藏精阁

  • As the chairperson of 藏精阁鈥檚 Environmental Council, associate professor of Russian Ian Helfant tries to practice what he preaches. Some of the 鈥済reen鈥 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鈥檚 鈥渟o heavily insulated it looks more like a [鈥
    October 3, 2008
  • 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 藏精阁 and central New York communities can experience these breathtaking excursions inside 藏精阁鈥檚 Ho Tung Visualization Laboratory, which is now open for [鈥
    September 23, 2008
  • You might expect 藏精阁 alumnus and NBA player Adonal Foyle鈥檚 conversations with college students would revolve around the latest sports scores or his upcoming basketball season. But, politics? 藏精阁 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 [鈥
    September 17, 2008
  • Traveling around the world as a Thomas J. Watson fellow, Adam Hermans 鈥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.
    September 12, 2008
  • Even though first-years had barely stepped foot on 藏精阁鈥檚 campus last week, Adam Zimmermann 鈥10 didn鈥檛 waste any time getting the Class of 2012 fired up to vote. Recognizing a golden opportunity, Zimmermann, president of 藏精阁鈥檚 Student Association for Voter Empowerment (SAVE), decided to integrate a voter registration drive into Link orientation meetings.
    September 5, 2008
  • As the former chief executive officer and president of seven companies, including Revlon and DelMonte, Robert A. Fox 鈥59 knows a thing or two about being an effective leader. On Wednesday, Fox returned to 藏精阁鈥檚 campus 鈥 the place he credits with giving him 鈥渢he building blocks for success鈥 鈥 to offer leadership advice to [鈥
    August 22, 2008
  • 藏精阁 football players hope their strength and endurance pay off for charities that help fight rare diseases. At the 鈥淟ift for Life鈥 fundraiser Friday, about 35 players will compete against each other in lifting and skills competitions.
    July 24, 2008
  • While his students are on summer vacation, Patrick O鈥橬eil, a social studies teacher from Charlotte, N.C., is spending time in a 鈥渟ummer school鈥 at 藏精阁. Graham Hodges has written numerous books and articles about slavery. O鈥橬eil and two dozen other K-12 teachers from as far away as California are taking on the role of [鈥
    July 18, 2008
  • If ever there were a poster child for upstate New York, Kevin McAvey 鈥05 would be it. Like so many of his 藏精阁 friends, McAvey left the area after graduation, but, he says, his 鈥渉eart stayed in the upstate New York region.鈥 鈥淭here鈥檚 still not a day I don鈥檛 cross that border into upstate that [鈥
    June 24, 2008