June 2006 News Releases
Media Advisory:
Prehistoric Sandbox Opened to the Public for One Day Only
Pethick
Archaeological
Site
in
Central
Bridge,
N.Y.
welcomes
the
public
Monday,
July
3
ALBANY,
N.Y.
(June
29,
2006)
--
The
University
at
Albany
Department
of
Anthropology
and
the
Division
of
Research
and
Collections
at
the
New
York
State
Museum
are
opening
the
Pethick
Archaeological
Site
and
field
school
in
Central
Bridge,
N.Y.,
now
in
its
fifth
year
of
excavation,
to
the
public
for
one
day.
Interpretive
tours
will
be
provided,
and
many
of
the
site's
recovered
artifacts,
which
are
housed
at
the
State
Museum,
will
be
on
site
for
viewing.
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University
at
Albany
Adds
Journalism
Major
ALBANY, N.Y. (June 29, 2006) -- The University
at
Albany
has
added
a
major
in
journalism
to
the
54
degree
programs
in
its
undergraduate
fields
of
study.
The
program,
housed
in
the
English
Department
in
the
College
of
Arts
and
Sciences,
expects
to
enroll
30
journalism
majors
in
fall
2006.
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UAlbany's
Vanessa
Saldanha
Receives
National
Fellowship
ALBANY, N.Y. (June 28, 2006) -- University
at
Albany
School
of
Public
Health
(SPH)
graduate
Vanessa
Saldanha
has
been
named
an
ASPH/HRSA
Public
Health
Fellow
for
2006,
one
of
only
11
graduating
students
nationwide.
The
fellows
were
selected
to
begin
projects
within
the
Bureau
of
Health
Professionals
(BHPr)
at
the
Health
Resources
and
Services
Administration
(HRSA).
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U.S. Department of Education Funds UAlbany
Program to Reduce High-Risk Drinking Rates
on and Off-Campus
ALBANY, N.Y. (June 23, 2006) -- The Committee on University and Community
Relations at the University at Albany
received a $175,000 grant from the U.S.
Department of Education to reduce high-risk
drinking; correct misperceptions of the
alcohol use among UAlbany students; and
communicate these messages to the University
community, local businesses, and other
college campuses.
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$300,000 Gift Creates Scholarships for
Visually Impaired and Disabled Students
ALBANY, N.Y. (June 23, 2006) -- A $300,000 gift from a Class of '51 alumna and
her husband will provided scholarships for
disabled students of the University at
Albany. The gift from retired schoolteacher
Goldie Brenner Swartz, B.A.'51, and her
husband, Howard Swartz, of Longboat Key,
Florida, will provide financial support
tuition, room and board for visually
impaired or disabled students.
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UAlbany's Africana Studies Graduate Program
Maintains Ranking as Second in the Nation
Undergraduate and graduate programs both
rank in top 10
ALBANY, N.Y. (June 20, 2006) -- The University at Albany's Africana Studies
programs rank in the top 10 in the
nation according to
Diverse Issues in Higher Education
magazine. The graduate program ranked
second, behind Columbia University, for the
second consecutive year and the
undergraduate program ranking moved from
10th to 6th.
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UAlbany, Universit� Laval Discuss
Technology, International Collaborations
ALBANY, N.Y. (June 14, 2006) -- A Canadian delegation from Universit� Laval, led
by its 24th Rector (Chancellor) Michel
Pigeon, met with University at Albany and
State University of New York system
representatives to discuss technology,
international programming initiatives, and
ways to foster UAlbany's initiatives in
China.
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Chinese Higher Education Delegation Studies at University at Albany
ALBANY, N.Y. (June 13, 2006) -- A delegation of 29 leaders of colleges and universities from Jiangsu Province in China had a glimpse today of the American Higher Education system through a series of workshops with administrators and faculty of the University at Albany. The day-long program included seminars on operations, academic administration, research, student success and athletics. The visit also offered an opportunity for UAlbany administrators to interact with and learn from key leaders of higher education in China.
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UAlbany "Roads Scholar
Tour" Heads to Long Island
Second annual road tour with UAlbany
president and faculty includes stops at
Jones Beach and the offices of Robert Moses,
Newsday
ALBANY, N.Y. (June 5, 2006) -- University at
Albany President Kermit L. Hall, UAlbany faculty
and staff will board a bus early Tuesday
morning, June 6, to take a two-day tour of Long
Island. Faculty will interact with colleagues
from both Nassau Community College and Smithtown
High School, attend a reception for students who
will be entering UAlbany in the fall at Port
Jefferson, tour Jones Beach and learn about New
York master builder Robert Moses, and visit with
editors and reporters at
Newsday.
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Study Finds Heart Patients Who Clear Some,
But not All, Arteries at High Risk of Death
ALBANY, N.Y. (June 5, 2006) -- A
report by University at Albany researchers
has found that heart patients with multivessel blockages that
are not all treated (incomplete
revascularization) are at higher mortality risk
than those who received treatment for all
blocked arteries (complete revascularization).
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Friends of the Libraries
Sponsor a Trip to Glimmerglass Opera
ALBANY, N.Y. (June 2, 2006) -- The University at
Albany Friends of the Libraries will sponsor a
summer outing to Glimmerglass Opera on Sunday,
July 16, 2006, to enjoy one of the world's
great, romantic operas, the comically poignant
Rossini's Barber of Seville.
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Fans and Volunteers Sought to Support the
Special Olympics New York 2006 Summer Games
ALBANY, N.Y. (June 2, 2006) -- The
Special Olympics New York 2006 Summer Games
are coming to the University at Albany June
15-18. More than 2,000 athletes and coaches
will take part in the Summer Games, which
are returning to the University at Albany
for the first time since 2000.
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