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Accounting Office

Important Updates

New York State Mileage Rate Reimbursement

Effective January 1, 2023, the Office of the State Comptroller has updated their mileage rate to $0.655 per mile. For any vouchers with mileage, please use new mileage rates updated as of January 1, 2023.

Effective July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022, the mileage reimbursement rate was $ 0.625 per mile.

Graystone Contract

The Graystone contract was a SUNY-wide contract for advertising positions, which expired a few years ago. SUNY has not awarded a new or replacement contract. 

As a result, departments will need to request a quote from Graystone and submit the quote with a Purchase Requisition to [email protected]. Purchasing Office will then issue a Purchase Order to the vendor.

Travel Pre-approval Form

If you are traveling on behalf of the University, please complete the Travel Pre-approval Form on the Forms page before your travel.

This form should be completed prior to making your travel arrangements and forwarded to [email protected] for approval. Once you receive your approval, you can then proceed with your travel arrangements.

Research Foundation Checks & Payments

If you are contacting the Accounts Payable office regarding a Research Foundation check or payment, please call the Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA) at 518-442-3196 or email them at [email protected]

SPA handles Research Foundation purchase orders, travel and payments under grant funded accounts. Learn more about the research award lifecycle or contact SPA.

Accounts Payable under the State Accounting Office handles state funded accounts. We do not handle Research Foundation payments.

New Frontiers to Health

Scientists can identify the origins of diseases by studying how RNA turns genes on and off, potentially leading to innovative disease treatments and possible cures.

Biological Science grad student Marissa Louis in RNA lab

The RNA Institute offers unique opportunities to researchers and trainees for collaboration and interdisciplinary research. We have more than 50 faculty working to understand the role of RNA in fundamental biological processes, developing RNA as a tool for science and harnessing this knowledge to improve human health. 

The RNA Institute is more than just a modern research facility. We are a collection of diverse and talented researchers and laboratories united by a common goal in understanding the role of RNA across different fields, including biology, chemistry, biomedical sciences, physics, and nanobiosciences. RNA forms the basis of our research, it is the common element that we study, build, modify and analyze as well as the building blocks that we use to construct tools, reporters, and therapies.

Our RNA Training Programs provide a multi-disciplinary curriculum with a focus on RNA and its health-related benefits. We develop our future science leaders by providing trainees from high school to post-doc students and beyond with comprehensive access to faculty, techniques, and collaborations within Biological Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry, and Nanobiosciences. Our training includes the Doctoral RNA Training Program and the Undergraduate Summer Fellowship.
 

Ken Halvorsen and student researcher of the RNA Institute

One of The RNA Institute's strengths is the diversity of our faculty's research and range of disciplines. However, the diversity of our faculty and trainees lags behind the University at Albany's undergraduate population and surrounding communities. In line with UAlbany's mission to ensure that diversity, in its people and in its ideas, drives excellence in everything that it does, the Institute launched a multi-pronged approach to increase diversity and support inclusivity at the Institute and across STEM disciplines.
 

The RNA Institute hosted its inaugural RNA Day, inviting local students from the New York State’s Science Technology Entry Program (STEP) and Girls Inc. of the Greater Capital Region
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