The following features UAlbany media coverage: September 2-6, 2019.
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Today at UAlbany
September 3, 2019
· The Politicization of the Amazon Rainforest Wildfires, with Climatologists Mathias Vuille and Andrei Lapenas
· CEHC Students Participate in ‘NY Hope’ Disaster Response Exercise
· New Avenues for Friendship through Conversation Partners
· Performing Arts Center Announces ‘Prime Performances’ for Fall Season
September 5, 2019
· Chancellor, President Tour ETEC Building Construction Site
· Fostering Future Scientists through Endowments
· Welcoming Hands Under the Stands
UAlbany Media Coverage
Institutional News
Daily Gazette: Who’s teaching our kids? Examining the teacher-student race gap in the Capital Region
Albany Business Review: A look inside the construction of UAlbany’s $180 million ETEC building
Times Union: New UAlbany center will use state-of-art energy efficient design
UAlbany cuts ribbon on campus food bank
Dan Rather reflects on journalism, heroism and courage
Spectrum News Albany: Emergency Preparedness a Big Part of New UAlbany Complex
Touring UAlbany’s Emerging Technology and Entrepreneurship Complex
Purple Pantry Opens on UAlbany Campus
WAMC Northeast Public Radio: Dan Rather at UAlbany 9/6
Associated Press: University at Albany Opens an On-Campus Food Pantry
News Channel 13 – WNYT: UAlbany opens on campus food pantry
News Channel 10 – WTEN: UAlbany opens on-campus food pantry
Politico: Johnson tours new project in Albany
Research Excellence
New York Times: Bill de Blasio May End 2020 Presidential Bid Next Month (I ncludes quote from Bruce Gyory, Rockefeller College)
Jim Bohannon Show : Bracing for Hurricane Dorian (Features Ryan Torn, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences) Listen: 08-30-19
Interview Featuring Ryan Torn on Hurricane Dorian
Grist : Why Hurricane Dorian is so unpredictable (Quotes Brian Tang, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences)
Gizmodo Australia : Why Hurricane Dorian Slowed Down, And Why It’s Still Dangerous (Quotes Kristen Corbosiero, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences)
Mashable : Why Hurricane Dorian slowed down to 1 mph (Quotes Brian Tang, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences)
Science Magazine : Corralling Quantum Cats: From Cheshire Cat to Schrodinger’s Cat (Written by Ruth Kastner, Physics)
Spectrum News Albany : Study Says Muslim-Americans Face Housing Inequality, Albany Residents Agree (Features the research of Samantha Friedman, Sociology, and Recai Yucel, Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
Study: Gaps Persist in Early Child Care Across New York State (Features study by the Center for Human Services Research)
Newsday : Commission to decide on historic public funding of political campaigns (Quotes Michael Malbin, Rockefeller College)
The Jakarta Post : The internet shutdown in Papua threatens Indonesia’s democracy and its people’s right to free speech (Features the research of Chang Sup Park, Journalism)
Times Union : Central American ancients thrived while others perished (Features Robert Rosenswig, Anthropology)
The Philadelphia Inquirer : Muslims in Philadelphia face more housing disadvantages than non-Muslims, report says. Some Philly Muslims don’t see a problem. (Features the research of Samantha Friedman, Sociology, and Recai Yucel, Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
News Channel 10 ABC : Study: Affordable Day Care Hard to Find (Features study by the Center for Human Services Research)
The Capitol Pressroom : September 4, 2019: Bruce Gyory (Insight from Bruce Gyory, Rockefeller College)
Stories on Facebook deepfakes project co-led by CEAS prof. Siwei Lyu:
The Hill: Facebook commits $10M for project to detect deepfakes
Washington Times: Facebook pledges $10 million toward developing 'deepfake' detection tools
Business Insider: Facebook is making deepfake videos using paid actors so that it can help researchers better detect fake footage
Threat Post: Facebook, Microsoft Challenge Industry to Detect, Prevent ‘Deepfakes’
Public Engagement
Marietta Daily Journal: University at Albany opens an on-campus food pantry
Times Union : Grondahl: On finishing Melville’s ‘Moby-Dick’ (Written by Paul Grondahl, NYS Writers Institute)
News Channel 10 ABC : UAlbany to open food pantry for students, faculty
Miscellaneous
Times Union: UAlbany buildings lose power Tuesday afternoon
Jason Gough forecast: Dorian will be little noticed in Albany area (Includes photo from ETEC construction)
25 Things to Do This Weekend (Mentions Dan Rather Speaker Series event)
The Daily Gazette : Who’s teaching our kids? Examining the teacher-student race gap in the Capital Region (Cites UAlbany graduation statistics)
The Daily Aztec : Halal Shack brings new flavors to campus (The Halal Shack originated on UAlbany’s campus)
The Post-Star: Blog: Dippikill trails, camping now closed to public
Athletics
Times Union: Top moments in UAlbany Division I sports history
Danes have moments
UAlbany quarterback charges offense after slow start
Daily Gazette: Numbers to know: UAlbany football loses opener
UAlbany football loses season-opener to Central Michigan
UAlbany defense made big plays, but also gave up too many in opener
News Channel 13 WNYT: New law requires tackle football programs to provide concussion information
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