Union in the Media

Lewis Davis, professor of economics, was recently featured on WAMC's "The Academic Minute."

The daily program features professors from colleges and universities around the world sharing their research. It airs on public radio stations across the country.

Davis explores whether gendered language make a difference in hiring decisions.

John E. Kelly III '76 was recently elected chairman of the school’s Board of Trustees.

Kelly, senior vice president, solutions portfolio and research for IBM Corp, succeeds Mark Walsh ’76, who recently completed his four-year term.

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Read the release announcing Kelly's appointment

Devin Wenig ‘88, the CEO-designate of eBay, was the featured speaker at Union's 221st Commencement June 14. Wenig received an honorary doctorate of laws degree.

As president of eBay Marketplaces, Wenig leads the eBay, classifieds and StubHub businesses globally. He will become CEO of the new eBay company when eBay and PayPal separate into independent publicly traded companies later this year.

Nearly 500 students in the Class of 2015 received their degrees during the ceremony.

Mechanical engineering students in Professor William Keat's class designed robots to challenge Gracie, Keat's 6-year-old daughter, in a game of miniature golf.

The Times Union stopped by the Pirates Hideout course in Waterford, N.Y. to document the big match.

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).