November 2012 NewsCenter Archive
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Professional Development Program Retrains Registered Nurses to Address Forecasted Shortage
To help alleviate an anticipated nursing shortage in New York state, the Professional Development Program (PDP) at UAlbany's Rockefeller College has developed two new programs - the RN Training Project and the RN to BSN/MSN Training Program - designed to train and retrain health industry workers, respectively.
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UAlbany School of Social Welfare, Upstate Consortium Collaborate to Support Veterans' Health
The University at Albany's School of Social Welfare will lead a consortium of upstate New York schools of social work to support behavioral health initiatives for veterans.
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UAlbany Students Assist in Sandy Relief Efforts
UAlbany volunteers with Project Sandy recently found the most effective way to distribute a school bus full of donated goods was to park the bus in neighborhoods that were hard-hit by the storm and fill specific requests from the neighbors for everything from baby formula to canned food and blankets.
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UAlbany, Tunisia Partner in Journalism Program
UAlbany, in partnership with Tunisia's Institut de Presse et des Sciences de l’Information, responsible for training Tunisia’s next generation of media professionals, will develop and implement a two-years master’s degree program in investigative journalism, focusing primarily on investigative techniques, information sourcing and law. -
University at Albany Acquires Papers of 'Wicked' Author Gregory Maguire '76
The University at Albany Libraries today acquired the papers of alumnus and Albany-native Gregory Maguire '76, the best-selling author of Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, which spawned the smash Broadway musical "Wicked."
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Atmospheric Science Student Turns Childhood Experience into Exciting Future
Hurricane Sandy’s devastation has left many communities reeling, a shock that UAlbany atmospheric science doctoral student Rosimar Rios-Berrios understands first-hand.
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UAlbany Danes, Siena Saints Renew Rivalry in 'Albany Cup'
ALBANY, N.Y. (November 26, 2012) -On Saturday, December 1, the University at Albany men’s and women’s basketball teams take on the cross-town rival Siena Saints in the “Albany Cup.” This year’s games will be at the Times Union Center in Albany. Tip-off for the women’s game is 5 p.m., while the men’s game is scheduled to tip at 7 p.m.
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Public Health Professor Honored Nationally as Community Leader
Janine Jurkowski, associate professor of Health Policy, Management & Behavior in UAlbany’s School of Public Health, receives national recognition for championing community-based public health efforts. She was honored Oct. 30 in San Francisco by the American Public Health Association. -
UAlbany Professor of French Wins National Musicology Award
University at Albany Professor of French Studies Mary Beth Winn is among a team of three scholars who recently won the American Musicological Society’s 2012 Claude V. Palisca Award.
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Chemist Eric Block Named to Highest Rank by International Science Organization
University at Albany chemistry professor Eric Block has been named a fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the leading international organization dedicated to the advancement of science. Block received this honor for commendable contributions to his field.
