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Alexis Weber presents her work at the 3-Minute Thesis competition at UAlbany in March.
3-Minute Thesis Winner Weber’s Journey from Student to CEO
Alexis Weber has earned many titles during her time at UAlbany. The fifth-year PhD student from Jacksonville, Fla., recently added 3-Minute Thesis winner to her list of accolades, which also includes being selected for the 2024 Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence.
Seven students in professional attire stand holding award certificates and smile for a picture with UAlbany President Havidán Rodríguez and Vice President for Student Affairs Michael Christakis in a conference room.
Eight UAlbany Students Win 2024 Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence
Eight UAlbany students will be recognized Thursday with the Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence, the highest award the State University of New York bestows upon a student.
A man in a red checkered shirt stands at the top of UAlbany's Atmospheric Sciences Research Center Whiteface Mountain Summit Weather Station. He is holding a piece of equipment and squinting at the sun. Cloud-topped mountains can be seen in the distance.
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.
Image features seven COVID-19 vaccine vials with silver lids, arranged on a sleek, white tabletop. The background is blurred.
UAlbany Chemists Develop Method to Confirm mRNA Vaccine Stability
The novel technique employs lasers to probe sealed vaccine vials to determine whether therapeutic agents are active or expired.
Six people pose together for a group portrait on an open stairwell in the RNA Institute atrium. There are five men and two women. All are smiling.
Showcase 2024: Chemistry Major Explores DNA Nanoswitches for Forensics, Pharma
UAlbany senior and chemistry major Camryn Beckles will share her research on DNA nanoswitches at Showcase Day 2024.
Rabi Musah and Allix Coon stand together in a chemistry lab.
UAlbany Chemists Developing New Technique to Help Fight Illegal Logging
The chemists have founded a start-up company that is focused on developing the technique and bringing it to market.
A group of 16 members of STEM NOW pose, all smiling, for a group photo in a classroom at UAlbany. The group is posed in front of a white board and they are arranged in two rows. The front row is kneeling on the carpet, which is gray. All are wearing white name tags.
STEM NOW: Student Group Invites New Members to Promote Gender Equality in STEM
A new student org at UAlbany invites members to build community and promote gender equality in STEM
UAlbany chemist Jeremy Feldblyum conducts experiments inside a sealer container, called a glovebox, at his ETEC lab.
UAlbany Chemist Partners on $300K Project to Improve Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Methods
The demand for battery power is surging as we buy more devices, gas prices climb higher and countries transition to alternative energy sources.