November 2017 NewsCenter Archive

A Foundation of ‘Excellence, Innovation and Discovery’

Havidán Rodríguez, 20th president of UAlbany, delivered his Fall Faculty Address at the University Senate Meeting Wednesday.
Joining the Circle

President Havidán Rodríguez and SUNY Chancellor Kristina Johnson were recently inducted as honorary members of Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) National Leadership Honor Society.
Experts on Terror

UAlbany faculty spoke with local, regional and national media following Tuesday’s attack in Manhattan.
Going to Jail to Connect Families

Criminal Justice students partner with the Albany County Jail in ‘Reading for a Change.’
Maria Aftermath

Can the calamities wrought by the hurricane usher in needed political-economic change for Puerto Rico?
Spreading Happiness
Student entrepreneurs help their peers find pizza, jobs.
Love Thy Neighborhood

Students took on the annual sprucing of the Pine Hills on Sunday.
Mapping Their Future

Drones, GPS and remote sensing: There’s a Master’s for that.
A Career with Resolution

Acclaimed multimedia journalist and UAlbany alumna Melissa Bunni Elian is paying her former professor a visit.
A Lot from the Top, a Little from Down Under

Men’s basketball tips off with veteran and new faces at home on Friday; women come home the 19th.
5 Questions with Faculty: Aaron Brauner
Finance, policy and a reason to come home.
An Academic Port, Post-Storm

Students from hurricane-hit islands looking online to UAlbany.
From Service to School

Representatives from UAlbany’s Veterans Services set to speak on Spectrum News Albany tomorrow.
Breaking Free From Bias

Three-day event educates leaders on biases they don’t realize they have.
Diwali and Diversity

Sparkling lights, dazzling costumes and savory traditional Indian foods will highlight Diwali Night on Sunday, Nov. 12, at 4 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom.
Throwback Thursday: Home to Modern Genius

From its start, the University Art Museum was a pillar of new ideas.
Fulfilling Their College Dream

How did three freshmen with miracle four-year scholarships describe their first impressions of UAlbany to Ellen DeGeneres?
Sweaty Analysis

Could our own skin secretions help to better secure electronic devices?
On to the NCAAs! Men's Soccer Wins AE Title Game, 1-0

Great Danes to find out their 1st-round tourney opponent at 1 p.m. today.
Flu Season
Help prevent the spread of the disease by getting a flu shot on campus this week.
A Law Degree, No Snap, Made Snappy

How does the UAlbany-Albany Law ‘3+3’ get you through one year quicker?
No Such Thing As The Perfect Crime

How can the study of electromagnetic radiation help the New York State Police?
Igniting Science Curiosity

What atmospheric wonders did students, faculty and staff illuminate for the Capital Region community?
Economic Driver

President Havidán Rodríguez spoke during a public hearing on Monday about two University programs that are enhancing business in New York State.
UAlbany Helps Boost Region's Coolness Factor
Boutique special effects firm with NYC and LA offices launches Albany branch.
Pass the Turkey, Please

UAlbany students from all over the world will sit down together on Thursday, Nov. 16, for the International Student Thanksgiving Dinner.
5 Questions with Faculty: Tomoko Udo

Fighting addictive behaviors in a place that feels like home.
Throwback Thursday: First Impressions

A campus rises, 1964-68.
A Grand Opening

Join us on Friday afternoon to celebrate the Campus Center West addition.
Better to give than receive

New book by former UAlbany faculty member presents correlation between giving and happiness.
AIDS Researcher Chosen as New Dean of School of Public Health

David R. Holtgrave coming to UAlbany from Johns Hopkins, CDC.
‘You Can’t Show That!’

A history faculty member constructs a timeline of movie censorship.
‘The Real Deal’
Nationally known AIDS researcher to head the School of Public Health.
Recognizing Career-Long Excellence

UAlbany’s communications and marketing leader receives a prestigious honor among Capital Region public relations professionals.
Students Make Health Data Friendly

If your spouse has heart problems, wouldn’t you like to know which health insurance plan rates the best statewide in managing a cardiac condition?
Photos: Campus Center West Celebration

Were you seen during Friday’s grand opening?
From ‘Survivor’ to Explorer

How did a first-generation college grad become a role model for aspiring public health scientists?
Outstanding Investigator

A $1.9 million grant supports RNA scientist Ken Halvorsen's quest to investigate biology at the nanoscale level.
Problem-Solving Partners

A new alliance and its student internship program set out to ease communities’ handling of pressing law and policy issues.
Honoring Green
Energy Campaign comes to successful ending.
Breaking the Cycle

What does it take for a family to break the cycle of child abuse? A School of Public Health team finds out.
UAlbany research featured on Romper.com

A student intern's story on breastfeeding moms lands on a national platform.
University at Albany Faculty Experts on Shopping Behaviors, Charitable Giving, Holiday Stress and New Year Resolutions

UAlbany’s Faculty Experts are available to speak to the media on the many issues and topics related to the holiday season.
5 Questions with Faculty: Siwei Lyu
Teaching machines to think like humans.
A Happy Thanksgiving

With the Thanksgiving holiday here, Today at UAlbany will not publish Thursday or Friday. TAU will return on Monday, Nov. 27. We wish you, your family and friends a wonderful Thanksgiving Day.
High Honors
William Pridemore and JoEllen Welsh Named SUNY Distinguished Professors.
Thank You, Donors

#UAlbanyGivingTuesday returns tomorrow with a unique opportunity for students to join the movement.
Teaching: A Buyer’s Market?

UAlbany’s education dean sees factors — including innovated new college programs — breaking right for the profession.
Parole vs. Probation
Shawn Bushway writes about his parole study in The Conversation.
Summer in Africa

Have you ever wanted to see Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was jailed for 18 years, and where he secretly began writing the famous story of his lifelong fight against apartheid, Long Walk to Freedom?
The Reluctant Empress and the Fervent Researcher

A history major applies a keen perspective to Elizabeth of Austria.
5 Questions with Faculty: Karla Kash
‘Our country is changing and the theater has to change with it.’
Security Breakthrough

Chemist Jan Halámek’s sweat-based authentication method is making headlines.
Do Smart Phones Hold the Key to Making Cities Smarter?

Are mobile devices the answer to affordable urban technology?
Response and Recovery

View photos from Tuesday’s conversation on the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.
Throwback Thursday: The Man who Scored 40

After 60 years, hoopster Gary Holway still has a share of the single-game mark.

November 2017 NewsCenter Archive

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