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New study links historical redlining to tree disparity in Schenectady

A city’s street trees offer a myriad of environmental and psychological benefits, including shade, habitat and food for wildlife, and reducing pollutants in the air. Yet some neighborhoods in the city of Schenectady have significantly more tree-lined streets than others. Blame the environmental injustice on discriminatory federal housing policies dating back decades for the disparity in the tree canopy. New research by Allison Malatesta ’24 and Jeff Corbin, the Florence B. Sherwood Professor of Life Science

Union to mark 80th anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings with a number of special events

Professor Lori Marso to launch new book at the Strand

One of Manhattan’s iconic bookstores, will host a book launch for Lori Marso’s latest, “Feminism and the Cinema of Experience,” Thursday, Feb. 13, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

President David Harris to give Founders Day talk

For his upcoming talk, Harris has been looking through Union’s archives and picking the brain of experts like Denis Brennan, a retired lecturer in the History Department who taught a class on Union College history.

Picture perfect: Historic Nott portrait gets a makeover

Eliphalet Nott has never looked better. A stately portrait of Union’s longtime president is back in the historic building that bears his name after a much-needed refresh at the Williamstown Art Conservation Center. Painted by the renowned artist Henry Inman and completed in 1844, the massive 8-foot-by-5-foot portrait that weighs nearly 100 pounds deteriorated over time. The last full restoration of the painting was done more than 40 years ago, in 1981.

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The former Phi Delta Theta House, one of the most iconic buildings on campus, will be torn down after years of being plagued by structural and mechanical issues. Built in 1914 at a cost of $17,000, the house overlooking the 50-yard line at Frank Bailey Field has been largely vacant since 2012 after the chimney collapsed and the boiler malfunctioned.

Holocaust survivor Irene Zisblatt to speak at Kristallnacht commemoration

Fast-paced theater festival highlights new short works

Performances in the Yulman Theater are set for Oct. 30-Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 3 at 2 p.m.

Harry Marten, longtime English professor who inspired many through his teaching and writing, dies

Philosopher and cognitive scientist David Chalmers featured speaker at Feigenbaum Forum on Innovation and Creativity

Wednesday, Oct. 30, at 5 p.m. in the Nott Memorial

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