College of Arts and Sciences News Archive

Two women are seated next to each other on a stage. The woman on the left, in a red sweater over a white button down shirt, gestures with her hands while staring in the distance as the other woman, in a green blouse and blazer, watches her.
UAlbany Senior Starring in ‘What the Constitution Means to Me’ at theREP
Isabel Sanchez, a UAlbany senior majoring in theatre and education, landed a role in the hit Broadway play, What the Constitution Means to Me, which will be showing at the Capital Repertory Theatre in Albany now through Oct. 8.
A man in a black button down, jeans and blazer speaks on a stage. Nearby a string quartet dressed in all black plays, bows poised, in front of a large screen depicting a close-up image of the scales of a leaf.
Eco-Art Program to Kick Off Season of PAC Guest Performances
A live multidisciplinary performance focused on global sustainability will kick off the 2023-2024 season of guest performances at the UAlbany Performing Arts Center starting this Sunday.
Department of Geography and Planning project researchers stand in front of a line of trees in the Academic Podium courtyard on the Uptown Campus.
UAlbany Researchers Awarded $5 Million by U.S. Department of Agriculture to Improve Local Urban Forestry
The project is part of a $1 billion investment from the USDA’s Forest Service to expand access to trees and green spaces in communities and neighborhoods nationwide.
A man in glasses wearing a shirt and tie stands at a podium in front of a projection of words including "distrust, nonprofits, police and local politicians"
New Faculty Introduce Their Work at Rapid-Fire Pecha Kucha
Thirty-two newly hired faculty introduced themselves and their work Monday at a Pecha Kucha, a rapid series of one-minute, one-slide presentations.
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.