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Anna Sims Bartel has been appointed to serve as the Gretchen Hoadley Burke ’81 Endowed Chair for regional studies for the 2026–27 academic year.

Professor of English and Creative Writing Jennifer Brice has been appointed to serve as Gretchen Hoadley Burke ’81 Endowed Chair in regional studies for the 2025–26 academic year.

State and regional experts recently visited ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ to share their perspectives on issues raised in Matthew Desmond’s book.

The Poetry Machine is making its way around ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ and Hamilton, N.Y., thanks to ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ’s Upstate Institute and the University Libraries in partnership with the Adirondack Center for Writing.

As part of the 2024 cohort of Summer Field School Fellows, Mary Thomas Powell ’26 and Charlie Tourbaf ’25 are conducting hands-on environmental research.

History major Ray Zhang ’24, from Ningbo, China, describes his summer assessing the satisfaction of visitors to a new exhibit at Adirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake.

Environmental biology major Tessa Mountain ’23, from Ambler, Pa., describes her research for the Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation.

Out of more than 200 students involved with research this summer, 33 are conducting projects under the auspices of the Upstate Institute.

Regional leaders in business, economic development, education, and non-profit agencies gathered for the Collaboration, Cooperation and Community for Commerce (4C) conference, Friday, Oct. 25. 

Mathematics and economics double major Kayla Logar â€™20, from Denver, Penn., describes her research with the Adirondack Foundation in Lake Placid, N.Y., as part of her summer opportunity at the Upstate Institute.