Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence Winners 2021
Three graduating seniors — Sana Effendi, Andrew Eldiery and Chidiogo Igboekwe — have won the 2021 Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence, SUNY’s highest award for academic achievement and service.
A Lifelong Passion to Teach is Rewarded
Samantha Friedman of Sociology is the winner of the Faculty & Student Engagement Torch Award, which honors a faculty member who has had an outstanding positive impact on a graduating senior’s academic and personal success.
Emeritus Center Honors Two as Reese Fellows
Retired professors Eric Block and Gary Kleppel have been named William L. Reese Fellows in recognition of their exemplary post‐retirement professional and scholarly work.
Young literary stars discuss channeling the past year’s grief into words
UAlbany and RPI bring together three young writers to talk about channeling the pandemic's woes into art
A Student-Faculty Team Weighs Effective COVID-19 Messaging to Those with Limited English Proficiency
A student-faculty team weighs effective COVID-19 video messaging to those with limited English proficiency
Pi Day, March Madness and Everyday Mathematics
March 14 — which this year marks both Pi Day (3.14) and the start of March Madness — offers an ideal opportunity to celebrate all things related to mathematics. Indeed, UAlbany's Department of Mathematics and Statistics includes faculty members who study a variety of topics that are integral to our everyday lives.
PUMP is Primed for Mentoring Psychology Students toward Graduate Study
The success of the 4-year-old Psychology Undergraduate Mentoring Program, forged by graduate students, is documented in an academic article.
Perseverance on Target for Mars Landing
After having traveled nearly 292.5 million miles, NASA’s Perseverance spacecraft is just about set to touch down on Mars. UAlbany faculty researchers share in the excitement that is the culmination of a seven-month trip from Earth and nearly eight years of planning.