College of Arts and Sciences News Archive

Small insert of a smiling Janell Hobson in the corner of an illustration of Harriet Tubman with the words "Tubman200" and "200 years ago, a child was born into chattle slavery. She grew up to become a liberator."
Professor’s Research of Harriet Tubman’s Life and Legacy Spurs Bicentennial Project in Ms.
Janell Hobson was the editor and wrote the introduction to Tubman 200: The Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Project, a month-long commemoration through Ms. magazine, in print and an interactive online site.
Joey Genzano at UAlbany RNA Institute Open House - Jim Tedisco
The RNA Institute Builds Friendships as it Battles Myotonic Dystrophy
Since Andy Berglund’s arrival as director of the RNA Institute in 2018, family and community have gone hand in hand with discovery.
Ukraine military members armed with guns walk next to a transport vehicle on a muddy road during training in 2019.
Faculty Experts: Rising Tensions over Ukraine
As the potential for another military conflict rises in Ukraine, the University at Albany has faculty experts that are available to discuss the history, buildup and implications for Russia’s actions.
A depiction of Homo erectus, man and woman, walking through an East Africa surrounded by contemporary fauna.
New Study: Meat May Not Have Made Us Human, After All
The importance of meat-eating in human evolution is being challenged by a new study from a team of five paleoanthropologists that includes UAlbany’s John Rowan.
Joan Steitz and Erik Sontheimer
8th Annual RNA Institute Symposium Features Trailblazers in the Science
Two American pioneers in RNA science headline the University’s 8th Annual RNA Institute Symposium, which takes place March 17-18 at the Life Sciences Research Building.
4 works of art -- an abstract composite of gym floor planks, a black and white photo of people picking up garbage in the bleachers of a deserted stadium, a shiny, rainbow colored sculpture of 2 orbs, and a still life with fruit and a candle
Three Exhibitions Open Spring Season at University Art Museum
Ronny Quevedo’s “offside” opens in the main gallery, while Rodrigo Valenzuela’s “Video Works” is on view in the Nancy Hyatt Liddle Gallery, and “Fruit Soup: Contemporary Vanitas by Audrey Flack and Gracelee Lawrence” is in the Collections Study Gallery.
Julie Novkov, smiling in a purple sweater
Divisions in U.S. Echo Failures of Reconstruction, Novkov Writes in Washington Post
Professor and Interim Dean of Rockefeller College shared her thoughts on the political divide in the United States and its long-term ramifications for our democracy in an article published by The Washington Post.
students listen to a presentation by Prof. William Lanford inside the Ion Beam Lab at UAlbany
Ion Beam Lab: 50 Years of Materials Research
The SUNY Ion Beam Laboratory, a research facility built in 1970 and designed to provide students, faculty and outside users with the necessary resources for state-of-the-art research, development, and education and training using high-energy particle (ion) accelerators, is entering a new era through a partnership with Hudson Valley Community College's Gene F. Haas Center for Advanced Manufacturing Skills.