May 2018 Union in the Media Archive

The arc of Adirondack maps is represented in a new exhibit, “Parts But Little Known: Maps of the Adirondacks from 1556,” at the Kelly Adirondack Center.

The show is curated by Cal Welch ’62 and his daughter, Caroline ’01, with items from a private collection and from the Center. They were assisted by Margaret Amodeo, librarian at the Kelly Adirondack Center.

Click here to read a story in the Daily Gazette.

The College welcomed back to campus Dr. John Fildes ‘77.

As director of the Las Vegas University Medical Center’s trauma unit, Fildes directed the treatment of victims of the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history. Last Oct. 1, a gunman opened fire on the Route 91 Harvest Festival, killing 58 people and wounding hundreds.

A number of media outlets covered his talk, including WNYT (the NBC affiliate); WRGB (CBS affiliate), Spectrum News, the Times Union and the Daily Gazette.

A new study led by Cay Anderson-Hanley, associate professor of psychology, shows that older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), often a precursor to Alzheimer’s, showed significant improvement with certain complex thinking and memory skills after exergaming.

The study was published in the journal Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience.

Dozens of media outlets have featured the study, including the New York Post.

The arc of Adirondack maps is represented in a new exhibit, “Parts But Little Known: Maps of the Adirondacks from 1556,” at the Kelly Adirondack Center.

The show is curated by Cal Welch ’62 and his daughter, Caroline ’01, with items from a private collection and from the Center. They were assisted by Margaret Amodeo, librarian at the Kelly Adirondack Center.

Click here to read a story in the Times Union (subscription may be required).

Click here to read story on Union's news site.

Charles Steckler, the Dwane W. Crichton Professor of Theater and Scenic Designer in Residence, is retiring after 46 years at Union.

The Daily Gazette took a look back at his works. Click here to read the story (subscription may be required).

Union is partnering with Schenectady schools to provide mentoring and other services as part of My Brother's Keeper, a national program started under President Barack Obama.

The Times Union visited campus to learn about the program (subscription may be required).

An article by Lewis Davis and Stephen Schmidt, professors of economics, and Jack Mara ‘10 was accepted for publication in Contemporary Economic Policy. "Social Animal House: The Economic and Academic Consequences of Fraternity Membership," which uses data from a survey of Union College alumni, finds that fraternity membership decreases student grade point averages by 0.25 points on a traditional four-point scale, but simultaneously increases future income by roughly one-third. This research project began as Mara's senior thesis.

Christopher Chabris, associate professor of psychology, recently spoke at the annual meeting for the Association for Psychological Science in Boston. "The Invisible Gorilla: From the classroom to the real world, and back again” included two studies he conducted at Union with undergraduate research students. He also spoke at the Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse, France, and the Michigan Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference.

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Karen Bertasso '06, winner of the annual CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge in Albany, N.Y., was recently featured in the Times Union newspaper.

This was the second time in three years she won the women's race. As a student, Bertasso was involved with Pre-Health Society and Big Brothers Big Sisters, and played soccer.

Union is partnering with Schenectady schools to provide mentoring and other services as part of My Brother's Keeper, a national program started under President Barack Obama.

The Daily Gazette visited campus to learn about the program.

The Kenney Center's annual UCARE Day is set for Sunday from noon to 3 p.m. in Memorial Fieldhouse.

UCARE Day is the annual free carnival for local kids and their families. The first UCARE Day was in 1998. Student leaders planning the event are Alexa Steriti '17 and Jacqueline Sharry '18 (both were leaders last year, too).

Greek organizations involved include Sigma Delta Tau, Delta Delta Delta, Alpha Delta Lambda, Alpha Phi Omega, Kappa Alpha and Phi Iota Alpha. Union Pride, Campus Kitchens, Fencing Club, Society of Women’s Engineers, and African Student Association are also participating, as well as athletic teams like men's hockey, men’s soccer, football, and men’s and women's basketball.

There will be tables with activities such as face painting, games, and arts and crafts. Athletics team members will be playing various games with the kids in addition to bounce houses, a photo booth, cotton candy and pizza. Stewart's Shops has also donated ice cream for the event.