College of Arts and Sciences News Archive

RNA Intstitute Director Andrew Berglund stands in his lab facing camera with a computer and many glass tubes in the background.
Podcast: The Research Behind Myotonic Dystrophy
Dr. Andy Berglund, director of the University at Albany's RNA Institute, discusses the symptoms, prevalence and current research surrounding Myotonic Distrophy with the Engagement Ring podcast.
Two bottles of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, one laying on its side.
Lecture Discusses mRNA Breakthroughs, Challenges
The challenges and breakthroughs associated with mRNA technologies will be discussed in the latest "Life at the Interface of Science+Engineering Lecture Series" event on Thursday, Sept. 15.
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RNA Institute Awarded $2.5M from NIH to Advance ‘RNA Rescue’ in Fight Against Myotonic Dystrophy
The grant will be used to advance research aimed at finding a cure for the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy, which impacts about 1 in 2,100 New Yorkers.
President Havidán Rodríguez speaks at a lecturn during the 25th anniversary of the Center for Technology in Government.
CTG UAlbany Welcomes New Faculty Fellows
CTG UAlbany’s new faculty fellows program is designed to serve as a platform of intellectual exchange and an appreciation for interdisciplinary scholarship. CTG UAlbany, which works with governments worldwide transforming public services through innovations in technology, policy and management, has maintained a roster of research fellows since its founding nearly 30 years ago.
Verónica Pérez Rodríguez poses with members of the Cerro Jazmin Archaeological Project crew in Oaxaca, Mexico, in front of an archaeological excavation site populated with trees, dirt and rocks.
Fulbright Scholar Studies Ceramics for Clues to Sociopolitical Dynamics of Oaxaca's Earliest Cities
A University at Albany anthropologist will spend her academic year in the hills of Oaxaca, Mexico investigating the origins of pottery unearthed from two pre-Hispanic sites to see if they can provide clues to the social and political dynamics guiding some of the world’s earliest cities.
UAlbany weather camp students and faculty leaders sit on rocks atop the Whiteface Mountain summit..
UAlbany Weather Camp Introduces Atmospheric Sciences to Future Scholars
The Weather, Climate and Chemistry Camp introduces high school students to the fundamentals of atmospheric science.
Image of a dental cleaning: A woman with dark brown hair wearing dark-rimmed glasses with magnifying attachments, wearing a paper face mask and latex gloves, cleans the teeth of a reclining person in the foreground using metal dental tools.
Studying the Shape of Gum Disease: $2.3 Million Grant Aids Research into New Bacterial Target for Dental Treatments
University at Albany scientists in the departments of biology and mathematics are using RNA sequencing to study the role of dental plaque in the progression of periodontal disease.
Illustration depicts mammals that have roamed Southern California both past and present. Animals that appear in color are alive today. Animals that appear in black and white have gone extinct.
Study Reveals How Prehistoric Humans Simplified the World’s Food Webs
Research conducted with the help of a University at Albany anthropologist has revealed the cascading effects that humans have had on mammal declines and their food webs over the last 130,000 years, a new study in the journal Science shows.