December 2017 NewsCenter Archive

Location Matters
UAlbany researchers find new considerations for choosing a nursing home
#EllenSummitSeries

Watch three freshmen with full-ride scholarships through the 'Ellen Show' meet President Rodríguez during their first days at the University.
An Open Door to Beauty, Ideas and Culture

A current exhibit testifies to the Art Museum’s treasure-filled history.
Education with Racial Justice

Preparing early career educators to thwart inequity in schools and communities.
Think Globally

For students who want to incorporate another language and culture into their academic career, a new program will smooth the pathway to a global education.
A Scientist Looks Just Like You!

Magdia De Jesus inspires students in the STEM fields with the many faces of modern research.
Making Communities Smarter and More Connected

The funding will help connect municipal service providers with the communities they serve.
Celebrating Global Diversity

By applying diversity and inclusion to business, Erika Irish Brown '91, who speaks here Thursday, ranks among the financial world's top-100 most powerful men and women.
Watch: Deadly Amphibian

How do lethal dart frogs avoid killing themselves? We can explain in 51 seconds.
Tax Cuts, Healthcare Access and the Labor Market

Assuming tax reform affects only personal finances? Think again.
Underrepresented, Pointing Toward Success

Discussions begin to increase diversity and inclusion in UAlbany science departments.
5 Questions with Faculty: Daphney-Stavroula Zois

An engineering pedigree and a yen for problem solving.
Speaking up for Human Rights
Global Institute leader to address DC symposium.
Throwback Thursday: Shyness to Eloquence

An English professor lifted Naoshi Koriyama from the doldrums to poetic inspiration.
Crosstown Cup Clash

UAlbany and Siena resume their 77-year-old rivalry on Saturday.
Heat, humidity, and heart disease

According to two School of Public Health researchers and their colleagues across the globe, the effects of heat and humidity are not one and the same.
Sizing Up The Defense

How do cybersecurity challenges differ for large and small organizations?
Deep into Deep Learning

CEAS researchers and students join to advance artificial intelligence.
Assessing Success
Conference aims to aid student engagement and retention.
A River of Giving

Across the campus, before the first snowflakes fell, student elves have been buying gifts, selling baked goods and throwing pies at their RAs, all to make donations to Northern Rivers Family of Services.
Our Region’s Trailblazer

President Havidán Rodríguez is highlighted amongst Upstate New York leaders in the December issue of American Airlines’ inflight magazine.
Our Cup Runneth Over

Men’s and women’s basketball teams capture regional bragging rights over Siena at Saturday night's Albany Cup.
Joining the Region’s Major Stakeholders

President Rodríguez appointed co-chair of the Capital Region Economic Development Council.
5 Questions with Faculty: Duncan Cumming

Music, family and a dozen years at the University.
Found in Translation

One alumna. Two prints. A classroom of undergrads in East Asian Studies. These were the ingredients in unraveling a mystery.
Food for Thought
Faculty, staff and administrators serve students studying for finals.
Throwback Thursday: 'Twas the Season . . .

An intimate campus found many ways to bring in the winter holiday.
Nature’s Cure

Could the combination of garlic and fluorine be the future of drug therapeutics?
Winter Hiatus
Tomorrow will be the last Today at UAlbany until classes resume in January.
Students in Action

The smile on a young boy’s face when he sees his room at a local children’s center made over. The joy in a veteran’s eyes when he opens a holiday card from caring students. A woman who is staying in a homeless shelter, opening a gift box.
‘Innovate 518’ Receives $1.25 Million Grant to Continue Its Mission

The program, managed by UAlbany, helps connect area startups with critical resources.
The BIG EVENT Is Coming
Students have a chance to participate in a full day of service this spring.
Building a Foundation for a Better Future

Members of the campus community share their reasons for giving to the UAlbany Fund.
Closing the Achievement Gap

A new report identifies UAlbany as a national role model for the advancement of Latino/a student success.
UAlbany and Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Partner on Unique Program Exchange
Ellen Makes College Dreams Come True

Learn the story of three UAlbany freshmen who were surprised with full-ride scholarships on national television.

December 2017 NewsCenter Archive

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