College of Arts and Sciences News Archive

Nick Bassill points to a roadway weather risk assessment map during a visit to the xCITE Lab with Gov. Kathy Hochul and Al Roker of the TODAY Show.
UAlbany Partners with New York State on Weather Risk Communication Center
The first-of-its-kind center will strengthen New York’s decision-making before, during and after severe weather through an annual $1.5 million investment.
A woman stands on a basketball court smiling and gesturing toward an easel with a digital drawing of students standing in the snow on the UAlbany campus with a leashed Great Dane.
Podium Architecture Stars in Winning Holiday Card Design
The winning design was submitted by Aliyah Meléndez of Cherry Plain, a senior majoring in art and art history with a minor in pre-education.
Gov. Hochul and Al Roker walk through the ETEC atrium with the TODAY Show production crew.
UAlbany’s State Weather Risk Communication Center Featured on NBC’s ‘TODAY’ Show
Al Roker joined Gov. Hochul last month at ETEC to learn about the new center.
A gray-haired professor stands in front of a class holding his glasses and some papers.
Journalism Prof’s Article Shows Kissinger Knew Vietnam War Was Lost Years Before it Ended
Professor Thomas Bass received access to Henry Kissinger's personal diary from his visits to Vietnam in the mid-1960s.
A row of supercomputing stacks inside UAlbany's state-of-the-art Data Center.
UAlbany Becomes First School in the Nation to Adopt NVIDIA’s DGX Cloud
The University at Albany is launching the DGX Cloud environment, a cutting-edge cloud-computing platform offered by NVIDIA, the leading technology company known for its GPU cards and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions.
A woman in glasses stands in front of a screen with projected words about "residence, health and Causes" as students listen to her speak
NextGenPop Works To Expand the Fields of Demography and Population Science
Undergraduate students from across the country meet for an intensive two-week program on population composition and changes, focusing on issues including race and income inequalities, health disparities and immigration.
A man with short black hair and glasses holds a handmade art book while a woman with gray hair watches. They stand in front of a table topped with handmade books.
Collection of Handmade Books from Latin America, the Caribbean Provides Tactile Learning Experience
Over 200 handmade books from Latin America and the Caribbean are now permanently on display in the M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives. The books, known as libros-arte, utilize innovative papermaking processes and found objects such as fabric, flowers, sand and other materials to tell a story.
The entire image is primarily in dark shadow; the only thing illuminated is a brown human eye with dark lashes.
UAlbany Scientists Explore New Molecular Tool to Treat Retinal Degenerative Disease
RNA Institute research team receives funding to explore a new molecular tool for treating retinal degenerative disease