SCHENECTADY, N.Y., May 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) is donating one of its Intelligent Cluster computing solutions to Union College, providing the school with the greatest computing capability of any undergraduate liberal arts college in the nation. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090416/IBMLOGO) The announcement was made at the dedication of the College's new Peter Irving Wold Center.

A sediment core from a South American lake revealed a steady, sharp drop in crucial monsoon rainfall since 1900, leading to the driest conditions in 1,000 years as of 2007 and threatening tropical populations with water shortages.

By Rodbell, Donald T ABSTRACT The demonstration described in this paper attempts to illustrate the main controls on the vertical circulation of lake water. This phenomenon integrates the effects of annual air temperature cycles, fetch, and possible groundwater sources to a lake.

By Marc Parry, Albany Times Union, N.Y. Jun. 14--SCHENECTADY -- A vacant lot in downtown Schenectady will become a new campus for Union Graduate College under an $8 million project kicked off Friday.

By Cathleen F. Crowley, Albany Times Union, N.Y. Jun. 4--SCHENECTADY -- About two dozen Union College students have fallen ill with vomiting, diarrhea and nausea over the past few days. The county Health Department is investigating the cause of the outbreak, which has the symptoms of a norovirus.