Union in the Media

John Dooley '65 was recently featured on vtdigger.org. The story focused on his legal career and impending retirement from Vermont’s Supreme Court. He is one of the state’s longest sitting Supreme Court justices, having joined the bench 30 years ago. During his time at Union, Dooley was a member of Kappa Alpha and WRUC Radio.

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Bradley Hays, associate professor of political science, was a recent guest on "Congressional Corner" on WAMC, Northeast Public Radio. He discussed the 2016 presidential campaign between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

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.

Union students will be able to ride the CDTA bus for free under an agreement with the transportation agency.

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Catherine Walker, a visiting assistant professor of psychology, was quoted in USA Today in a story about body positivity.

The story also appeared in dozens of other Gannett papers.

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Barry Newman '67 was recently featured in The Writer magazine. The story focused on his 43-year career with the Wall Street Journal.

During his time at Union, Newman was involved with Phi Epsilon Pi and Concordiensis. Read the story on Newman here.

Robert Bernhardt '73 was recently featured in the Cleveland Daily Banner. The story focused in his job as maestro of the Lee University Symphony Orchestra and the new season of Lee’s Presidential Concert Series.

At Union, Robert played baseball and soccer, was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and student government, and was a resident advisor.

Luke Dosiek, the John D. MacArthur Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, presented two papers at the IEEE Power and Energy Society North American Power Symposium in Denver. They were titled “Variances in Estimates of Power System Inter-area Modes using Lattice Structure - Initial Results” and “A Framework for Assessing Methods of Deriving Frequency Data from PMU Voltage Angles in the Presence of Measurement Noise.”

Irlando Goncalves ’18 met writer Wes Moore after his recent talk at Schenectady County Community College. Work by Moore, a New York Times bestselling author, includes “The Other Wes Moore” and “The Way Home.”

“Intersectional Mothering: A Black Baptist Example,” an article by Deidre Hill Butler, associate professor of sociology and director of Africana Studies, was published in the edited volume, Angels on Earth: Mothering, Religion and Spirituality, by Demeter Press.

Michael Vineyard, the Frank and Marie Louise Bailey Professor of Physics, presented a paper at the Interfaces Against Pollution conference in Lleida, Spain. “Undergraduate Research and Training in Ion-Beam Analysis of Environmental Materials” was co-authored by Scott LaBrake, senior lecturer, Heather Watson, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, Sajju Chalise '19, Morgan Clark '17, Andrew McCalmont '16, Brendan McGuire '18, Iseinie Mendez '17and Joshua Yoskowitz '16.

Pattie Wareh, associate professor of English, delivered a paper, “Social and Theatrical Performance in Love's Labour's Lost," at the British Shakespeare Association meeting at the University of Hull.

Works by Chris Duncan, the May I. Baker Professor of Visual Arts, and Charles Steckler, the Dwane W. Crichton Professor of Theater and Scenic Designer in Residence, are on view at the 30th Anniversary Invitational of the Saratoga Arts Gallery, Saratoga Springs. The exhibition, which continues through Oct. 29, features 30 selected artists who have shown at the gallery in the past three decades.

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A new exhibit at the Mandeville Gallery, "Charles Steckler: Contrary to What Sometimes Happens,” featuring more than 30 works created “out of the throwaway artifacts of our material culture,” was featured on the cover of Preview in the Times Union.

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The League of Women Voters recently sponsored an event at the College for National Voter Registration Day.

Seven Union students participated in the New York Six Upstate Undergraduate Research Conference and Arts Exhibition Saturday, Sept. 16, at Hamilton College. Sydney Paluch ’17, Kathryn Evans ’17, and Elizabeth Altman '19 gave oral presentations, while Sharmeen Azher ’17 and Gianluca Avanzato ’18 took part in a student forum. Jessica Stark ’17 and James Boggs ’18 shared their research results during a poster session.

An article by Lewis Davis, professor of economics, was published in Kyklos. "Individual Responsibility and Economic Development: Evidence from Rainfall Data" investigates the links between rainfall patterns, individualism and economic development.

Rebecca Koopmann, professor of astronomy and chair of the Physics and Astronomy department, was awarded a $215,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for the Undergraduate ALFALFA Team Project, “Enhancing Undergraduate Research Experiences through Extragalactic Radio Astronomy.” Learn more about the research project here.