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As the starting goalie for Siena's men's soccer team, Adam Myers '14 made his share of big saves before. But nothing could have prepared him for what transpired Friday night.

Myers, a masters in Accounting student, was driving on Barney Road in Clifton Park, N.Y just after 8 p.m. when he saw a car filled with smoke travelling in the opposite direction. Myers turned to see the car careen through a parking lot and then down a shallow ravine into Murphy's Pond.

He didn't hesitate to react, sprinting toward the burning vehicle.

American flags across New York state, including the one in front of Siena Hall, are flying at half-staff today in honor of United States Army Major General Harold J. Greene, who was inducted into Siena's Mohawk Battalion ROTC Hall of Fame in 2013.

Siena College is one of the nation's best institutions for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review.

Squirrels, the most common campus critter, are the subjects of two biology students’ summer research. Funded by the Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity, Brendan Martino ’16 and Kate Ackert ’16 have been examining the jumping patterns of squirrels to see if they take the safest route or the shortest route when traversing.

Dake Summer Scholar and economics major Conor Quinn ’15 is tackling a big job: getting underprivileged teens to continue their education beyond high school.

Fr. Kevin Mullen ’75, O.F.M., Ph.D., who served as Siena’s president since 2007, steps down from his post today.

Siena’s announcement of a $687,876 grant from the National Science Foundation to support the Siena Plan for Attracting and Retaining Computer Scientists is the latest in a series of achievements in science, technology, engineering and mathematics education.

Siena College received a $687,876 grant from the National Science Foundation to support the Siena Plan for Attracting and Retaining Computer Scientists.

A Rosetti Hall classroom is buzzing with activity and energy this week as children between the ages of 10 and 14 are learning how to navigate the virtual world of Minecraft. The best-selling computer game of all time, Minecraft allows players to build worlds and complex objects, such as houses and tools, out of blocks. Siena has taken the opportunity to use this popular game as a learning tool for pre-teens and early adolescents during Minecraft camp.

Dressed for the occasion in Siena hardhats, physics students and faculty helped the team from BBL Construction Services finish assembling the newest addition to campus, a radio telescope. The piece of equipment was so large that a crane was needed to move its pieces.