College of Arts and Sciences News Archive

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Scimemi Lab Explores Early Alzheimer’s Progression, how our Internal Clock Affects Learning and Memory
Associate Professor Annalisa Scimemi works at the intersection of neuroscience and public health. Surrounded by an interdisciplinary team, Scimemi is working to understand how shifts in brain activity — driven by disease or time of day — shape the way our brains work and how we behave.
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UAlbany Physicists Test Scientific Approach to UAP Research
A team of physicists from UAlbany has proposed scientifically rigorous methods for documenting and analyzing Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, building upon the work of numerous past and present researchers in the field. The team tested their methods in the field for the first time and reported their findings as part of a special edition of the high-impact peer-reviewed journal Progress in Aerospace Sciences.
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UAlbany Track and Field Sends Two to NCAA Nationals
Fifth-year standout Louis Gordon broke his own program record in the high jump, and freshman Beatriz Mora Herencia threw the javelin 49.42 meters as both students qualified for the NCAA Nationals following their performances at the NCAA Regionals last week in Jacksonville, Fla.
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UAlbany Chemist Awarded $2 Million to Advance Computational Simulations for RNA Analysis
Alan Chen received $2 million from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to develop new ways to model the structure and function of RNA in 3D at the atomic level. The research aims to advance RNA-based biosensing and nanotechnology and will help solve longstanding puzzles in RNA structural biology.
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UAlbany English Professor Featured in Netflix’s New Vietnam War Documentary
UAlbany English Professor Thomas Bass is a featured presenter in the new Netflix documentary, "Turning Point: The Vietnam War." The five-part series by filmmaker Brian Knappenberger was released April 30, on the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, and examines the war’s consequences and its lasting impacts on American identity.
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Zuloaga Exploring Effects of Pregnancy and Menopause on Alzheimer’s Risk
UAlbany’s Damian Zuloaga, an associate professor in the Department of Psychology, was awarded $300,000 to study how pregnancy and menopause impact Alzheimer’s disease risk. The work aims to shed light on how chemical changes in the brain during these two life events could increase chances of developing Alzheimer's later in life.
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Noteworthy: Research grants, awards and publications
The latest developments on University at Albany faculty and staff who are receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.
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Four Students Receive SUNY/OMH Scholarships to Fuel Pipeline of Mental Health Professionals
SUNY Chancellors John B. King Jr. used the occasion of Mental Health Awareness Month to recognize the SUNY/OMH Scholarship Program winners, a total of 15 students from across nine SUNY campuses.