College of Arts and Sciences News Archive

Chemist Igor Lednev stands on the Academic Podium in a grey suit.
UAlbany Chemist Receives $1 Million in Federal Support to Commercialize Forensic Investigation Tool
Igor Lednev has spent more than a decade developing a laser-based technology that can help law enforcement catch violent criminals.
Three people appear in frame. A man stands to one side gesturing to a woman who is seated, as another woman stands directly behind her watching.
UAlbany Theatre Program Kicks Off Production Season with American Classic
The Theatre Program of the University at Albany’s Department of Music and Theatre will kick off its production season with The Glass Menagerie, an American classic by playwright Tennessee Williams, later this month in the Performing Arts Center.
Eddie Megello and Nathan Meglio prepare a weather balloon for a practice launch from the ETEC parking lot.
UAlbany Students Prepare to Launch Weather Balloons for NASA Eclipse Project
More than 1,000 weather balloons will float high up into the atmosphere next Saturday as an annular solar eclipse sweeps across the United States.
Four standing portraits of Adam Achehboune, Gabriela A. Cruz Hernandez, Denzel Avila and Juan Torres
In Their Own Words: Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month
UAlbany students talk about what Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, means to them.
A woman with short black hairr in a bejeweled baby blue top smiles for a portrait against a gray backdrop.
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.
Arun Chandrasekaran wears a cream colored linen suit jacket and dark blue tie for a portrait outside the RNA Institute.
RNA Institute Scientist Awarded $1.95 Million to Advance DNA Nanotechnology Research
The grant will support efforts to develop new DNA nanostructures and improve techniques for drug delivery and biomedical applications
University of New Hampshire research scientist Shawn Shellito prepares a buoy for testing in the Gulf of Maine.
UAlbany Atmospheric Scientists Partner on NSF Project to Monitor Atmosphere-Ocean Carbon Dioxide Exchange
The project could soon offer a new buoy-based observational tool to improve predictions of the ocean's impact on the carbon cycle.
A woman with long black hair in a white sweater and white gloves reaches for a framed black-and-white photo of Andy Warhol that hangs on a wall next to other framed photos.
UAlbany Launches Combined Program in Art History, Information Science
The University at Albany has launched a combined degree program for art history majors interested in completing a master’s degree in information science on an accelerated timeline.