
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.

Anderson Weaves Memory, Meaning Through 'Black Excellence'
The University Art Museum is opening its fall season with the largest solo exhibition to date by artist Noel W. Anderson, Black Excellence. The show, which runs from now through April 3, 2026, brings together more than 35 works — tapestries, video and works on paper — that challenge viewers to reconsider history, identity and the stories embedded in images.

CNSE Brings Semiconductor Workforce Programs to India
The collaboration comes as the government of India is ramping up the country’s domestic semiconductor manufacturing capacity through the India Semiconductor Mission, potentially doubling the sector’s economic output by 2030, and as UAlbany seeks to expand the global reach of its high-tech workforce training programs.

UAlbany Summer: PhD Student Bringing Energy, Wastewater Research to Nigeria
Alfred Navokhi Apaji spent the summer working on wastewater treatment and energy production solutions that he can eventually take home to his small town of Wukari in Nigeria, where the lack of regular electricity, clean water and waste disposal leads to frequent illness and missed school.