Margaret Hartley
@mbhartley.bsky.social
Director of Communications, University at Albany
writer, reader, gardener
writer, reader, gardener
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Congratulations to UAlbany chemistry alum Omar M. Yaghi ’85 on sharing the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his groundbreaking work to advance the development of metal-organic frameworks!
October 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Congratulations to UAlbany chemistry alum Omar M. Yaghi ’85 on sharing the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his groundbreaking work to advance the development of metal-organic frameworks!
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In a new opinion piece, #UAlbany sociologist Joanna Dreby says educators must be ready to support children & teens in immigrant households as they return to school this fall.
Read more via @the74.bsky.social: www.the74million.org/article/for-...
Read more via @the74.bsky.social: www.the74million.org/article/for-...
For Students, Teachers Are the First Line of Defense from ICE. How They Can Help
Dreby & Lopez: This back-to-school season, educators must be ready to act quickly to protect young people and help them access community resources.
www.the74million.org
September 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
In a new opinion piece, #UAlbany sociologist Joanna Dreby says educators must be ready to support children & teens in immigrant households as they return to school this fall.
Read more via @the74.bsky.social: www.the74million.org/article/for-...
Read more via @the74.bsky.social: www.the74million.org/article/for-...
'Hayward Derrick Horton, a professor of sociology at the @albany.edu , said the census impacts all areas of civic life, calling it the engine that makes society work.'
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Trump’s Call to Remove Undocumented from Census Could Impact Education Funding
If fewer people are counted, federal funding for schools, which is based on census data and child poverty rates, would shrink, experts say.
www.the74million.org
August 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
'Hayward Derrick Horton, a professor of sociology at the @albany.edu , said the census impacts all areas of civic life, calling it the engine that makes society work.'
www.the74million.org/article/trum...
www.the74million.org/article/trum...
@albany.edu's Joanna Dreby on ICE's impact on young people: thehill.com/opinion/immi...
thehill.com
July 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
@albany.edu's Joanna Dreby on ICE's impact on young people: thehill.com/opinion/immi...
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The unspoken bit is the most important: “we want to secure tax cuts for the richest Americans. This costs a lot. Therefore, you’re going to have to make do without healthcare coverage. We recommend kale. Best of luck. Don’t call us. We will be on a yacht.”
Dr Oz on Fox: "It's your patriotic duty to be as healthy as you can."
May 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The unspoken bit is the most important: “we want to secure tax cuts for the richest Americans. This costs a lot. Therefore, you’re going to have to make do without healthcare coverage. We recommend kale. Best of luck. Don’t call us. We will be on a yacht.”
"When universities start regulating not just what they say but what they teach, support and stand for – driven by fear rather than principle – they are no longer just reacting to political threats, they are internalizing them."
Universities in Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union thought giving in to government demands would save their independence
Before the Nazis, German universities were among the best in the world. Step by step, the universities gave up their independence until they were instruments of the state.
theconversation.com
April 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
"When universities start regulating not just what they say but what they teach, support and stand for – driven by fear rather than principle – they are no longer just reacting to political threats, they are internalizing them."
Wondering what 18F is and what its elimination means? @albany.edu's Kayla Schwoerer explains:
theconversation.com/how-18f-tran...
theconversation.com/how-18f-tran...
How 18F transformed government technology − and why its elimination matters
18F was the US government’s in-house technology consultancy, lauded for saving taxpayer money and improving services. Here’s what it did − and what’s now lost.
theconversation.com
March 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Wondering what 18F is and what its elimination means? @albany.edu's Kayla Schwoerer explains:
theconversation.com/how-18f-tran...
theconversation.com/how-18f-tran...
"Catholic Charities is ending addiction programs in the region that has been hit hardest by the opioid crisis."
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Catholic Charities of Orange, Sullivan and Ulster ending addiction programs
The nonprofit’s Orange, Sullivan, and Ulster chapters are laying off nearly half its workforce and ending admissions at its clinic locations west of the Hudson
www.timesunion.com
March 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
"Catholic Charities is ending addiction programs in the region that has been hit hardest by the opioid crisis."
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www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley...
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“A lot of people don't realize how @NOAA.gov impacts their daily lives... It's a huge public service that is truly a bargain for the American taxpayer." - Brian Tang, @ualbanydaes.bsky.social
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NOAA layoffs could have widespread impacts in New York
Here's how the cuts could affect New Yorkers.
spectrumlocalnews.com
March 5, 2025 at 4:06 PM
“A lot of people don't realize how @NOAA.gov impacts their daily lives... It's a huge public service that is truly a bargain for the American taxpayer." - Brian Tang, @ualbanydaes.bsky.social
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“An executive order, just as a piece of paper, doesn’t do anything. It has to be implemented,” said Julie Novkov, dean of the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at the state University at Albany. @albany.edu
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When presidential orders collide with state laws, who gets the last word? It depends
States don't necessarily need to follow all of the directives, experts say. But some of the orders carry a threat of loss of federal aid for not complying.
www.newsday.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
“An executive order, just as a piece of paper, doesn’t do anything. It has to be implemented,” said Julie Novkov, dean of the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at the state University at Albany. @albany.edu
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“And frankly, this means that the lives of my children and grandchildren – and maybe yours – will be shorter and sicker, because discoveries will not be made. It means the NIH research that has been the backbone of the high-tech health economy will be gutted, reducing their economic opportunities.”
