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A presenter stands in front of a presentation slide during the to Pathways to Renewable Energy conference.
UAlbany Hosts Industry Leaders, Researchers for Pathways to Renewable Energy Conference
The University at Albany welcomed more than 130 attendees to explore the role that weather research and technology will play in the renewable energy transition.
University of New Hampshire research scientist Shawn Shellito prepares a buoy for testing in the Gulf of Maine.
UAlbany Atmospheric Scientists Partner on NSF Project to Monitor Atmosphere-Ocean Carbon Dioxide Exchange
The project could soon offer a new buoy-based observational tool to improve predictions of the ocean's impact on the carbon cycle.
Mathias Vuille (far right) and seven DAES students stand outside of a cave at PETAR State Park in São Paulo, Brazil.
UAlbany Summer: PIRE Students Explore Brazilian Caves to Study Climate Change History
Seven students in the Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences spent the end of their summer exploring the caves of Brazil to help scientists study global climate change over the last millennium.
NYS Mesonet Program Manager June Wang (left) and Director Chris Thorncroft stand in front of a Mesonet weather tower at the ETEC research and development complex on UAlbany’s campus.
NYS Mesonet Builds on Statewide Weather Network with Lake Placid Site
The new monitoring station is the Mesonet’s first privately financed site.
Researchers use an underwater drill to collect a coral core from the Lombok Strait in the Bali Sea.
Paleoclimate Lab Researchers Use NSF Support to Study Climate Change Past
The lab has received nearly $800,000 in new support from the National Science Foundation to focus on the South Asia and Middle East regions.
A man with short black hair in a navy shirt and tan pants leans against an outdoor railing, arms crossed, and smiles for a picture. A vast landscape of trees and hills can be seen behind him.
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.
Two students walk along the Podium on the Uptown campus on a bright sunny day. They are perfectly centered between columns, tiles and trees.
UAlbany Welcomes 40 New Faculty This Fall
The University at Albany is welcoming 40 new faculty this fall, including 18 who specialize in artificial intelligence. The hires are part of an unprecedented hiring push to add 49 new faculty this year, including 27 who specialize in artificial intelligence-related disciplines as part of UAlbany’s AI Plus initiative to embed teaching and research about AI across all academic programs.
Brian Rose sits at his desk in front of dual computers on the Project Pythia website.
Researchers Team Up to Build Open Geoscience Community through $1.6 Million National Science Foundation Project
The funding supports phase two of “Project Pythia,” a collaborative effort to collect high-quality interactive learning tools for Python-based data analysis and visualization in the geosciences.