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Senior faculty are honored as part of UAlbany's Research and Entrepreneurship Week. (Photos by Patrick Dodson)
UAlbany Spotlights Senior Faculty for Research, Creative Arts and Scholarship
As part of Research and Entrepreneurship week, the University at Albany hosted a senior faculty recognition ceremony on Oct. 17.
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
A woman with shoulder-length gray hair wears a purple t-shirt and smiles for a portrait with her arms crossed.
Noteworthy: Research grants, awards and publications
ALBANY, N.Y. (Oct. 26, 2023) — The latest developments on University at Albany faculty and staff who are receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.
UAlbany's NanoJazz group performs indoors in 2019.
NANOvember Highlights Intersection of Nanotechnology and Medicine
The University at Albany’s College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering (CNSE) welcomes the Capital Region community to campus for a series of conversations in celebration of NANOvember.
National Science Foundation Program Director for Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers Crystal Leach speaks at UAlbany's BioInnovation forum.
R&E Week Shines Spotlight on Collaborations
From SUNY's Inaugural AI Symposium to the annual BioInnovation Forum, UAlbany's first Research & Entrepreneurship Week brought together Capital Region educational institutions, industry partners and New York State Government to harness the spirit of innovation.
CNSE Dean Michele J. Grimm, Former NASA Astronaut Leland Melvin, Caryn Bunshaft '82, and Albert Bunshaft '80 have their photo taken in the Sphere Room at UAlbany's ETEC.
Bunshaft Lecture: Inspiring the Next Generation of Explorers
Former NASA Astronaut Leland Melvin delivered the 10th Annual Bunshaft Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 5 at UAlbany, sharing stories and photos of his two missions to the International Space Station onboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis.
Sen. Gillibrand poses with students at Friday's press conference.
Sen. Gillibrand Promotes Federal Cybersecurity Scholarship Program at UAlbany
The scholarships cover expenses such as tuition, books, and lab fees in return for service in the Department of Defense post-graduation.
Former NASA Astronaut Leland Melvin trains inside a space station mockup at the Johnson Space Center in 2009.
Astronaut Leland Melvin to Deliver 10th Annual Bunshaft Lecture
Former NASA Astronaut Leland Melvin will deliver the 10th Annual Bunshaft Lecture at the University at Albany’s Performing Arts Center on Thursday, Oct. 5. The lecture is hosted by UAlbany’s College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering.