College of Arts and Sciences News Archive

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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.
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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.
Professors Brian Tang and Kristen Corbosiero stand next to a globe display in the "Science On a Sphere" room at ETEC.
Atmospheric Scientists Lead $695K NSF Study to Explore Downshear Reformation of Tropical Storms
The three-year project will use observational data, combined with advanced computer model simulations, to explore this poorly understood process.
PIRE students stand in front of a building at the National Central University in Taiwan.
UAlbany Graduate Students Reflect on PIRE Experience in New Paper
The U.S.-Taiwan PIRE project was launched in 2015 to advance research in early warning detection and disaster response around extreme storms.