College of Arts and Sciences News Archive

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$100,000 Grant Gives UAlbany’s Latin American, Caribbean and U.S. Latino Studies a Boost
The work of four PhD students in the Department of Latin American, Caribbean, and US Latina/o Studies (LACS) at the University at Albany is being supported by a new federal grant program aimed at offsetting the impacts of the pandemic and uplifting the humanities.
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'On Posthuman War' Traces Expansion of Military Violence Into Ordinary Life
UAlbany English Professor Mike Hill is out with a new book titled, On Posthuman War: Computation and Military Violence, which traces the unseen expansion of military violence in recent decades from traditional battlefronts to the concept of the human being itself. Published by the University of Minnesota Press in August, the book draws on counterinsurgency field manuals, tactical manifestos, data-driven military theory and war archives to explore how human-focused concepts such as identity, culture and cognition have been weaponized in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Lednev and two generations of his student researchers accept awards at the Great Scientific Exchange conference in Covington, Ky.
Chemist Igor Lednev Presented with Charles Mann Award for Applied Raman Spectroscopy
The award is presented by the Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies to recognize significant advancements in the field of applied Raman spectroscopy.
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UAlbany Researchers Awarded $1.4M to Identify RNAs Linked to Cancer and Bacterial Infections
Research will yield new tools for studying wobble uridines within cells, which could support the development of new antibiotics and cancer detection approaches
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The Future of AI Robots in Health Care: 5 Questions with Rukhsana Ahmed
Rukhsana Ahmed, associate professor and immediate past chair of the Department of Communication, co-edited a special issue of the Human-Machine Communication Journal that focused on the pandemic and where AI-powered robots are taking the medical field next. We caught up with her to discuss the implications of intelligent machines for the future of health care.
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Podcast: Provost Carol Kim discusses UAlbany's Inaugural Showcase
Provost Carol Kim discusses plans for the UAlbany Showcase, a day dedicated to student research, scholarship and creative endeavor, with Mary Hunt on the Engagement Ring podcast. Showcase is set for April 27, 2023.
DAES faculty and students observe the "Science on a Sphere" globe inside ETEC.
UAlbany Launches New Graduate Program in Applied Atmospheric Science
The new program will aim to prepare the next generation of weather and climate professionals for career success.
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Healthy Aging Symposium Set to Showcase Opportunities for New Research Partnerships
On Oct. 17-18, UAlbany will host the Healthy Aging Symposium — an opportunity for faculty from UAlbany and SUNY Poly CNSE to share research and discover the breadth of aging-centered projects underway at both institutions.