College of Arts and Sciences News Archive

Three students talking outside on a sunny day at the NYS Plaza overlooking the NYS Capital building.
Forging New Pathways of Success
UAlbany President Havidán Rodríguez, Hudson Valley President Roger Ramsammy and Albany Law School President and Dean Alicia Ouellette prepare to unveil a new program on Wednesday, Aug. 25, designed to expand opportunities for students throughout New York and beyond.
6 HS students gather around a pyramid of red drink cups in a classroom
Girls Inc. Eureka! Imparts Knowledge with Fun to Young STEM Students
For the fourth straight summer, the College of Arts & Sciences hosts Girls Inc. Eureka! program, with faculty from seven UAlbany departments imparting a love of STEM subjects to girls from the Capital Region.
Algal blooms on Lake Erie
CTG UAlbany Partners with New York State on Water Quality Data Analytics
Center for Technology in Government has helped New York's Department of Environmental Conservation develop a Water Quality Data Analytics prototype, which will allow them to compile, process and manage water quality information.
MIRA winners Qiang Zhang, left, and Morgan Sammons pose along a wall and in a garden
Two Cellular Scientists Rewarded as ‘Early Stage Investigators’
Two UAlbany scientists making strides in their independent research have received robust financial encouragement from the NIH to make critically important breakthroughs in the effort to reveal cellular causes of disease and to create novel therapeutics.
An unseen adult checks the temperature of young student in a facemask, as other students line up behind her.
Study: Minority Students Faced Greater Barriers to In-School Instruction During Pandemic
UAlbany researchers study finds that white students were provided in-person instruction 31 percent of the time while just 6 percent of black students were provided in-person instruction during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Student Mya Darsan crouches next to a fence affixed with a "Do Not Enter" sign, which explains that the bird nests and eggs in that area are a protected species.
5 Questions with Mya Darsan
Junior biology and environmental science student Mya Darsan is dedicating her summer to protecting the endangered piping plovers, a species important in maintaining biodiversity in an ecosystem.
Side by side headshot images of Christopher Pastore, associate professor in the Department of History, and Andrea Kordzek, an instructor in the School of Criminal Justice.
11 Faculty and Staff Receive Chancellor’s Award for Excellence
UAlbany faculty and staff were selected for the 2021 Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence in recognition of their outstanding professional achievement and their commitment to the UAlbany community.
A woman scientist in lab coat looks closely at a purple culture sample encased in a round plastic disc
$1 Million NSF Grant will Boost Gender Equity among STEM Faculty
The University has received a prestigious $1 million, three-year grant from the NSF to create an academic and research climate where women faculty in STEM fields can thrive and develop their careers to the fullest potential.