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"This $1.3 billion federal investment in quantum computing innovation in the Capital Region once again proves what we’ve known for three decades: The road to the most powerful technologies of the future passes through Albany," Rodríguez said.

Professors fitted the engineers with stainless steel rings and attached pins to the graduation gowns of the computer scientists.

In just over a year, four groups of UAlbany researchers, students and Capital Region startups have moved through the Research & Innovators Startup Exchange (RISE), exploring what it takes to bring ideas beyond the lab and into the marketplace.

At Albany Rural Cemetery, where nearly two centuries of history stretch across 467 acres, two University at Albany students are putting interdisciplinary training into practice — developing mapping tools that help visitors navigate the past.

Soumya Kollipara will graduate this summer from UAlbany’s College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering with a PhD in Nanoscale Engineering — a journey that began six years ago when she left her hometown of Hyderabad, India with a master’s degree in nanotechnology, drawn by UAlbany’s global renown in nanotechnology and semiconductors.

The title ranks above full professor and is conferred by the SUNY board of trustees to faculty who have made significant contributions to research and scholarship in their respective fields, garnering national or international prominence.

High school students from across the Capital Region gathered at UAlbany last month for the launch of a new Engineering Academy, an initiative of the GE Aerospace Foundation's Next Engineers program designed to inspire students worldwide to pursue careers in engineering.

Showcase 2026 included more than 1,700 presentations from over 2,600 students, supported by more than 400 faculty advisors.