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Q&A: Unpacking a Big Win for RNA Research
RNA Institute Director Andy Berglund shares insights on the importance of the research that won this year’s 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine
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Noteworthy: Research grants, awards and publications
The latest developments on University at Albany faculty and staff who are receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.
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UAlbany Summer: Bio Major Researches Birds in the Ozarks
UAlbany senior and biology major Sarah Palmieri shares her summer experience conducting ornithological research with the Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project
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.
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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
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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