
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.

UAlbany Partners on $3.6 Million ‘WINTRE-MIX’ Project to Improve Winter Weather Forecasting
Next year, UAlbany researchers will partner with ones from three other institutions on a three-year, NSF-funded $3.6 million project, that seeks to better understand and address the wintry predictive challenge.

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.

UAlbany Announced as Partner on $208 Million NOAA Severe Weather Research Institute
The institute will be led by the University of Oklahoma and comprised of a number of partnering institutions including UAlbany, Howard University, Penn State and Texas Tech.
UAlbany takes an ‘all-hands-on-deck’ approach to fighting against COVID-19
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – The COVID-19 pandemic forced thousands of students to leave campus last fall. But when they came back this past fall, local schools faced a new challenge; testing them for the virus. The University at Albany handled a thousand tests a day without leaving campus. Congressman Tonko tours the RNA Institute.

NEH Grant Supports Efforts to Integrate History into CEHC, SPH Undergraduate Courses
The new funding will be used to create a unique partnership between the Department of History, CEHC and SPH.

Faculty Artist Wins the Guggenheim Fellowship
Melissa Thorne, "a rare artist indeed” from the Department of Art & Art History, is named a recipient of one of a 2021 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship.

Beyond Women's Leadership: Liberian Lessons on Crisis, Peace, and Feminist Organizing
The Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies Department presents Nobel Laureate and Liberian peace activist, Leymah Gbowee in a virtual lecture:
"Beyond Women's Leadership: Liberian Lessons on Crisis, Peace, and Feminist Organizing"
March 8th, 3:00 p.m.