. -
Medicaid Really Does Help Patients -- In Oregon, At Least
ALBANY, N.Y. (August 2, 2011) -- Being enrolled in Medicaid really does help both patients and health care providers in important ways. That’s according to results from a groundbreaking study out of Oregon released July 7 by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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Branchini Named 2010-11 America East Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year
UAlbany's Nikki Branchini has been chosen America East Conference Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Branchini, an All-America lacrosse selection, is the first UAlbany female to be honored with the award since the school joined the league in 2001-02.
