Graduate School News

Purple and gold confetti surrounds new graduates at the UAlbany Entry Plaza lawn.
UAlbany Ready to Celebrate Commencement 2023
The University at Albany is gearing up to host commencement events to celebrate the Class of 2023.
A pregnant woman holds her hands above and below her pregnancy.
Epidemiology PhD Student Examines Risk of Medications Taken to Improve Sleep During Pregnancy
Phd student Meredith Howley recently defended her PhD research on medication use during pregnancy and birth defects.
side-by-side photos show a man in a lab coate looking into a microscope, a woman in paint-splattered coveralls near painting supplies, and a man in lab coat sifting material into a plastic bin. In the left corner a purple logo says UALBANY SHOWCASE.
Mark Your Calendars: Thursday is Showcase
More than 1,500 students will show their research, scholarly and creative work through more than 900 presentations all around the Uptown Campus for Showcase Day.
A woman wears all black and does a handstand against a white wall.
UAlbany Art Student Awarded $7,000 SUNY Thayer Fellowship
Yang Yang Rawden, a graduate student in UAlbany’s Master of Fine Arts program, was recently awarded a $7,000 Thayer Fellowship from the State University of New York to support her transition from school to pursuing a career in the arts after graduating this spring. The fellowship was awarded based on talent, achievement and potential as a professional artist.
side-by-side photos of Michelle Dong and Teresa Mejia
Sophomore, Doctoral Student Among Winners of New State Scholarship for Mental Health Professionals
Two UAlbany students are among the first recipients of a new $4 million state scholarship program designed to support underrepresented students working on degrees in the mental health field.
Olivia Dirla and Magnolia Roosa, from UAlbany's Office of Sustainability, demonstrate maple tree tapping for students at Dutch Quad.
Spring Sweets: Students Tap Maple Trees on Campus, Make and Share Maple Syrup
This is the first year that the Office of Sustainability is tapping maple trees on campus. 
Winners of the President's Excellence Award for Research and Creative Activities pos, holding their certificates, with the President
2023 President’s Excellence Awards winners named
Faculty and staff were honored for outstanding work in research, teaching and service to the University.
A student sits at a computer terminal with multiple screens and dials in a physics lab.
UAlbany Launches Master’s Program in Computational Physics
The University at Albany is launching a master’s degree in computational physics to train future physicists, engineers and computer hardware and software designers to harness the power of numerical solutions of complex physical problems.