April 2015 NewsCenter Archive
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Shereesha Richards Earns Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American Honors
The Associated Press has announced University at Albany women’s basketball junior Shereesha Richards as an Honorable Mention All-American for the 2014-15 season. Richards is the first Division I All-American in UAlbany women’s basketball history.
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Telling our Story of Public Engagement
A new campus data collection system has been designed to systematically document public engagement outreach in scholarship, teaching, learning, and service. -
Ten UAlbany Students Recognized with Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence
Ten students from the University at Albany are among 256 SUNY students honored by Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher as recipients of the 2015 Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence. -
Are MOOCs Mainstream Education?
Last year more than six million U.S. college students enrolled in credit bearing online courses, reflecting a growth in online education of 300 percent between 2003 and 2014. Millions of additional students joined the ranks of higher education through a new kind of online offering, Massive Open Online Courses, or MOOCs. -
Five Quad Ambulance Service Named EMS Organization of the Year
The University at Albany’s Five Quad Volunteer Ambulance Service has been named the 2015 Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Organization of the Year by the National Collegiate Emergency Foundation (NCEMSF). Additionally, UAlbany was one of eight universities to be awarded the HEARTSafe Campus designation.
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Building Pollution Measurement Systems to Improve Adirondack Air Quality and Reduce Incidence of Asthma
University at Albany atmospheric scientist James Schwab will examine the impact of wood smoke on air quality in the Adirondacks, where wood remains one of the chief sources of heat in rural communities.
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UAlbany, Rockefeller Institute of Government Partner on Severe Weather Conference, April 23
The University at Albany and the Rockefeller Institute of Government are partnering to host Facing the Storm: Severe Weather Challenges Confronting New York State in the 21st Century, a forum to discuss the threats posed by severe weather.
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UAlbany Study Explains Global Warming 'Hiatus' Since 2000
A new UAlbany study published in the April 13, 2015, issue of Nature Climate Change, links the Inter-decadal Pacific Oscillation (IPO) with essentially all the difference between observed and model-simulated global warming rates on decadal time scales since 1920, and in particular the warming hiatus since year 2000.
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University at Albany Announces Major Addition to National Death Penalty Archive April 17
The University at Albany School of Criminal Justice and the University Libraries will announce the addition of the Eugene G. Wanger and Marilyn M. Wanger Death Penalty Collection to the National Death Penalty Archive on Friday, April 17, in the Standish Room, third floor, Science Library, on the main UAlbany campus. -
CTG Director Named Among America’s Elite in Delivering Innovation to Improve Government
Center for Technology in Government Director Theresa A. Pardo is named one of the “Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers of 2015” by Government Technology magazine, joining an auspicious group which, collectively “has helped improve quality of life and community prosperity nationwide,” according to the publication’s editors. -
UAlbany Hosts State University of New York (SUNY) -Turkish Council of Higher Education Cancer Research Conference
The State University of New York (SUNY) and the Turkish Council of Higher Education (Yükseköğretim Kurulu, YÖK) are sponsoring a joint international cancer research conference to be held on the University at Albany East Campus in Rensselaer, New York, April 15 - 17, 2015. -
Newer Drug-Coated Stents Prolong Life Expectancy According to UAlbany-NYU Study
Newer drug-coated stents have similar life expectancy rates as traditional bypass surgery, according to a clinical registry study led by University at Albany Distinguished Professor Emeritus Edward Hannan and cardiologists at NYU Langone Medical Center.
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UAlbany-led Study Finds Vibration Theory of Odor Perception Implausible
An international team of scientists led by UAlbany Distinguished Professor of Chemistry Eric Block, have demonstrated that the vibrational theory of olfaction, one of the two major theories explaining how the sense of smell functions, is not plausible.
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UAlbany, American Cancer Society Host Capital Region Cancer Research Forum
The American Cancer Society, the largest non-government, not-for-profit funding source of cancer research in the United States, is partnering with the University at Albany to host a Capital Region Research Reception on Monday, April 27, 2015 from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m.
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UAlbany's Lyons Wins National Award for Diversity
Andi Lyons, director of the theatrical design and technology program at the University at Albany, recently won the United States Institute for Theatre Technology, Inc. (USITT) Joel E. Rubin Founder’s Award at the organization’s 55th Annual Conference & Stage Expo in Cincinnati. -
UAlbany Honors Public Engagement Exemplars, April 28
Highlighting his commitment to advancing UAlbany as a nationally recognized, publicly engaged research university, President Robert J. Jones will honor university-community partnerships improving public well-being in the region and beyond at the 2015 President’s Awards for Exemplary Public Engagement on April 28. -
UAlbany Alumni Association Announces Excellence Award Recipients for 2015
A leading voice in STEM initiatives, an internationally known children’s literacy advocate and scholar, and two Wall Street standouts dedicated to providing student internship opportunities are among 13 UAlbany alumni and friends who receive 2015 Excellence Awards for outstanding achievements and service. -
Albany Med, UAlbany Volunteers Pack Survival Kits for Victims of Sexual Assault
The University at Albany, Albany Medical Center and community volunteers join together at UAlbany's SEFCU Arena to pack and deliver "survival kits" to victims who have undergone forensic testing in the aftermath of sexual assault. Some 200 kits were delivered. -
UAlbany Dean Katharine Briar-Lawson Wins International Social Work Award
University at Albany School of Social Welfare Dean Katharine Briar-Lawson has been selected to receive the International Rhoda G. Sarnat Award from the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). She will be honored April 30 at a ceremony at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C.
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UAlbany Experts Advisory: Nepal Earthquake Response Faces Significant Challenges
Faculty experts at the UAlbany are available to provide analysis on the disaster relief efforts, including aid teams sent to respond in the immediate aftermath of the April 25 Nepal earthquake, as well as the follow-up care required to help individuals, families and communities cope with the long-term impact of the devastation.
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UAlbany's Rockefeller College Announces 2015 Alumni Award Recipients
The University at Albany’s Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy will honor six individuals for outstanding achievement and service to the public and to the College at its Annual Alumni Dinner & Awards Ceremony, Friday, May 15 at the New York State Museum in Albany.
