U.S. News & World Report 2026 Rankings Highlight UAlbany Graduate Programs
The newly released 2026 Best Graduate School rankings by U.S. News & World Report continue to highlight the University at Albany’s strength across a range of disciplines, reflecting the University’s commitment to academic excellence, research and student success.
Nobel Laureate and Alum Omar Yaghi Returns to Capital Region, Inspires Next Generation of Scientists
Nobel Prize-winning chemist Dr. Omar M. Yaghi returned to New York’s Capital Region today, revisiting the institutions that helped shape his career — Hudson Valley Community College and the University at Albany.
Nobel Laureate Omar Yaghi ‘85 Comes Home to UAlbany on April 2
Nobel Prize-winning chemist and University at Albany alum Omar M. Yaghi will return to the Capital Region on April 2, visiting both Hudson Valley Community College and UAlbany.
UAlbany Researchers Develop New Laser Technique to Test mRNA-Based Therapeutics
Their method relies on Raman spectroscopy, a non-destructive laser technique that analyzes the chemical composition of materials.
Graduate Pathway for Scholars Program Welcomes 2026 Cohort
Early-career STEM researchers shared their work as part of the Graduate Pathway for Scholars program at a presentation and awards ceremony held last week. The growing program aims to encourage students who receive their PhDs in STEM fields at UAlbany to return as faculty members later in their careers.
Engineering, Life Sciences Lead R&D Growth at UAlbany
UAlbany’s nearly $472M in 2024 R&D more than doubled the number the University reported in the NSF Higher Education Research and Development survey in 2023, driven largely by the return of the Department of Nanoscale Science & Engineering and its semiconductor industry R&D partnerships at the NY Creates Albany NanoTech Complex.
Chemistry Professor Honored with Prestigious American Chemical Society Award
UAlbany’s Marina A. Petrukhina has won the 2026 George A. Olah Award in Hydrocarbon or Petroleum Chemistry, an American Chemical Society award that recognizes outstanding research achievements and success in training the next generation of chemists.
Gov. Hochul Announces $50M Life Sciences Expansion for RNA Institute research
The Life Sciences Research Building, which is home to cutting-edge labs where researchers from the RNA Institute blend bench science with AI to help accelerate the development of RNA-based treatments for deadly diseases, will expand by 20,000 s.f.