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Alexis Weber presents her work at the 3-Minute Thesis competition at UAlbany in March.
3-Minute Thesis Winner Weber’s Journey from Student to CEO
Alexis Weber has earned many titles during her time at UAlbany. The fifth-year PhD student from Jacksonville, Fla., recently added 3-Minute Thesis winner to her list of accolades, which also includes being selected for the 2024 Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence.
This composite image features two side by side headshots. Emmanuel Edem Adade is at left. Smiling, with a short beard, he is wearing black rectangular-rimmed glasses and a blue denim button down shirt. At right, Jesus Frias smiles in a blue sweater with white stripes. A tree with yellow blossoms is in the background.
UAlbany STEM Faculty Launch ‘Graduate Pathway for Scholars’ Program for PhD Students in Biology and Chemistry
UAlbany PhD candidates Emmanuel Edem Adade and Jesus Frias are the inaugural Fellows in the “Graduate Pathway for Scholars” program, a newly launched initiative for grad students in biology and chemistry who wish to pursue careers in academia.
Seven students in professional attire stand holding award certificates and smile for a picture with UAlbany President Havidán Rodríguez and Vice President for Student Affairs Michael Christakis in a conference room.
Eight UAlbany Students Win 2024 Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence
Eight UAlbany students will be recognized Thursday with the Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence, the highest award the State University of New York bestows upon a student.
A group of 16 members of STEM NOW pose, all smiling, for a group photo in a classroom at UAlbany. The group is posed in front of a white board and they are arranged in two rows. The front row is kneeling on the carpet, which is gray. All are wearing white name tags.
STEM NOW: Student Group Invites New Members to Promote Gender Equality in STEM
A new student org at UAlbany invites members to build community and promote gender equality in STEM
The image features two portraits side by side: Hannah Shorrock at left and Andy Berglund at right. Hannah, who has long brown hair, is wearing round glasses and a dark green plaid shirt. Andy is wearing a button down shirt with a pale blue and red checkered pattern. Both are smiling.
Researchers Awarded More Than $2.9 Million to Explore Treatments for Spinocerebellar Ataxias
Findings could inform new therapeutic approaches for a range of repeat expansion diseases, including rare and understudied conditions
A woman in a blazer and glasses holds a folder and stands in front of a research poster titled "Colorism in Indian Cinema."
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.
UAlbany President Havidan Rodriguez welcomes guests to the 2023 Inventor Recognition Ceremony.
UAlbany Recognizes Inventors During Research and Entrepreneurship Week
From filing a first disclosure to an issued patent, the process to take an invention from an idea to the marketplace can be long and arduous. For the first time, UAlbany recognized the faculty, staff and students who submitted a patent application as part of Research and Entrepreneurship Week.
Farhana Islam performs the classical Indian dance known as Kathak during the Cultural Connections Festival.
UAlbany Students Celebrate Diversity at Third Annual Cultural Connections Festival
The event transformed the Campus Center Great Hall into a hub for cultural appreciation and expression.