May 2013 NewsCenter Archive
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Republic Records Founders Monte Lipman, ’86 and Avery Lipman, ’88 to Deliver 2013 UAlbany Undergraduate Commencement Address
Republic Records founders/chief executives, and University at Albany alumni Monte Lipman, ’86 and Avery Lipman, ’88, will deliver the keynote address at the 169th Undergraduate Commencement on Sunday, May 19 at 10 a.m. on the Entry Plaza lawn near Collins Circle. -
UAlbany Men's Lacrosse Advances to NCAA Tournament
For the fifth time in program history, UAlbany is the America East Men's Lacrosse champion. The Great Danes scored five consecutive goals to end the first half and got nine points from the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, Lyle Thompson, to beat third-seeded UMBC, 19-10, Saturday at Stony Brook's LaValle Stadium. -
UAlbany Sweeps Outdoor Track and Field Championships Again
The UAlbany men and women earned a fifth consecutive sweep of the America East Outdoor Track and Field Championships Sunday afternoon at the East Gym Track Complex at Binghamton University. It was also the fifth consecutive championship for the Great Dane women, while the men stretch their record title streak to nine straight years. -
Men's Lacrosse, Men's & Women's Track & Field, take America East Titles
For the fifth time in program history, the University at Albany is America East Men's Lacrosse champion, while the Men's and Women's Track & Field teams swept the America East Outdoor Track and Field Championships for the fifth consecutive year -- the ninth straight title for the men's team.
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Advion Co-Founder, Chairman Jack Henion, ’72, Provides Keynote Address at UAlbany’s Graduate Commencement Ceremony and Receives Honorary Degree
Dr. Jack Henion, ’72, a leading scientist in the pharmaceutical industry lauded for his contributions to chemistry analysis, will receive an honorary doctorate degree from his alma mater and deliver the University at Albany’s graduate commencement address on Saturday, May 18 at 9 a.m. in SEFCU Arena.
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UAlbany Honors Community Partners Making a Difference Locally and Globally
UAlbany honored nine diverse exemplary partnerships with community groups that address important public needs and make an impact in the Capital Region and beyond at the 2013 President's Awards for Exemplary Community Engagement on May 10. The awards reflect Jones’ aim of advancing UAlbany as a community-engaged research university.
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UAlbany Thwarted by Denver in NCAA Tournament
Despite a 14-point performance by the Thompson trio, the University at Albany fell to the No. 4 seed Denver, 19-14, on Saturday, May 11 at Peter Barton Stadium in front of 2,621 fans. The Great Danes finish the 2013 season 13-5, while the Pioneers improve to 13-4 and face No. 5 seed North Carolina in the NCAA Quarterfinals. -
UAlbany Celebrates 2013 Spring Commencement, May 17-19
More than 3,100 students participated in the University at Albany’s 169th commencement ceremonies May 17 - 19.
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Cinderella Project: UAlbany Students, Staff Help Albany High Students' Prom Dreams Come True
Through her volunteer efforts, UAlbany senior Chantelle Wilkinson wants to inspire young women to not only attend college, but to get involved. Wilkinson understands the benefits of community engagement, as she was the recipient of others' help and enthusiasm when she was preparing for her prom. -
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy Honors Distinguished Alumni
The Secretary of the Army, an international coordinator for nuclear threat reduction programs and a campaign finance expert for a multinational mass media corporation are among the internationally recognized scholars and public policy leaders honored by the University’s Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy on May 17.
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UAlbany Graduate Driven to Find Solutions to the World’s Challenges
Luis “Gabe” Sanchez has been drawn to daunting tasks his entire life. At age 9, he wanted to find the lost continent of Atlantis. At 13, he hoped to contact alien life forms. And now, at age 20, he conducts research to develop alternative ways of tackling the world’s biggest problems, including poverty and environmental disasters.
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UAlbany Doctoral Student Paves Way for Family in the Dominican Republic
When Lissette Acosta-Corniel and her mother were struggling to make a new life in the United States, she made a promise to her 10-year-old sister who remained behind in the Dominican Republic, vowing to finish college and finish well. She kept that promise, graduating May 18 with a doctorate from the University at Albany.
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UAlbany Graduate Showcases Biology through Artwork
Sarah Haze is not your typical biology major. The Valatie, N.Y. native transforms what’s under the microscope into a work of art. Upon graduating summa cum laude on May 19, Haze's Art Biologic will be on display at the Limner Gallery. -
UAlbany Researchers Seek to Improve Thunderstorm Forecasting
University at Albany atmospheric scientists Lance Bosart and Ryan Torn are part of an elite team of researchers working with the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, to improve the models that forecast thunderstorms.
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UAlbany's Center for Women in Government and Civil Society Names 2013 Class of NEW Leaders
The Center for Women in Government and Civil Society at the University at Albany announces its NEW Leadership New York 2013 Class. The elite group comprises 20 diverse and accomplished women who hail from colleges and universities across New York State.
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UAlbany Professor, Writers Institute Fellow Lydia Davis wins Man Booker International Prize for Fiction
UAlbany English Professor Lydia Davis has won one of the most prestigious awards in all of literature, the fifth Man Booker International Prize for fiction. The $93,000 award is presented every two years to a living author of any nationality for a body of work published in English or widely available in English translation.
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Schumer: RNA Institute, Cancer Research Center, Poised for Medical Breakthroughs
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, speaking at The RNA Institute at the University at Albany, announced his sponsorship of legislation that would funnel federal research dollars to top breast cancer research centers like the UAlbany facility into order to find a cure for the disease in the next decade.
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Times Union Series Reveals UAlbany Researchers' Pure Love of 'The Science'
• Chemist Lednev's motivation is discovery
• Rabi Musah reaches back for the chemistry of plant-based healing
• Sanjay Goel's made the most of life's unusual turns
• Criminologist-mystery writer Bailey unravels the relationship of clothes & crime
