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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.
The entire image is primarily in dark shadow; the only thing illuminated is a brown human eye with dark lashes.
UAlbany Scientists Explore New Molecular Tool to Treat Retinal Degenerative Disease
RNA Institute research team receives funding to explore a new molecular tool for treating retinal degenerative disease
UAlbany President Havidan Rodriguez welcomes guests to the 2023 Inventor Recognition Ceremony.
UAlbany Recognizes Inventors During Research and Entrepreneurship Week
From filing a first disclosure to an issued patent, the process to take an invention from an idea to the marketplace can be long and arduous. For the first time, UAlbany recognized the faculty, staff and students who submitted a patent application as part of Research and Entrepreneurship Week.
The four featured researchers stand in Melinda Larsen's lab in the RNA Institute. The room itself is dimly lit, with the camera flash adding light. From left to right: Melinda Larsen (woman with blond hair wearing a black jacket with gray pants), Scott Tenenbaum (man with black glasses wearing black jacket with khaki pants), Andre Melendez (man wearing black rimmed glasses, pale purple dress shirt and tie and black slacks, and Mehmet Yigit (man wearing wire rimmed glasses, brown jacket and grey pants).
Researchers Awarded Funding to Study Cell Senescence and Salivary Gland Dysfunction
The interdisciplinary team seeks to advance technologies to treat multiple disease systems and pathologies associated with aging
Chemist Igor Lednev stands on the Academic Podium in a grey suit.
UAlbany Chemist Receives $1 Million in Federal Support to Commercialize Forensic Investigation Tool
Igor Lednev has spent more than a decade developing a laser-based technology that can help law enforcement catch violent criminals.
A woman with short black hairr in a bejeweled baby blue top smiles for a portrait against a gray backdrop.
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.
UAlbany PhD student Zhihua Chang presents on his technology at the SUNY Startup Summer School program.
S4 Provides Inspiration for Fledgling Entrepreneurs
UAlbany doctoral student Zhihua Chang participated in his second SUNY Startup Summer School (S4) program, which included four teams from UAlbany among the 2023 class.
Twelve undergraduate students stand in a row in front of the Life Science building entranceway. RNA Institute director Andy Berglund is standing on the far left. Shanise Kent, assistant dean of Graduate Education, is standing on the far right. It is a sunny day, but the group is standing in the shade of an awning attached to the building entrance. Most of the building behind them is glass, with silver colored columns and trim.
Summer of Science: RNA Institute Hosts First Cohort of ‘Research Experiences for Undergraduates’ Students
The National Science Foundation-Sponsored Program Supports STEM Research Opportunities for Undergrads