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Union study on Covid rates featured by Inside Higher Ed

A study by Lewis Davis, the Thomas Armstrong Professor of Economics, Stephen Schmidt, the Kenneth B Sharpe Professor of Economics, and Sophia Zacher ’21, "Covid on campus: An empirical analysis of Covid infection rates at U.S. Colleges and Universities," was featured by Inside Higher Ed.

The group's paper was recently published in the Southern Economic Journal.

Using data for the 2020-21 academic year from over 1,000 institutions, they find that COVID infection rates were higher at schools that had larger endowments, higher tuition rates, lower admission rates, and a lower share of minority students. Infection rates were also higher at public universities in states with a Republican governor. The article started as Zacher’s senior thesis project.

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Biology professor Kate Feller featured in The Smithsonian

Kate Feller, assistant professor of biological sciences, shared her expertise with The Smithsonian about a new study which shows that juvenile snapping shrimp can achieve the fastest acceleration of any repeatable, underwater motion by a living thing.

Feller primarily works with mantis shrimp, a group of animals that boast some of the most complex eyes as well as one of the fastest animal movements.

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Winter dance concert featured in the Daily Gazette

Current students and older learners joined together on the stage of the Yulman Theater for this year’s Winter Dance Concert, “At the Intersection.”

For the first time, guest performers from the Union College Academy of Lifelong Learning (UCALL) are taking part alongside 31 student performers.

The performance was featured in the Daily Gazette (a subscription may be required to access content).

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Professor Andrew Morris quoted in Associated Press article on Ukraine aid

Andrew Morris, associate professor of history, was quoted in an Associated Press story on the war in Ukraine and the history of relief efforts by countries and individuals not involved in the conflict.

The AP is one of the world's largest news gathering services, with its content published or broadcast in thousands of outlets around the globe.

Morris joined Union in 2003.

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“Satellite and Sediment” exhibit featured in The Daily Gazette

“Satellite and Sediment,” the Department of Visual Arts’ winter term exhibition in the Feigenbaum Center for Visual Arts’ Crowell and West galleries, features drawings and paintings by five acclaimed contemporary artists who question distinctions between human and natural systems.

The five are Athena LaTocha, Cynthia Lin, Beatrice Modisett, Barry Nemett and Sara Schneckloth.

The Daily Gazette recently previewed the exhibit. A subscription may be required to view the article.

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Author Michael Dyson's talk at Union featured on CBS6

Michael Eric Dyson, an academic, author and public intellectual, gave a talk commemorating the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. – “Dr. King's Dream: How Do We Get There?” – on Tuesday, Jan. 17, in the Nott Memorial.

WRGB, the CBS affiliate in Albany, covered the talk. A clip is available at their news site.

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Grant from Howard Hughes Medical Institute to strengthen the study and teaching of STEM featured in Times Union

Union has been awarded a grant from the renowned Howard Hughes Medical Institute to strengthen the study and teaching of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) for all of its students.

The HHMI Inclusive Excellence 3 (IE3) initiative challenges U.S. colleges and universities “to substantially and sustainably build their capacity for student belonging, especially for those who have been historically excluded from the sciences.”

A nonprofit focused on research and philanthropy to advance science and education, HHMI will contribute $505,000 over six years to support the College’s efforts.

The Times Union wrote about the initiative. A subscription may be required to access the article.

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An op-ed by Marcus Hotaling, director of the Eppler-Wolff Counseling Center, featured by Inside Higher Ed

An op-ed by Marcus Hotaling, director of the Eppler-Wolff Counseling Center and president of the Association of University and College Counseling Center Directors, was featured by Inside Higher Ed.

The op-ed "Teletherapy: Campus Counseling Center Friend or Foe?" looks at the growing trend of campus counseling centers partnering with teletherapy companies.

Hotaling joined Union in 2007.

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Marcus Hotaling, director of the Eppler-Wolff Counseling Center, quoted in The Chronicle of Higher Education

Marcus Hotaling, director of the Eppler-Wolff Counseling Center and president of the Association of University and College Counseling Center Directors, was quoted in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Hotaling shared his expertise on a new report about student-led programs as key mental health resources.

The AUCCCD is the largest organization of campus mental health leaders in the world. In his role, Hotaling helps guide campus mental health policy and initiatives at the national level.

He joined Union in 2007.