February 2016 Union in the Media Archive

As part of Black History Month, WNYT-13 explores the story of Moses Viney, a runaway slave from Maryland who escaped to Schenectady on the Underground Railroad. Viney was a coachman, messenger and constant companion of Eliphalet Nott, the longtime president of Union who eventually secured Viney’s freedom.

WNYT is an NBC affiliate.

Bradley Hays, associate professor of political science, discusses how the successor to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia should be selected on WAMC, Northeast Public Radio.

Northeast Public Radio is a member of National Public Radio serving parts of seven northeastern states. These include New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, New Jersey, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.

The College celebrated Founders Day to mark the 221st anniversary of its charter.

The keynote speaker was Sherry Turkle of MIT.

To read about her talk in the Times Union, click here.

Valerie Barr, professor of computer science and chair of ACM-W, the Association for Computing Machinery Council on Women in Computing, talked about Union's commitment to interdisciplinary computing in a story on the website Inside Higher Ed.

To read the article, click here.

Rebecca Cortez, associate professor of mechanical engineering and director of undergraduate research, is among the 10 Capital Region women in science and technology sure to inspire.

Valerie Barr, professor of computer science and chair of ACM-W, the Association for Computing Machinery Council on Women in Computing, discusses gender disparity in the workforce.

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Heart Matters: A Memoir of a Female Heart Surgeon by Dr. Kathy Magliato '85 is the basis for a new show on NBC called “Heartbeat.” The program premieres March 23

To learn more about it, read a news story in The Hollywood Reporter. For more on Magliato, one of only a few female cardiothoracic surgeons in the world, visit her website.

During her time at Union, Magliato was an active student involved with Pre-Med Society, Women's Rugby Club and Newman Club. She also spent a term abroad in Italy.

Laura MacManus-Spencer, an associate professor of chemistry, was recently interviewed by WRGB-6, the CBS affiliate in Albany about the potential health effects of PFOA in Hoosick Falls, where high concentrations of the chemical were found in the village's public water supply.

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Bradley Hays, associate professor of political science, discussed the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on WAMC, Northeast Public Radio.

Northeast Public Radio is a member of National Public Radio serving parts of seven northeastern states. These include New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, New Jersey, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.

A new study by Joshua Hart, associate professor of psychology and Rhea Howard ’14, now at Harvard University, suggests that a man’s attachment style - a personality trait reflecting his romantic relationship tendencies - may actually influence his perceptions of whether a woman is interested in him sexually.

The study will be published in the April issue of the journal Personality and Individual Differences.

The study was picked up by dozens of media outlets around the world.

To read an article in Medical Daily, click here.

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Erika Wells, former visiting assistant professor of psychology, was mentioned in a recent article discussing the Disney blockbuster Frozen heading to Broadway.

Wells's comments had originally appeared in The New Yorker in 2014 when she was at Union.

To read the article, click here.