Canisius students had the opportunity to preview the TeachSpin “Food Truck for the Physics Mind” on campus yesterday, February 13.

TeachSpin is a local company, started by retired UB physics professor Jonathan Reichert, that manufactures lab equipment and experiments for advanced physics laboratory classes. TeachSpin will take its show on the road in March, visiting various colleges, universities and the spring meeting of the American Physical Society. The event was coordinated by Michael Wood, PhD, chair and associate professor of physics.

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A delegation of students from Canisius College is in Albany today for New York Student Aid Alliance Advocacy Day.

This lobby day is especially important this year for Canisius students due to Governor Cuomo’s proposed legislation that would make tuition free at SUNY and CUNY schools.  The Canisius contingent is asking legislators to continue their support of all New York college students by increasing funding for TAP and opportunity programs.

Jeffrey Spencer ’17 and Neil Savoy ’15, MS ’18 were interviewed by local media before heading to Albany.

Click here to watch the interview with WIVB-TV Channel 4.

Watch the interview with WKBW-TV Channel 7 here.

Listen to the full interview with WBFO 88.7 FM here.

Spencer and Savoy were also interviewed by Time Warner Cable News.  Elias Ayoub ’17, president of USA, was interviewed by WCNY Capitol Pressroom, Central New York public radio.

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Steven Gattuso, executive director of the Golden Griffin Fund, weighs in on interest rates and what he believes Trump may want, in an article on Yahoo! Finance. Click here to read the full story.

Jamie O’Neil, associate professor of digital media arts, talks to Buffalo Rising about a device he created that allows dancers to produce music while they dance. Click here to read and watch the video.

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