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ASRC
Focuses on Ups and Downs of Hudson Valley Weather
by
CAROL OLECHOWSKI (November 7, 2003)
The
ups and downs of weather in the Hudson Valley are the
focus of a research project led by scientists at the
University at Albany�s Atmospheric Sciences Research
Center (ASRC).
The
Hudson Valley Ambient Meteorology Study (HVAMS), funded
by the National Science Foundation (NSF), aims to shed
new light on the physical mechanisms that lead to differences
in weather and climate in the Hudson Valley. ASRC Research
Professor DAVID R. FITZJARRALD
and JEFFREY M. FREEDMAN,
Ph.D. �00, are working with colleagues, students, and
alumni on the project. More
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Don�t
Walk Alone Strengthens Campus Safety
by
CAROL OLECHOWSKI (November 7, 2003)
According
to an old saying, �There�s safety in numbers.� In 1982,
some University at Albany student volunteers took that
adage to heart and created Don�t Walk Alone, a service
that �promotes the general safety of the uptown campus�
by ensuring that �students, faculty, staff, or even
visitors� reach their destinations safely, said ROBERT
�MARTY� WITT, program coordinator. More
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Lydia
Davis: Riding the Bus of Success
by
GRETA PETRY(November 7, 2003)
She
may be a new MacArthur grant winner, but don�t be surprised
if you see acclaimed short story and fiction writer
LYDIA DAVIS getting
off an Adirondack Trailways bus in Albany. More
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School
of Social Welfare Initiative Bring Heightened Visibility
(November
7, 2003)
The
University at Albany�s School of Social Welfare continues
to grow in stature with three new initiatives in recent
months. The initiatives focus on substance abuse and
child welfare; meeting the needs of the aging; and a
national conference on community-building in child welfare.
More
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