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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
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.