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UAlbany senior Pratiksha Malayil was drawn to UAlbany for its nationally-renowned public health program and longstanding partnership with the New York State Department of Health. Four years later, she's graduating as an accomplished campus leader, a global health advocate and a future medical student.

The Phi Beta Kappa Society has named University at Albany junior Parmesh Thakoordial a 2026 Key into Public Service Scholar.

The title ranks above full professor and is conferred by the SUNY board of trustees to faculty who have made significant contributions to research and scholarship in their respective fields, garnering national or international prominence.

The University at Albany Department of Biological Sciences celebrated student academic and research excellence during two major events held at the end of the Spring 2026 semester.

Showcase 2026 included more than 1,700 presentations from over 2,600 students, supported by more than 400 faculty advisors.

The Chancellor’s Award recognizes students for academic achievement, leadership, campus involvement and community service. This year’s recipients reflect that range and the different ways a UAlbany experience can take shape.

Manuela Montoya-Giraldo is a fourth-year biology PhD candidate working with Associate Professor Cheryl Andam. This spring, she began exploring how to translate laboratory research to commercially impactful technologies as part of the UAlbany Innovation Center's Research and Innovators Startup Exchange program.

This year, one Showcase project invites us to look closer at paintings, close enough to glimpse a hidden, living world beneath the surface.