Chemistry Student Earns International Recognition for Doctoral Research
Yikun Zhu recently received the Crystals Best PhD Thesis Award from the open-access publisher MDPI for her dissertation work at the University at Albany. She also earned UAlbany’s 2024-25 Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award.
UAlbany Chemists Design Candidate Drug Against Diabetes
Researchers from UAlbany and NYU Grossman School of Medicine have found a way to block a key cellular pathway known to drive chronic inflammation and impaired wound healing in people with diabetes. The breakthrough could offer a new therapeutic option for stopping the harmful effects of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes at the source.
Convening to Eliminate Environmental Health Disparities
On Oct. 16-17, the Center for the Elimination of Health Disparities hosted its signature annual event, the President’s Forum on Health Disparities, in partnership with the Harvard JPB Environmental Health Fellowship Program. This year’s forum explored the environmental and social determinants of health and the importance of bridging disciplines for health equity research and action.
UAlbany Receives Eighth Consecutive Higher Education Excellence and Distinction Award
For the eighth consecutive year, the University at Albany received the Higher Education Excellence and Distinction (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Academia magazine. The national honor recognizes U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion.
UAlbany obtiene la recertificación del Sello de Excelencia por el Éxito Económico y Educativo de los Estudiantes
La Universidad de Albany obtuvo la recertificación del prestigioso Sello de Excelencia de Excelencia in Education. UAlbany es una de las 18 universidades en obtener el Sello en 2025, lo que reafirma su lugar entre las casi 50 instituciones que se responsabilizan en mejorar el éxito estudiantil tanto de los Latinos como de todos los estudiantes.
UAlbany Earns Seal of Excelencia Recertification for Students’ Educational and Economic Success
The University at Albany has earned recertification for the prestigious Seal of Excelencia from Excelencia in Education, one of 18 colleges and universities to earn the Seal in 2025, recognized for its impact on student success.
UAlbany’s Great Dane Dialogue Returns, Exploring Civil Discourse and Civic Engagement
The University at Albany is bringing back the Great Dane Dialogue, the campus-wide initiative promotes civil discourse, strengthens civic engagement and equips students with the skills to navigate disagreement with empathy, respect and purpose.
UAlbany Students Plant Trees Along South Pearl Street in Albany
Over the summer, UAlbany students prepared and planted more than 200 urban trees, including many along South Pearl Street in Albany.