September 2012 NewsCenter Archive
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UAlbany Music Professor Bob Gluck Releases Book about Herbie Hancock and the Mwandishi Band
University at Albany associate professor of music Robert Gluck will be signing his new book, You’ll Know When You Get There: Herbie Hancock and the Mwandishi Band, at 7 p.m. on Sept. 13 at the Book House at Stuyvesant Plaza in Albany, N.Y. -
UAlbany Enhances Sustainable Practices By Increasing its Locally Grown Food Purchases
The University at Albany is expanding its commitment to purchase more locally grown and processed food. This year, 30 percent of the pork and about 10,000 pounds of frozen vegetables served in the University’s dining halls will be grown and processed by local farmers. -
UAlbany School of Social Welfare Pioneers Radio Program
At UAlbany's School of Social Welfare, students are bringing important issues to light regarding the needs of those they serve through an innovative radio show. The Social Workers show on WCDB 90.9 FM covers such issues as teenage dating violence, the high-functioning alcoholic, and organ donation. -
UAlbany Senior Leverages Skills Gained at UAlbany to Develop Successful Nonprofit Organization
Enterprising UAlbany senior Max Morgan has developed GradUShare, Inc., a nonprofit organization that provides live-streaming of high school commencement ceremonies, and allows student groups to use the resulting DVDs in its fundraising efforts. -
UAlbany Students Join NASA Mission to Discover Why Some Storms Pack a Wallop
Mike Ventrice and Alan Brammer are packing their bags for a “cool” mission at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The UAlbany doctoral students will forecast when to deploy two unmanned Global Hawk aircraft into developing tropical storms in the Atlantic Ocean basin.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Funds UAlbany Atmospheric Research Designed to Improve Air Quality, Protect Health
Kenneth L. Demerjian, of UAlbany's Atmospheric Sciences Research Center (ASRC), will develop a tool to provide information on the effects of man-made emissions on air pollution concentrations. -
SUNY Board Appoints Dr. Robert J. Jones as University at Albany President
The State University of New York Board of Trustees today appointed Dr. Robert J. Jones as the 19th president of the University at Albany, following a national search that attracted candidates from leading research universities across the country. -
Federal Homeland Security Partners with Rockefeller College to Train Students for Security and Counter-Terrorism Work
Through a $200,000 U.S. Department of Homeland Security grant, students in UAlbany’s Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy embarked this fall upon a two-year program to become security and counter-terrorism professionals. -
Majority Leader Canestrari Delivers 28th Annual Burton Lecture
The Honorable Ronald J. Canestrari, Majority Leader of the New York State Assembly, will deliver the 2012 John E. Burton Lecture at 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 20 at the University at Albany’s Page Hall Auditorium.
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New Researchers Bringing Specialized Expertise to The RNA Institute
UAlbany this year welcomes four new RNA science and technology researchers to The RNA Institute. They join a growing team of investigators advancing the potential of RNA research for the development and delivery of innovative medicines, vaccines and diagnostics. -
Justice and Multiculturalism Project Explores Intersection of Diversity and Social, Criminal Justice
The University at Albany's School of Criminal Justice announces the "Justice and Multiculturalism in the 21st Century" initiative, a year-long project designed engage the community in an exploration of the wide-ranging intersection of social and criminal justice. -
Be Red Cross Ready University: Students Earn High Marks in Disaster Preparedness
Students at the University at Albany are learning more than academics and athletics this semester. The American Red Cross Northeastern New York Region (ARCNENY) has partnered with CDPHP® on a new initiative to expand its disaster preparedness education programming to college campuses; aptly named Be Red Cross Ready University (BRCRU). -
University at Albany Presents its NYSUNY 2020 Plan to Governor, Legislative Leaders
UAlbany President George M. Philip, together with international business and regional economic development leaders, today advanced a comprehensive proposal with Gov. Andrew Cuomo and leaders of the State Legislature to build a state-of-the-art research and development facility for emerging technologies and entrepreneurial leadership. -
UAlbany Center for Jewish Studies Fall 2012 Events
ALBANY, N.Y (September 27, 2012) -- The University at Albany's Center for Jewish Studies announces four fall events encompassing lectures, films, and music to inform and entertain the community-at-large. All events open to the public.
