Alumni in the media

Dr. Sue Goldie ’84, an award-winning Harvard professor, physician and public health scientist, recently shared her experience with Parkinson’s disease in The New York Times. Goldie was Union’s commencement speaker in 2021.

Björn Birnir '76 was recently featured in The New York Times story, "Now Arriving: A New Theory of In-Flight Turbulence." Birnir is a leading scholar of turbulence, and is professor and chair of mathematics and director of the Center for Complex and Nonlinear Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Alumni shared their memories of Robert Redford, who died Sept. 16, with WNYT News. Redford starred in "The Way We Were," which was filmed on campus in the early 1970s.

Steve Koscs '83 recently shared a fun recollection of working at the New York State Fair with This is CNY. During the late 1970s, he worked at a food stand on the west end of the Midway.

"Military ambush with Albany County ties uncovered 80 years later," reported by WNYT, has been nominated for a New York Emmy Award. The story focuses on the military service of James Scalzo and John Greschiak, as researched and told by Scalzo's nephew, Peter Clouse '85.

The story of how Alex DeGrasse '16 and Katherine Doyle met, and their subsequent marriage, was recently covered in The New York Times.

Albany County Legislator Sam Fein '12 won the Democratic primary to be the next Albany chief city auditor. Nearly 5,700 people cast their vote for Fein, who currently represents the 6th Legislative District.

Dr. Alexandra R. Paul '07 was recently recognized by the Women's Business Council of the Capital Region Chamber of Commerce. She received a Women of Excellence Award for Excellence in the Professions. Paul specializes in neurosurgery in the Albany Med Health System.

Father-son entrepreneurs Dave Leon Sr. and Dave Leon Jr. '24 were featured in a Daily Gazette article, "New Jersey Mike's Subs to open in Rotterdam."

Russ Ebbets '77 was recently featured in a Villanova University story, ""Finish What You Start”: Russ Ebbets Completes Villanova Degree 50 Years in the Making."