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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.

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.

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.

Joanna Rudolph '98 is the executive producer of indie film, “Burning Annie,” which was released internationally on major HD platforms via the Sundance Creative Distribution Initiative on May 15. To read more about the movie and the story of its creation, check out this moviemaker.com.

At Union, Joanna was involved in Film Committee, participated in Steinmetz Symposium and studied abroad in France.