College of Arts and Sciences News Archive

Princeton Henry Putnam Professor of Economics and Public Affairs Janet Currie
Currie to Deliver Second Annual Pong S. Lee Memorial Lecture
Janet Currie, the Henry Putnam Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University, will deliver the second annual Pong S. Lee Memorial Lecture on Friday, Sept. 6. The lecture will be held in the Standish Living Room of the Massry School of Business at 4 p.m.
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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.
Sophie Whiteman, MPH graduate student, interned this summer at Engeye Health Clinic in Ddegeya Village, Uganda.
How Students Spent Their UAlbany Summer 2024
Even when classes are not in session, UAlbany students find ways to gain valuable experience through a variety of summer internships, research, volunteer, and other applied learning opportunities.
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UAlbany Researcher, Grad Student Team Up to Improve the Resiliency of Puerto Rico’s Power Grid
Graduate student Bianca Méndez Cruz has seen firsthand how vulnerable Puerto Rico’s electrical grid is to extreme weather events.
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‘Nowhere Near Done’ — UAlbany Physicists Hail Latest in Dark Matter Hunt
LUX-ZEPLIN, or LZ, is the most sensitive dark matter detector in the world, and its operation is a collaboration among scores of international scientists from 38 institutions, including Associate Professor Cecilia Levy and Associate Professor Matthew Szydagis in UAlbany’s Department of Physics.
A smiling young woman with long dark curly hair stand in front of her informational poster about her internship at a VA hospital.
UAlbany, Girls Inc. Encourage Students to be Life-Long Learners
Now in its 12th year at UAlbany, Eureka! is a free program created by Girls Inc. of the Greater Capital Region that provides girls with an introduction to science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
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Exhibition Exploring Lives, Perspectives of American Security Workers Opens at University Art Museum
Job Security: Voices and Views from the American Security Industry, a new exhibition exploring the people, places and ideologies of the rapidly expanding American security industry, opened Monday at the University Art Museum.
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UAlbany Celebrates New Center of Excellence in RNA Research and Therapeutics on ‘World RNA Day’
On "World RNA Day," University at Albany’s RNA Institute celebrated its recent designation as a Center of Excellence in RNA Research and Therapeutics — to advance the development of RNA-based therapeutics and train the next generation of New York’s biotechnology workforce.