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Two student sit facing in each other in front of a computer screen while a professor looks on with the letters "AI" illuminated on a wall behind them.
UAlbany Launches New AI & Society College, Research Center
A new college and associated research center will support the development of new discipline-specific, AI-focused majors, minors and microcredentials that build on the expansive existing programs in UAlbany’s nine schools and colleges.
Children hold up science vials in the ETEC atrium during STEM and Earth Sciences Family Day.
UAlbany Hosts STEM and Earth Sciences Family Day
The University at Albany welcomed more than 500 children and their families from across the Capital Region and beyond on Sunday for STEM and Earth Sciences Family Day, in celebration of Earth Day 2025.
Members of the UAlbany wrestling team, including 15 young men, pose for a team photo outside of an arena in a roadway.
UAlbany Wrestlers Earn Accolades at NCWA Nationals
The UAlbany club wrestling team sent 11 wrestlers to the national tournament in Shreveport, La., with six members of the team earning scholar All-American honors. The event, the National Collegiate Wrestling Championships, is the highest competition for collegiate club wrestling in the United States.
Composite photo showing three portraits of UAlbany students - a man in a black hoodie, a woman in a white Nike sweater, and a woman in a bright pink sweater and pants.
Faces of UAlbany: Students Celebrate Black History Month
In their own words, UAlbany students discuss the significance of Black History Month and inspiring figures who have had an influence on them.
A close-up of a silver rectangular GPU system installed in a row of tall, black server racks.
Summit to Focus on AI and National Competitiveness
The University at Albany and the Special Competitive Studies Project will host a daylong AI and National Competitiveness Innovation Summit at ETEC on Friday, followed by an event specifically geared for students on Saturday
CEHC's Catherine Dumas stands with a group of UAlbany students at the 2025 MIT Reality Hack.
UAlbany Students Compete in the 2025 MIT Reality Hack
MIT Realty Hack is one of the largest extended reality (XR) hackathons in the world.
A damaged home with "do not demo" signage on it following Hurricane Katrina.
5 Questions with Alex Greer: Improving the Home Buyout Process
Greer, an associate professor in the Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, has spent the past decade studying hazard adjustments and relocation decisions in the wake of weather and climate disasters.
A class of Information Science PhD students stand around a ceremonial $1.15 million check from the First Foundation.
$1.15 Million Endowment for Informatics Research Conference Honors Longtime Professor
The late Ben-Ami Lipetz devoted his career to advancing the study of information science—a legacy that will continue through a newly established $1.15 million endowment supporting an annual conference at the University at Albany.