Union in the Media

In conjunction with the Mandeville Gallery’s new exhibition, "Probability and Uncertainty," there was a demonstration of a select few Olivier Models from the Union College Permanent Collection. Jeff Jauregui, assistant professor of mathematics, demonstrated how the models move and explained their purpose in the study of mathematics.

The Times Union stopped by to check out the event.

Union hosted the fall joint meeting of New York State Section of American Physical Society and Astronomical Society of New York.

More than 242 participants attended the meeting, 119 of those being graduate and undergraduate students.

The theme of our meeting was Gravitational Waves. Jennifer Fredricks, Dean of Academic Departments and Programs, gave opening remarks and officially opened the meeting. The event included over a dozen talks and 55 student poster presentations.

Rainer Weiss, the 2017 Nobel Prize winner in Physics and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, delivered a keynote speech on “The Remarkable Gamble the National Science Foundation took with LIGO.”

Union College has a long-standing history in supporting ASNY and NYSSAPS. Faculty have played crucial roles in establishing or maintaining them. A. G. Davis Philip, former visiting research professor at the College, was a founder of ASNY and served as secretary and treasurer for more than 30 years. Rebecca Koopman ’89, chair of the Physics and Astronomy Department, has served as secretary for ASNY over the last 16 years. Samuel Amanuel, associate professor of physics and astronomy, has served on NYSSAPS’ executive committee since 2015.

The Department of Physics and Astronomy would like to acknowledge financial support from Dean of Academic Departments and Programs and Dean of Faculty; also, non-financial support from Society of Physics students, Chemistry, Biology, ITS, College Relations, Athletics, Facilities and Dining Services.

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 talked with participants about the program.

If you were one of the nearly 20 million viewers who tuned in to the Grammys Sunday night, you might have noticed a familiar face from campus.

Jermaine Wells was one of the background actors in a Carpool Karaoke skit featuring host James Corden and singers Sting and Shaggy.

The Daily Gazette spoke with Wells about the experience.

If you were one of the nearly 20 million viewers who tuned in to the Grammys Sunday night, you might have noticed a familiar face from campus.

Jermaine Wells was one of the background actors in a Carpool Karaoke skit featuring host James Corden and singers Sting and Shaggy.

The Times Union spoke with Wells about the experience.

The Union College Permanent Collection has a treasure trove of more than 300 historic scientific instruments, including 19th century prisms, a sextant, a sea octant that dates to the College’s founding in 1795, a refractometer and assorted mathematical models.

More than 30 of these instruments are presented in a new light in the Mandeville Gallery exhibit Probability & Uncertainty, in which they are juxtaposed with works by six contemporary artists who focus on scientific themes.

The Times Union recently featured the exhibit, which runs Jan. 13 through June 17.

Union's Kenney Community Center partners with the Schenectady ARC's Discovery Academy to provide young adults with developmental disabilities opportunities to experience life on a college campus.

The Times Union and WTEN, the local ABC affiliate, recently featured the program.

Bradley Hays, associate professor of political science, was a recent guest on "Congressional Corner" on WAMC, Northeast Public Radio. He discussed the pledge by Gov. Cuomo to oust New York Republicans from Congress.

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.

“Mokuhanga: Impressions Past and Present,” an exhibit of Japanese woodblock prints created by three generations of artists, runs Jan. 3-March 13 in the Crowell and West Galleries in the Feigenbaum Center for Visual Arts.

Mokuhanga, the traditional printmaking technique of Japan, was perfected during the 18th and 19th centuries.

The Daily Gazette recently featured the exhibit.

Viki Brooks, director of Religious and Spiritual Life, spoke to the Times Union about how religions use lights to point toward the divine during the holiday. A subscription may be required to read the article.