College of Arts and Sciences News Archive

President Rodríguez delivers his Fall Address to a packed Campus Center Ballroom.
In Fall Address, President Rodríguez Praises Successes During Difficult Times for Higher Ed
The president noted high points, including alum Omar Yaghi being awarded a Nobel Prize in chemistry, and the University being recertified for the Seal of Excelencia as well as earning an eighth consecutive Higher Education Excellence and Distinction award.
Side-by-side photos of two men in chemistry labs -- one in a blue lab coat with black gloves, the other in tan short-sleeved short and eyeglasses.
New Podcast Spotlights Short Talks on Big News and Big Ideas
The Short Version is a weekly podcast from UAlbany's Office of Communications and Marketing featuring brief conversations with the makers, knowers and doers on campus. Look for new episodes every Wednesday on Simplecast, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
A older woman with short light brown hair and glasses in a white lab coat stands with a younger woman with long dark hair, glasses and a green lab coat in a chemistry laboratory with tools, beakers and chemicals.
Chemistry Student Earns International Recognition for Doctoral Research
Yikun Zhu recently received the Crystals Best PhD Thesis Award from the open-access publisher MDPI for her dissertation work at the University at Albany. She also earned UAlbany’s 2024-25 Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award.
A woman with long wavy blond hair, wearing a white lab coat and clear protective goggles, smiles for a portrait in a lab. Lab benches with test tubes, and a man looking into a microscope, are in the background.
Solving Biotech Pain Points with RNA Switches: Q&A with Doctoral Student Tia Swenty
Doctoral student Tia Swenty shares insights on her path to nanobiotechnology, the problems she is working to solve, and how thoughtful market research can inform the pursuit of science for real-world impact.
Rows of people sit in auditorium-style seats, listening intently to a speaker at the front of the room.
Celebrating Early Career Researchers Across the Life Sciences
The 16th annual Life Sciences Research Symposium brought together research trainees from across three UAlbany colleges, and the Capital Region, to share their latest findings, connect with peers and explore opportunities for networking with senior faculty.
A woman in an apparatus looks at a monitor measuring where her line of sight goes as anothe woman looks on.
Study: Cluttered TV Weather Warnings Can Distract from Life-saving Details
A new University at Albany study shows that when weather alerts become too visually complex, people spend less time reading the text that tells them what to do.
UAlbany Provost Carol Kim stands at lecturn to introduce the University's new faculty
UAlbany Introduces 60 New Faculty Members
The University at Albany welcomed 60 new faculty this fall, many of whom participated in the University’s annual Pecha Kucha held on Oct. 27 at the Performing Arts Center. The new faculty are joining 27 different departments across eight schools and colleges.
Sujata Murty holds up a crushed coral sample wearing a purple glove and lab coat.
UAlbany Researcher Partners on $1.2 Million NSF Grant to Explore Tropical Monsoon Rainfall Patterns
For decades, scientists have studied natural records around the Eastern Hemisphere tropics to reconstruct past changes in monsoon rainfall. The new grant provides the opportunity to integrate all of these records.