College of Arts and Sciences News Archive

Composite image shows the Boor Sculpture studio above, and three students working in it below: a woman creating a clay sculpture of a person, a man cutting PVC pipe with a circular saw, and a person in a welding helmet working with on a triangular piece of metal as sparks fly.
Boor Sculpture Studio Celebrating 20 Years
Created with generous funding from Terri Boor, UAlbany's creative and fabrication space continues to inspire the next generation of artists.
A construction manager looks over blueprint plans
Economics Study: Workers without STEM Knowledge were Hit Much Harder by the Pandemic
A study led by a UAlbany economist reveals that workers who use science, technology, engineering and mathematics knowledge on the job had a much easier time retaining and acquiring jobs during the COVID-19 recession.
Protesters hold Ukrainian flags and carry Stop Putin signs
The Russia-Ukraine Crisis: 5 Questions with Nadieszda Kizenko
A Russian and East European history expert with long family ties to Ukraine, Belarus and the influence of Russia, assesses the roots of Ukrainian resistance.
Seeking Nominations for College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Faculty Service Award
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Dean Altarriba is pleased to solicit nominations for the first annual College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Faculty Service Award. This award recognizes members of the College of Arts and Sciences faculty who have made exceptional service contributions to the College over an extended period of time. Learn more about eligibility and nomination process.
President Rodriguez kicks off the Weather, Climate and Emergency Preparedness Scholarly Community.
Climate, Weather and Emergency Preparedness Researchers Launch New Scholarly Community
A new research and scholarly community is partnering UAlbany’s weather, climate and emergency preparedness scientists to tackle some of the greatest existential threats facing mankind.
A woman pays for vegetables at a grocery store with her phone.
Study: Incentives Key to Driving Transition to Mobile Payments
University at Albany Assistant Professor of Economics Chun-Yu Ho has recently led a study examining the adoption of mobile payments. Publishing in Management Science, Ho and his colleagues found that consumers are more likely to use mobile payment methods when they receive price incentives for doing so.
Part of the cover art for the first Living in Languages Journal, by Sarah Zaheb
Graduate Students Bring a Living in Languages Journal to Life
A new online, open access, peer-reviewed journal guided by doctoral students and devoted to translation studies is capturing worldwide attention less than a month after its release.
Seven women stand behind five seated women, all wearing facemasks and professional office clothing, in front of shelves of books.
New Fellows Named to Women in Leadership Program
A new cohort of graduate students a professionals have been named to the 2022 Fellowship on Women & Public Policy, a leadership development program.