History Lecturer Lenart Named Fulbright U.S. Scholar for 2025-26
UAlbany History Lecturer Camelia Lenart will spend the spring of 2026 at the University of Bucharest, where she will teach a course she designed, "Art, Music and History in Europe: A Multimedia Approach," as well as launch a history club and a symposium on Romanian-American cultural exchange.
Undergrad Research Project Develops Haptics to Assist the Visually Impaired
UAlbany students developed wearable haptic devices that provide navigation assistance to the visually impaired as part of the College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering’s 10-week Summer Undergraduate Research Program.
How Students Spent Their UAlbany Summer 2025
Even when classes are not in session, University at Albany students find ways to gain valuable experience through a variety of summer internships, research, volunteer, and other applied learning opportunities.
Study Reveals a Maya Town’s Defiant Stand in Early Colonial Era
In the rolling countryside of the northern Yucatán, a team of researchers led by UAlbany anthropologist Marilyn Masson has brought to light the story of Hunacti — a short-lived 16th-century mission town whose stone streets and Spanish-style church mask a deeper narrative of relentless persecution, resilience and a quiet adherence to Maya religious traditions.
UAlbany Chemists Create New High-Energy Compound to Fuel Space Flight
University at Albany chemists have created a new high-energy compound — manganese diboride — that could revolutionize rocket fuel and make space flights more efficient.
UAlbany Summer: Developing AI Tools to Support Snow Prediction
Daniel Harkin was selected this summer for the William M. Lapenta internship program, which offers undergraduate and graduate students paid summer positions at NOAA-affiliated facilities.
UAlbany, Girls Inc. Highlight STEM Through Eureka! Program
UAlbany once again served as hosts for the Girls Inc. Eureka! Program, a free, five-year college readiness program that provides girls with an introduction to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
UAlbany Celebrates World RNA Day, Student Research and New Projects Enabled by Empire AI
The RNA Institute welcomed over 200 attendees to its annual “World RNA Day” celebration. Festivities included lab tours and research presentations to showcase how studying RNA’s structure, function and modifications can unlock new approaches to combatting deadly and debilitating diseases through earlier diagnosis, effective treatments—and potentially cures.