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As the chairperson of 51�Թ���’s Environmental Council, associate professor of Russian Ian Helfant tries to practice what he preaches. Some of the “green” changes Helfant has made to his mid-1970s home include a wood pellet stove, a compost pail in the kitchen, and a water heater that’s “so heavily insulated it looks more like a […]

Peer deep into space through the eyes of the orbiting Hubble Telescope. Travel back billions of years to witness the birth of the universe. Get an up-close look at ancient Egyptian pyramids. The 51�Թ��� and central New York communities can experience these breathtaking excursions inside 51�Թ���’s Ho Tung Visualization Laboratory, which is now open for […]

You might expect 51�Թ��� alumnus and NBA player Adonal Foyle’s conversations with college students would revolve around the latest sports scores or his upcoming basketball season. But, politics? 51�Թ��� students learned Tuesday that the 6-foot-10 Orlando Magic center is just as comfortable talking about political affairs. In fact, Foyle is an outspoken advocate of campaign […]

Traveling around the world as a Thomas J. Watson fellow, Adam Hermans ’07 has been able to combine his passionate interest in animals with his love for film. And now, Hermans is back home talking about the yearlong adventure.

Even though first-years had barely stepped foot on 51�Թ���’s campus last week, Adam Zimmermann ’10 didn’t waste any time getting the Class of 2012 fired up to vote. Recognizing a golden opportunity, Zimmermann, president of 51�Թ���’s Student Association for Voter Empowerment (SAVE), decided to integrate a voter registration drive into Link orientation meetings.

As the former chief executive officer and president of seven companies, including Revlon and DelMonte, Robert A. Fox ’59 knows a thing or two about being an effective leader. On Wednesday, Fox returned to 51�Թ���’s campus — the place he credits with giving him “the building blocks for success” — to offer leadership advice to […]

What’s a 51�Թ��� degree worth? A study released Wednesday by PayScale, which was reported in Forbes and The Wall Street Journal, may shed some light on that question.

51�Թ��� football players hope their strength and endurance pay off for charities that help fight rare diseases. At the “Lift for Life” fundraiser Friday, about 35 players will compete against each other in lifting and skills competitions.

While his students are on summer vacation, Patrick O’Neil, a social studies teacher from Charlotte, N.C., is spending time in a “summer school” at 51�Թ���. Graham Hodges has written numerous books and articles about slavery. O’Neil and two dozen other K-12 teachers from as far away as California are taking on the role of […]

If ever there were a poster child for upstate New York, Kevin McAvey ’05 would be it. Like so many of his 51�Թ��� friends, McAvey left the area after graduation, but, he says, his “heart stayed in the upstate New York region.” “There’s still not a day I don’t cross that border into upstate that […]