College of Arts and Sciences News Archive

An aerial view of a larger neighborhood in autumn.
UAlbany to Host CNU’s New York State Housing Summit
The New York State Housing Summit will take place on UAlbany’s Uptown Campus, on Jan. 26 and 27, 2024.
Mathias Vuille (far right) and seven DAES students stand outside of a cave at PETAR State Park in São Paulo, Brazil.
UAlbany Summer: PIRE Students Explore Brazilian Caves to Study Climate Change History
Seven students in the Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences spent the end of their summer exploring the caves of Brazil to help scientists study global climate change over the last millennium.
A young man with light brown hair in a button down shirt and tan pants stands in front of a brick building next to a "Black Lives Matter" sign and sign that reads "Welcome to the Underground Railroad Education Center."
UAlbany Summer: History Major Researches Local Underground Railroad Activity
Maxam Daniels, a senior majoring in history at UAlbany, spent his summer researching freedom seekers who passed through Albany on the Underground Railroad.
A line of people march, holding yellow anti-trafficking signs. At front is a women in sunglasses with a sign reading "Human Trafficking Happens Here"
‘Feeling Sorry Changes Nothing’ – Student Group Works To End Human Trafficking
UAlbany Students Stopping Trafficking of People (SSTOP) is an organization committed to raising awareness and sharing tools to end human trafficking and aid survivors of the crime, which has 27 million worldwide victims at any given time.
Two women stand next to each other, one holding a certificate, the other holding a pot of pale pink flowers wrapped in lime green paper. Both women are smiling. Three flags on vertical stands and a framed historical timeline are visible in the background.
UAlbany’s BILPOC Faculty Advancement Initiative Embarks on its Second Year
The group plans to focus its 2023-24 professional development activities on academic writing
A small yellow and gray songbird is perched in a nest made of dry grass in a tree surrounded by bright green leaves.
UAlbany Summer: Bio Major Researches Birds in the Ozarks
UAlbany senior and biology major Sarah Palmieri shares her summer experience conducting ornithological research with the Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project
Headshot of David Autor, a Ford Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Department of Economics Hosts Inaugural Pong S. Lee Memorial Lecture
The Pong S. Lee Memorial Lecture series was established to pay tribute to the memory and remarkable contributions of Professor Pong S. Lee.
A group of students visit the Dhaka Civil Engineering Building
UAlbany Summer: Studying Air Quality in Bangladesh
UAlbany senior Marco Eugene spent the summer on a research excursion to Dhaka, Bangladesh, where he worked with Assistant Professor of Environmental and Sustainable Engineering Aynul Bari collecting data on air quality.