The US National Institutes of Health is lowering the maximum “indirect cost rate” that research institutions can charge the government, the agency said late Friday – a move that scientists said could be devastating for the nation’s position as a research leader.
Researchers decry ‘disastrously bad idea’ as NIH slashes payments for research infrastructure | CNN
The US National Institutes of Health is lowering the maximum “indirect cost rate” that research institutions can charge the government, the agency said late Friday – a move that scientists said could ...
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February 8, 2025 at 11:30 PM
“And frankly, this means that the lives of my children and grandchildren – and maybe yours – will be shorter and sicker, because discoveries will not be made. It means the NIH research that has been the backbone of the high-tech health economy will be gutted, reducing their economic opportunities.”
Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world...
... The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
-WB Yeats
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world...
... The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
-WB Yeats
February 8, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world...
... The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
-WB Yeats
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world...
... The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
-WB Yeats
Reposted by Margaret Hartley
On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to deny birthright citizenship. A federal judge has blocked the move, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional.”
#UAlbany's Julie Novkov shares her thoughts via @npr.org: www.npr.org/2025/01/27/n...
#UAlbany's Julie Novkov shares her thoughts via @npr.org: www.npr.org/2025/01/27/n...
The history of birthright citizenship goes back to 1898
More than 20 states have sued the Trump administration, saying it has disregarded over 125 years of legal precedent which has guaranteed that a person born in the U.S. is automatically a citizen.
www.npr.org
January 31, 2025 at 5:53 PM
On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to deny birthright citizenship. A federal judge has blocked the move, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional.”
#UAlbany's Julie Novkov shares her thoughts via @npr.org: www.npr.org/2025/01/27/n...
#UAlbany's Julie Novkov shares her thoughts via @npr.org: www.npr.org/2025/01/27/n...
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This might actually restore some of your faith for recycling in NYC.
Recycling in NYC Is Easier Than You Think: A Guide for the Confused
Where do pizza boxes go? What exactly is rigid plastic? How clean do empty jars need to be? Relax, experts say.
buff.ly
January 31, 2025 at 6:40 PM
This might actually restore some of your faith for recycling in NYC.
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On his first day in office, President Trump suspended most U.S. foreign aid.
A foreign aid scholar studies how these cuts impact local nonprofits abroad – groups that build schools, vaccinate kids and provide critical services: https://buff.ly/4hgQGDt (Susan Appe @albany.edu)
A foreign aid scholar studies how these cuts impact local nonprofits abroad – groups that build schools, vaccinate kids and provide critical services: https://buff.ly/4hgQGDt (Susan Appe @albany.edu)
How nonprofits abroad can fill gaps when the US government cuts off foreign aid
When foreign aid stops flowing, local leaders and diaspora communities can, under certain conditions, step in.
buff.ly
January 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
On his first day in office, President Trump suspended most U.S. foreign aid.
A foreign aid scholar studies how these cuts impact local nonprofits abroad – groups that build schools, vaccinate kids and provide critical services: https://buff.ly/4hgQGDt (Susan Appe @albany.edu)
A foreign aid scholar studies how these cuts impact local nonprofits abroad – groups that build schools, vaccinate kids and provide critical services: https://buff.ly/4hgQGDt (Susan Appe @albany.edu)
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Unleashing Greatness for 180 years and now launching a Bluesky account!
The first classes were held at the State Normal School, later known as the University at Albany, on December 18, 1844. The initial enrollment was 29 students, taught by two faculty members, David Page and George R. Perkins!
The first classes were held at the State Normal School, later known as the University at Albany, on December 18, 1844. The initial enrollment was 29 students, taught by two faculty members, David Page and George R. Perkins!
December 18, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Unleashing Greatness for 180 years and now launching a Bluesky account!
The first classes were held at the State Normal School, later known as the University at Albany, on December 18, 1844. The initial enrollment was 29 students, taught by two faculty members, David Page and George R. Perkins!
The first classes were held at the State Normal School, later known as the University at Albany, on December 18, 1844. The initial enrollment was 29 students, taught by two faculty members, David Page and George R. Perkins!
"School shootings have been a macabre routine in the United States, with 322 of them this year, according to the K-12 School Shooting Database website. That is the second highest total of any year since 1966, according to that database - topped only by last year's total of 349 such shootings."
Police in Wisconsin were interviewing friends and family and examining the online presence of a 15-year-old girl to determine what drove her to open fire in a school classroom, killing a fellow student and a teacher before taking her own life reut.rs/3VGXXDL
Police search for motive in Wisconsin school shooting
Police in Wisconsin on Tuesday were interviewing friends and family and examining the online presence of a 15-year-old girl to determine what drove her to open fire in a school classroom, killing a fellow student and a teacher before taking her own life.
reut.rs
December 17, 2024 at 4:01 PM
"School shootings have been a macabre routine in the United States, with 322 of them this year, according to the K-12 School Shooting Database website. That is the second highest total of any year since 1966, according to that database - topped only by last year's total of 349 such shootings."