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Junior Earns Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service
UAlbany Junior Parmesh Thakoordial was recently named a recipient of the Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service, a prestigious national program created by former President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama and Airbnb co-founder Brian Chesky to support students committed to careers in the public sphere.
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Nobel Explainer: UAlbany Chemist Jeremy Feldblyum on Metal-Organic Frameworks
UAlbany's Jeremy Feldblyum is an expert in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) — versatile molecular materials that can be used to harvest water from the air, capture CO2, store toxic gases and catalyze chemical reactions — which were at the center of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry announced this week. Feldblyum shares insights on the importance of MOFs and the significance of this year's Nobel nod.
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UAlbany Alum Omar Yaghi ’85 Shares 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
University at Albany alum Omar M. Yaghi (Chemistry, 1985) has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, sharing the honor with Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University and Richard Robson of the University of Melbourne.
'25-26 RNA Fellow Cohort Picture with CAS Dean, Directors of the RNA Fellow Program, RNA Fellows, and their mentors
The 11th Cohort of RNA Fellows Marks New Opportunities for Collaboration and Discovery
Pictured: The Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Jeanette Altarriba, Directors of the RNA Fellows program Drs. Thomas Begley & Arun Richard Chandrasekaran, RNA Fellows, and their mentors.
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UAlbany Celebrates College Tour, Campus Ballroom Reopening
UAlbany rolled out the purple carpet Thursday night for the world premiere of its episode of "The College Tour" and the grand reopening of the newly renovated Campus Center Ballroom. Students, faculty, staff and alumni filled the refreshed space — now complete with upgraded AV technology and a modern look — for a Hollywood-style celebration that included themed mocktails, a photo booth and a panel discussion with student stars from the episode.
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Undergrad Research Project Develops Haptics to Assist the Visually Impaired
UAlbany students developed wearable haptic devices that provide navigation assistance to the visually impaired as part of the College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering’s 10-week Summer Undergraduate Research Program.
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UAlbany Chemists Create New High-Energy Compound to Fuel Space Flight
University at Albany chemists have created a new high-energy compound — manganese diboride — that could revolutionize rocket fuel and make space flights more efficient.
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UAlbany Celebrates World RNA Day, Student Research and New Projects Enabled by Empire AI
The RNA Institute welcomed over 200 attendees to its annual “World RNA Day” celebration. Festivities included lab tours and research presentations to showcase how studying RNA’s structure, function and modifications can unlock new approaches to combatting deadly and debilitating diseases through earlier diagnosis, effective treatments—and potentially cures.