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Photo was taken in an RNA Institute lab. Professor Carrico is in the center holding lab supplies, wearing glasses and a T-shirt that says "BIOLOGY". Professor Carrico is speaking to three students, with another student, seated, facing away behind her.
UAlbany Hosts NIIMBL eXperience Students for Day of Experiential Learning
On June 6, UAlbany faculty from the RNA Institute and the Biology Department hosted 18 “NIIMBL eXperience” students for a day of hands-on learning.
The UAlbany womens softball team celebrates a victory during the 2023 season.
Great Danes Earn Academic, Athletic Accolades
As the spring sports season winds down, UAlbany student-athletes are earning honors on the field and in the classroom.
Side-by-side portraits of two men with short gray hair wearing suit jackets. One stands in front of full bookshelves and the other stands, arms folded, in a laboratory.
UAlbany Professors Join SUNY’s Distinguished Academy
Two University at Albany professors — Thomas Begley of the RNA Institute and Zai Liang of the Departments of Sociology and East Asian Studies — have been promoted to SUNY’s Distinguished Academy, the highest academic rank within the SUNY system, conferred by the State University Board of Trustees.
A pair of hands can be seen holding a slide topped with tiny materials as it glows beneath an orb of light coming from a microscope.
UAlbany Receives $2M NIH Grant to Address Diversity in Biomedical Research Workforce
The University at Albany has been awarded a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish “MARC at UAlbany,” a program that helps increase diversity in the biomedical research workforce by preparing undergraduate students for graduate degree programs that lead to careers in the field.
A student athlete celebrates with his visually impaired teammate after he scores in basketball as fans cheer from the stands.
UAlbany, Special Olympics Team Up to Celebrate Unified Sports
Athletes from the Capital Region Special Olympics community and students from UAlbany are teaming up to present the first Unified Sports Showcase Day on April 18.
A woman with short gray hair wears a purple blouse and rose lapel as she stands at a podium with a hand grasping a microphone
Noteworthy: Research grants, awards and publications
The latest on University at Albany faculty and staff receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.
A professor and a student sit across from each other looking over a laptop in an office with a bookshelf in the background.
Showcase 2023: Student Scientists Tackle Brain Chemistry, Poliovirus
Venessa NyBlom, a sophomore pursuing a double major in psychology and human biology, and Matt Long, a senior biochemistry and molecular biology major will be among those presenting their research at UAlbany’s inaugural Showcase Day on Thursday, April 27.
Winners of this year’s Diversity Transformation Awards are, clockwise from left: Elizabeth Vasquéz and Carmen Serrano, Jennifer Goodall, Elizabeth Jach, Nurat Affinnih, Zakhar Berkovich and Tassiana Maura de Oliveira.
Office of Diversity and Inclusion Announces 2023 Diversity Transformation Award Winners
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) has announced the winners of the 2023 Diversity Transformation Awards. Among this year’s recipients are projects aiming to support UAlbany’s BILPOC faculty, undocumented students and members of the LGBTQ+ community, as well as efforts to increase presence of historically underrepresented groups in UAlbany curricula and STEM departments.