Albany AI: Transforming the Academic Landscape
With the goal of becoming the first university-based computer to reach a quintillion computations per second, Albany AI will empower university and industry researchers to harness massive data sets to better understand how to automate complex operations, and create teaching and research collaborations with faculty in all disciplines.
UAlbany Engineering Building to Anchor New Artificial Intelligence Supercomputing Initiative
The University at Albany today began a new era of teaching and research with the launch of Albany AI, a $200 million public-private supercomputing initiative based out of UAlbany’s soon-to-be-renovated College of Engineering and Applied Sciences building. Buoyed by $75 million in state funding to complete the transformation of the former Albany High School into a state-of-the-art engineering college and fund the construction of a supercomputer, the Albany Artificial Intelligence Supercomputing Initiative (Albany AI) will significantly expand New York’s capacity in this major emerging field.
School of Business Alum Launches New Internship Program for UAlbany Students at American Express
He recruited four undergraduate students, two at the School of Business and two at the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity, as interns this summer.
Fulbright Scholar Bringing Case Study Approach to Italy
Associate Professor of Business Na Dai was recently selected by the U.S. Department of State as a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar. She will be taking her expertise in corporate finance, entrepreneurship and innovation to the University of Naples in Italy during the 2022-23 academic year.
Three Years of Excellence Honored at President's Awards Ceremony
After a two-year hiatus caused by the pandemic, the President’s Excellence Award ceremony returned with an in-person celebration.
Transformational Teaching Honored in Annual Torch Award
English Professor Jeffrey Berman was recognized as the 2022 Torch Award Professor, along with three outstanding nominees: Associate Professor Rita Biswas, Lecturer Marcie Newton and Associate Professor Matthew Szdagis.
UAlbany, FIU Researchers Team Up to Launch $1.5 Million Virtual Cybersecurity Institute
The institute will help train the next generation of cybersecurity professionals for future military and civilian leadership positions.
Two Alumni Fund Professorship to Boost Female Entrepreneurship
The Ackner-Newman Professorship of Entrepreneurship and Innovation will support a tenure-track female faculty member in the School of Business.