June 2011 NewsCenter Archive
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Joint Study Unearths Link Between Industrialization, Melting of Tropical Glaciers
ALBANY, N.Y. (June 29, 2011) -- A 3°C rise in air temperature and the warming of the tropical Pacific Ocean are mainly linked to tropical glacial melt during the past 10,000 years -- a process that has accelerated with the onset of industrialization -- according to UAlbany Assistant Prof. Mathias Vuille and a team of French researchers. -
UAlbany, SEFCU and Empire State Development Launch Program to Aid Region's Small Businesses
Albany, N.Y. (June 29, 2011) - UAlbany partners with SEFCU and Empire State Development to launch a $2.5 million microloan program targeted to Capital Region small business. -
NYSUNY 2020 Act to Invest in SUNY Campuses, Provide Flexibility for Growth in Enrollment, Research and Teaching
ALBANY, N.Y. (June 27, 2011) – The NYSUNY 2020 Challenge Grant Act, passed by the State Senate and Assembly on June 22, will build academic and student excellence at UAlbany while spurring research and discovery, job creation, and economic growth throughout the Capital Region and Empire State. -
UAlbany Class of 2011 Gift Provides Unprecedented $35,000 for Student Initiatives
ALBANY, N.Y. (June 27, 2011) -- University at Albany students, parents, faculty, staff and community members have raised more than $35,000 through the Class of 2011/UAlbany Unite initiative, the largest in the University’s history. -
UAlbany and Capital Region Applaud Governor, Legislators and Chancellor on NYSUNY 2020 Act
ALBANY, N.Y. (June 24, 2011) -- UAlbany President George Philip praised New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher and the entire Capital Region Delegation for their leadership in championing the NYSUNY 2020 Challenge Grant Act. -
Tracking the 'Incredible' NCAA Coaching Legacy of Roberto Vives
The list of Roberto Vives's coaching achievements at UAlbany is nearly endless: 47 conference championships; 29 All-Americans coached, and a seamless transition from Division III to Division I excellence, and America East Conference dominance. -
A Home-Grown Strategy for Economic Growth
ALBANY, N.Y. (June, 2011) -- By Rockefeller Institute Director Thomas Gais: Since the start of the Great Recession in late 2007, the US economy has suffered a prolonged, crippling bout of unemployment -- accompanied by a tide of pessimism about the future and an ideological debate over what to do. -
Public Health Student Receives Human Rights Award; Appeals for Brother, Imprisoned in Iran
Albany, NY (June 17, 2011) - An Iranian doctoral student in the University at Albany's School of Public Health, jailed with his brother by the Ahmadinejad regime, appealed on Thursday for his brother's release. -
UAlbany Biologist Finds Malfunctioning Heart Molecule Can Trigger Arrhythmia
ALBANY, N.Y. (June 17, 2011) -- A University at Albany biologist and his research team have discovered that a tiny cardiac molecule may have major implications for understanding irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia. Haijun Chen and his research team have published an article in Science Signaling on the subject. -
President Philip, Area Religious Leaders, to Rededicate Chapel House Interfaith Center
ALBANY, N.Y. (June 15, 2011) -- The Albany Collegiate Interfaith Center, better known as Chapel House, reaffirms its partnership with its founding faith groups and UAlbany at a Rededication Event on June 22. Chapel House has provided religious services, programming, community service opportunities and spiritual guidance since 1965. -
New Business School Building Rises as School Receives Elite Dual Accreditation
ALBANY, N.Y. (June 15, 2011) -- At a ceremonial groundbreaking for the new $64 million UAlbany School of Business building, President Philip announced the School has earned an elite distinction – re-accreditation of both its business administration and accounting programs by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. -
New Doctoral Fellowship Honors Memory of SUNY Attorney, UAlbany Professor Sanford Levine
ALBANY, N.Y. (June 15, 2011) -- The University at Albany Foundation has announced the establishment of The Sanford H. Levine Fellowship for doctoral candidates in the Department of Educational Administration and Policy Studies in the University at Albany’s School of Education. -
NanoCollege selects 24 exceptional undergraduate students for prestigious Summer Internship Program
ALBANY, N.Y. (June 13, 2011) -Twenty-four exceptional undergraduate students will spend the summer exploring the emerging science of nanotechnology after being selected to participate in the prestigious Summer Internship Program at the University at Albany's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering.
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UAlbany and Capital Region Leaders Applaud Governor Cuomo for Championing Pioneering Legislation to Strengthen UAlbany and SUNY Campuses Across New York State
ALBANY, N.Y. (June 09, 2011) -UAlbany President George M. Philip and Capital Region leaders praised Governor Andrew M. Cuomo for introducing legislation to implement the NYSUNY 2020 Challenge Grant Program, which calls for a fair, predictable, and responsible tuition policy over a five-year period for the SUNY campuses.
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UAlbany Students and Staff Spread Hope in Haiti
University at Albany students, alumni, and staff are bringing conditions in Haiti to the forefront as the devastated nation continues to struggle back from the January 2010 earthquake that killed an estimated 230,000 people. Sixteen UAlbany students spent a week in May helping out in Haiti.
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Governor Cuomo Introduces Bill to Implement The NYSUNY 2020 Challenge Grant Program
ALBANY, N.Y. (June 09, 2011) -Governor Andrew M. Cuomo introduced legislation to implement the NYSUNY 2020 Challenge Grant Program - a joint program between the Governor and State University of New York - that will incentivize individualized long-term economic development plans on SUNY campuses and the surrounding communities.
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Online Educational Tool for Future Entrepreneurs is Available for Teachers
ALBANY, N.Y. (June 08, 2011) -A new and enhanced version of the free online, interactive educational tool for future entrepreneurs, EntreSkills™, has been released by the Office of Entrepreneurial Education (oe2), a division of the New York State Small Business Development Center at the University at Albany.
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Women's Leadership Academy Hosts Program for Next Generation of Women Political Leaders
ALBANY, N.Y. (June 07, 2011) -More than a dozen outstanding female students from SUNY institutions are on UAlbany's campus this week, engaged in a week-long NEW Leadership™ New York project to instill knowledge and skills for effective political engagement. It's the first-ever program of its kind in New York State.
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UAlbany’s Professional Development Program Wins National Honor for Shaken Baby Syndrome E-Learning Course
ALBANY, N.Y. (June 06, 2011) -The University at Albany’s Professional Development Program (PDP) has won a gold award from the U.S. Distance Learning Association (USDLA) for an e-learning course on shaken baby syndrome developed for day care providers.
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Gilbert Valverde Heads Leading Society for Global Scholarship In Education
ALBANY, N.Y. (June 03, 2011) -Gilbert A. Valverde, chair of the Department of Educational Administration and Policy Studies (EAPS) at the University at Albany's School of Education, has been elected the 2013-2014 president of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES).
