April 2014 NewsCenter Archive
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Center for Technology in Government at UAlbany working with New York State to Bring Open NY to the Next Level
With the goal of advancing the Open NY program to the next level, UAlbany's Center for Technology in Government recently convened New York community and government leaders in a collaborative workshop, Shaping Open NY: Visioning a New Transparency Hub.
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Rising Career with America's Largest Bank Began with UAlbany Guidance and Connections
The people at a university make the true difference, says Jeffrey Castillo ’06, a business administration major who has risen quickly in the administrative ranks of America’s largest multinational bank.
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Climate Change Research at UAlbany Produces Weather Summer Camp for Capital District High School Students
Justin Minder, assistant professor in the University at Albany’s Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences (DAES), will bring students from several area urban high schools to campus starting in 2015 for a new summer weather and climate change day camp.
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Treating Childhood Cancer in Africa Focus of 5th Annual Hogarty Lecture, April 8
SUNY Upstate Vice President for Research Rosemary Rochford Ph.D. will deliver the 5th Annual Hogarty Lecture at the University at Albany's Cancer Research Center on Tuesday, April 8. -
HuffPost Engineer Adam Denenberg, ’98, Returns to UAlbany and Shares 'What I Wish I Knew When I Graduated'
Huffington Post V.P. for Engineering Adam Denenberg, '98, will share his secrets for becoming a successful engineering leader at “Find Your Success Story: What I Wish I Knew When I Graduated” at the 3rd Annual Bunshaft Lecture at 10:15 a.m. on Thursday, April 17. -
Protecting Upstate NY from Severe Weather Events to be Explored at UAlbany/Rockefeller Institute Forum, April 14
A forum "Facing the Storm: Preparing for Increased Extreme Weather in Upstate New York" is held at UAlbany on April 14, designed to leverage UAlbany's atmospheric science research on the prospects for upstate severe weather and to provide a platform for the emergency response community on how to better prepare for meteorological events.
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Upstate New York Entrepreneurs to Deliver University at Albany Commencement Addresses, May 17 and 18
Hamdi Ulukaya and Thomas D’Ambra, noted entrepreneurial achievers from the Capital Region, will deliver UAlbany’s undergraduate and graduate commencement addresses May 17-18. Ulukaya shepherded Chobani into America's No. 1-selling Greek yogurt brand. D'Ambra piloted Albany Molecular Research's success in drug discovery onto three continents.
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UAlbany Hosts Family Earth Day, April 27
The University at Albany is culminating a weeklong series of activities in celebration of the Earth, the environment and sustainability by hosting the 2nd annual Family Earth Day on Sunday, April 27 from 1-4 p.m. on the University's uptown campus. -
University at Albany Professor of Photography Awarded Prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship
University at Albany Professor of Photography Phyllis Galembo has been awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship for 2014. Galembo is among 178 scholars, artists and scientists honored from a pool of almost 3,000 applicants across the U.S. and Canada.
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UAlbany Honors Commitments to Community Engagement, Apr. 25
Underscoring his commitment to advance UAlbany as a publicly-engaged research university, President Robert J. Jones will honor university-community partnerships improving public well-being in the region and beyond at the 2014 President's Awards for Exemplary Community Engagement on April 25. -
UAlbany Convenes Business, Government and Academic Leaders to Explore the Future of Advanced Data Analytics, May 5
With data and data analytics being utilized in unprecedented ways to solve problems and generate better global understanding, the University convenes industry and government experts on May 5 in the Inaugural President’s Forum on Data to address trends, opportunities and how best to prepare a new generation of college graduates.
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Physics, Dance Collide at UAlbany Artistic Performance
At UAlbany's Performing Arts Center (PAC), dancers are getting ready to take physics to the stage. Throughout the spring semester, the Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company and UAlbany associate professor of Physics Keith Earle have been exploring the interplay of dance and physics. -
Nature: Widespread Decline in Congo Rainforest Greenness Might Reflect Long-Term Drying Trend
A new study to be published in the May 8 issue of Nature points to a widespread decline in vegetation greenness and water content in the Congolese rainforest. The study, led by UAlbany Associate Professor Liming Zhou, found an extensive decline in satellite-detected forest greenness in the Congolese forests in the past 10-13 years. -
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UAlbany Study Uncovers How ‘Good Cholesterol’ Levels May Influence Pregnancy
University at Albany epidemiologist Michael Bloom and three fellow researchers have released a study on how the “good cholesterol” may play a role within the ovarian follicle in pre-programming an egg for successful pregnancy or failure.
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University at Albany Alumni to be Honored for Contributions
Outstanding leaders in education, economy, public policy, technology, law, sports and public services are among 16 alumni and friends of the University at Albany who will be honored on Saturday, May 3, with a 2014 University at Albany Alumni Association Excellence Award.
