UAlbany Students Experience Totality Through NASA Eclipse Ballooning Project
NASA's Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project, which included 53 student teams, took advantage of the April 8 total solar eclipse, launching weather balloons from locations on the totality path across the U.S. to collect and analyze atmospheric data.
CEHC Students Compete in the DC Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge
Students from the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity (CEHC) recently competed in the two-day DC Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge at American University's Washington College of Law.
Showcase 2024: Virtual Reality in the Classroom
A new course at CEHC is empowering the next generation of metaverse creators.
Meet Albany’s New Broadcast Meteorologist: A Q&A with Jordan Due
Jordan Due, a student in UAlbany's Applied Atmospheric Science master’s program, can now be seen on Saturday nights on NEWS10 ABC, Albany’s local ABC affiliate, sharing her passion for all things weather.
CEHC Artificial Intelligence Competition Offers Cash Prizes to Student Teams
The top team will receive a $1,000 cash prize, second place will receive $500 and another $500 will be awarded to the team judged “most creative” in their proposed concept.
Tracking the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse: A Q&A with Jeff Freedman
On April 8, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States and Canada.
Atmospheric Scientists Link Arctic Sea Ice Loss to Strong El Niño Events
The amount of sea ice that survives the Arctic summer has declined 12.2 percent per decade since the late 1970s and projections show the region could experience its first ice-free summer by 2040.
New York State Mesonet Launches Total Solar Eclipse Website
As the eclipse traverses New York, the Mesonet will be tracking weather data from each of its network sites, including environmental variables such as wind speed, solar radiation, temperature and relative humidity.