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The University at Albany continues to be recognized for its exceptional graduate schools, earning top marks in the newly released 2025 U.S. News & World Report rankings. Programs featured in the rankings this year include Public Affairs, Public Health, Education, Business, and Engineering, demonstrating UAlbany remains a leader in preparing the next generation of scholars and professionals.

The Center for Behavioral Health Promotion and Applied Research at the University at Albany has been awarded a $40,000 grant from the National Council on Problem Gambling to engage peers in a campaign to address problem gambling among college students.

A University at Albany professor is collaborating with researchers at the University of Virginia to develop and test an artificial intelligence tool that can be used to improve classroom instruction in mathematics.

The Arthur Applebee Award for Excellence in Research on Literacy, made possible through a UAlbany endowment established in memory of Distinguished Professor Arthur Applebee, is given annually to honor an outstanding and influential article in literacy research published in a refereed journal in the previous calendar year. Sarah Levine, Daniel P. Moore, Emma Bene (Stanford University) and Michael W. Smith (Temple University) have been honored for their research this year.

First place in the 2024 Holiday Card Design Contest went to graduate student Aliyah Meléndez for her design featuring a group of students and a restful Damien enjoying a fresh snowfall in front of the podium with the historic carillon in the background.

More than 40 researchers from the University at Albany have been ranked among the world’s top researchers, according to a Stanford University study published annually through Elsevier.

UAlbany's second annual Research and Entrepreneurship Week brought together scholars from throughout New York and beyond to put the spotlight on the explosive growth of artificial intelligence in the Capital Region, along with highlighting the substantial scholarly work of UAlbany researchers and inventors.

Daniel Levy, a SUNY Distinguished Professor in UAlbany's Department of Educational Policy and Leadership, has authored a new book titled, "A World of Private Higher Education," a definitive account on the private higher education sector, which accounts for one-third of the world’s 200 million higher education enrollments.