College of Arts and Sciences News Archive

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.

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.

University at Albany chemists have created a new high-energy compound — manganese diboride — that could revolutionize rocket fuel and make space flights more efficient.

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 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).

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.

George Spencer III is a rising senior majoring in Biology at the College of Arts and Sciences. This summer, Spencer is studying proteins involved in wound healing as part of an internship in the surgery research unit at Albany Medical College.

The latest developments on University at Albany faculty and staff who are receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.