College of Arts and Sciences News Archive

UAlbany President Havidán Rodríguez stands behind a wooden podium with the UAlbany seal and speaks into a microphone.
President Highlights Achievements, Recognizes Publicly Engaged Faculty in Fall University Address
University at Albany President Havidán Rodríguez delivered his Fall University Address on Thursday, updating the community on the state of the University and highlighting achievements in enrollment, rankings, research, and student success and supports.
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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.
The image is of four UAlbany scientists. Two women and a man are seated, wearing white lab coats. The man is holding a laptop showing a colorful readout of genetic sequences. One of the women is wearing blue protective gloves and is holding a petri dish containing a red growing medium and bacteria, held under a glass protective hood. Other lab supplies including petri dishes, test tubes in a blue rack and a red container labeled biohazard are on the lab bench in the background, beneath the glass hood.
Study: UAlbany Researchers Identify New Driver of Antimicrobial Resistance
UAlbany researchers have identified a genetic mechanism that allows antimicrobial resistance to spread among the bacterium Klebsiella pneumoniae — the third leading cause of blood infections globally.
UAlbany graduate Reilly Coleman, dressed in her graduation robes, sits in front of a fountain at UAlbany.
First MSBA Graduate Applies Classroom Lessons to Career
ALBANY, N.Y. (Sept. 24, 2024) — For Reilly Coleman, the path to earning a master’s degree in Business Analytics (MSBA) at UAlbany was an unexpected one. In May, Coleman became UAlbany's first graduate of the MSBA program and has started a career as an Allocations Coordinator/Business Analyst for Empire Merchants.
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Excellence in Teaching, Scholarship and Service honored with Chancellor’s Awards
The awards offer SUNY-wide recognition in five categories: Faculty Service, Librarianship, Professional Service, Scholarship and Creative Activities, and Teaching.
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Q&A: The Intersection of Mosquito-borne Disease and Climate Change
UAlbany’s Alexander T. Ciota and Oliver Timm share insights on the rise of mosquito-borne diseases, how climate change is affecting mosquito populations and recommendations on how to protect against mosquito-borne disease.
Headshot of Aiguo Dai wearing a blue button-down shirt.
Aiguo Dai Elected as Fellow of the American Geophysical Union
AGU Fellows are recognized for their scientific eminence, demonstrated through breakthroughs, discoveries or innovations that advance the Earth and space sciences.
DAES Assistant Professor Aubrey Hillman points at a map of Earth's atmospheric conditions inside the Science on a Sphere room.
UAlbany Launches New Undergraduate Program in Climate Science
A new undergraduate program launching this semester will prepare students to address the wide-ranging challenges related to Earth’s changing climate.