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Bythaina Al Balushi gives a thumbs up with a hardhat on while working in Oman.
How Students Spent Their UAlbany Summer 2023
Even when classes are not in session, UAlbany students find ways to gain valuable experience.
A group of students visit the Dhaka Civil Engineering Building
UAlbany Summer: Studying Air Quality in Bangladesh
UAlbany senior Marco Eugene spent the summer on a research excursion to Dhaka, Bangladesh, where he worked with Assistant Professor of Environmental and Sustainable Engineering Aynul Bari collecting data on air quality.
Four female students wearing white medical jackets and green lanyards with nametags stand in a sunlit hospital hallway. All are smiling. Part of a stretcher is visible at left.
UAlbany Summer: Hands-On Learning in an Italian Hospital
UAlbany student Haley Boom shares her experience shadowing doctors in Bologna, Italy with reflections on her future in health care
Two students walk along the Podium on the Uptown campus on a bright sunny day. They are perfectly centered between columns, tiles and trees.
UAlbany Welcomes 40 New Faculty This Fall
The University at Albany is welcoming 40 new faculty this fall, including 18 who specialize in artificial intelligence. The hires are part of an unprecedented hiring push to add 49 new faculty this year, including 27 who specialize in artificial intelligence-related disciplines as part of UAlbany’s AI Plus initiative to embed teaching and research about AI across all academic programs.
A large group of smiling students and researchers are gathered in a light filled atrium in the RNA Institute.
UAlbany’s RNA Institute Celebrates ‘RNA Day’
The inaugural event celebrated senior faculty, spotlighted projects by dozens of student researchers and ended with a sweet take on science
Twelve undergraduate students stand in a row in front of the Life Science building entranceway. RNA Institute director Andy Berglund is standing on the far left. Shanise Kent, assistant dean of Graduate Education, is standing on the far right. It is a sunny day, but the group is standing in the shade of an awning attached to the building entrance. Most of the building behind them is glass, with silver colored columns and trim.
Summer of Science: RNA Institute Hosts First Cohort of ‘Research Experiences for Undergraduates’ Students
The National Science Foundation-Sponsored Program Supports STEM Research Opportunities for Undergrads
Students from the SPRINTER program, along with CEMHD Director Annis Golden and School of Public Health Professor Elizabeth Vasquez, pose for a group photo on a sunlit staircase in the RNA Institute.
UAlbany’s Center for the Elimination of Minority Health Disparities Hosts Summer Research Students
Students heard from UAlbany doctoral researchers; toured the RNA Institute
Seven people representing University at Albany leadership and the RNA Institute stand in a row, smiling for a photo at the Muscular Dystrophy Association event. Festive lighting borders the image. Left to right: Tammy Reid, John Cleary, Sheila Seery, Andy Berglund, President Havidán Rodríguez, Rosy Rodríguez, Jibin Abraham Punnoose.
UAlbany’s RNA Institute to Receive $160,000 from the Muscular Dystrophy Association
Funds will support the Institute’s research aiming to understand and advance treatments for muscular dystrophies