March 2012 NewsCenter Archive
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UAlbany Researcher Explores New Computing Approaches for Networks
Through a National Science Foundation Early Career Development Award, UAlbany Assistant Professor of Computer Science Jeong-Hyon Hwang will develop new computing approaches for large, frequently changing networks in industries such as business, science, transportation and government. -
NCAA Recertifies UAlbany Athletic Program
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 2, 2012) -- The NCAA Division I Committee on Athletics Certification has announced the recertification of the University at Albany’s intercollegiate athletic program following the review of the campus’s decennial self-study. -
UAlbany Names 2012 Class of Fellows on Women and Public Policy
ALBANY, N.Y (March 5, 2012) – HIV/AIDS prevention, immigrants' rights, and child welfare are among the specialty areas of the nine women selected for the Fellowship on Women and Public Policy Program offered by UAlbany’s Center for Women in Government and Civil Society. -
Newman's Own Foundation Recognizes UAlbany Students' Efforts to Mentor At-Risk Youth in the Capital Region
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 5, 2012) -- The University at Albany student group Reclassifying All Children Equally Organization (R.A.C.E.) was recognized nationally on Sunday by Newman's Own Foundation for its efforts mentoring at-risk youths in the community.
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UAlbany Center for Women in Government Program Names NYS Students as Vanguard Award Winners
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 6, 2012) – Seven New York state students were named winners of the Vanguard Student Recognition Award administered by the New York State Nontraditional Employment & Training (NET) Project, a program of the University at Albany’s Center for Women in Government and Civil Society. -
Women Win First-Ever Division I Trip to NCAA Tournament
The University at Albany's women's wasketball team wins its first-ever America East Championship and Division I trip to the NCAA tournament March 10, via a 69-61 win over UMBC at the SEFCU Arena. -
Hispanic Coalition NY Names UAlbany Student and Alumni to 40 Under 40 Rising Stars
UAlbany Senior John-Raphael Pichardo II of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., alumnus Irving J. Burbano ’11 of New York City, and alumnus Joe Bonilla ’11 of Albany, N.Y., have been named to NY’s 2012 40 Under 40 Rising Latino Stars by the Hispanic Coalition NY, Inc. The finalists will be honored March 24 in Albany. -
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Major Gifts to University at Albany’s School of Business Support Digital Marketing and Entrepreneurship
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 15, 2012) – Two major gifts to the University at Albany’s School of Business totaling $150,000 will help reshape the marketing program with a stronger digital media focus and will support a classroom for entrepreneurship. -
UAlbany Women's Basketball: Banner Season Ends in NCAA Tournament
College Station, Texas -- The UAlbany Women's Basketball team has celebrated a number of 'firsts' in 2012. Unfortunately, the Great Danes failed to become the first team seeded 14th in the women's NCAA Tournament history to advance to the second round when they fell 69-47 to the Texas A&M Aggies. -
UAlbany Recognized Nationally for Community Involvement and Student Engagement
The Corporation for National and Community Service names UAlbany to the 2012 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for programs addressing community issues and involving extensive student engagement, such as SPH's healthy living program, Middle Earth's peer-counseling service, and inner city urban planning work. -
Identifying Strategies, Engaging the Latino Community in Disaster Preparedness
While more than 50 million U.S. residents identified themselves as Latino in the 2010 U.S. Census, little attention has been paid to the impact of cultural barriers on relief and preparedness efforts. The NY/NJ PERLC at UAlbany will examine this issue during a free webcast on Thursday, March 22, 2012 from 11 a.m. – noon. -
The Supreme Court’s Review of the Affordable Care Act
On March 26, The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to begin hearing oral arguments regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. UAlbany Associate Professor of Public Health Wendy Weller, an expert on the health care system and health policy, offers her analysis of the impending case. -
UAlbany Climate Scientist Leads International Effort to Address Impact of Shrinking Andes Glaciers on Water Supplies
UAlbany climate scientist Mathias Vuille will lead the development of a network of local scientists and stakeholders in four South American countries to address the impact on water supplies of shrinking glaciers in the Andes.
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The 'Obesity Paradox' Launches National Public Health Week at UAlbany
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 26, 2012) – As the obesity epidemic takes center stage as a major national health issue, a dangerous paradox still exists. Research shows among the nation’s poor an increased prevalence between obesity and food insecurity.
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'Lost Boy' of Sudan Sheds Light on Life During African Civil War
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 26, 2012) – Sudan Civil War survivor Gabriel Wal will share the harrowing tales of how he avoided a life of persecution on Tuesday, March 27 at 8 p.m. in the University at Albany Campus Center. -
UAlbany Students Help to Unravel Mummy Mystery
The University at Albany student-run Five Quad Volunteer Ambulance Service will transfer two Egyptian mummies that are each nearly 2,000 years old, from their home at the Albany Institute of History & Art to Albany Medical Center on March 31 to undergo X-rays and CAT scans. The mummies will be featured in an Institute exhibition.
