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Four smiling adults wearing black "Race for Equity 5k" T-shirts stand in front of a purple fabric backdrop printed with University at Albany logos.
Racing for Equity: 5k Event Celebrates Civil Rights Achievements and Spotlights Social Injustice
On Saturday, Oct. 8, University at Albany will be hosting the Race for Equity 5k — a community event designed to celebrate U.S. civil rights accomplishments, recognize enduring injustices and galvanize momentum for change.
Sydney Hanson presents her research at a Lecture Center podium.
UAlbany Tapped to Lead $2.5 Million NSF Grant Aimed at Increasing STEM Participation Among Underrepresented Students
The five-year grant will support the SUNY Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (SUNY LSAMP) program.
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Bank of America Support Helps Summer STEM Program Grow
Monday was the kickoff for the Science & Technology Entry Program (STEP) Summer Institute at UAlbany, designed to expose students who are economically disadvantaged or are underrepresented in STEM fields to college programs that lead to careers in the sciences and health care spaces, and technical and licensed professions.
composite image shows author Anthony Ray Hinton holding a book, a group of students standing arm in arm with their professor, a woman in a face mask looking through a microscope, and a stack of stickers that say: 1st generation graduate.
Diversity Transformation Awards help promote equity at University
The awards, through the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, offer microgrants for programs designed to promote greater equity for populations that have historically underrepresented, underserved or marginalized.
CGiC students stand with ASRC faculty in front of the Whiteface Mountain Field Station.
ASRC Hosts Inclusive High School Retreat at Whiteface Mountain
The project, called “Common Ground in the Clouds" aims to connect students in the Adirondack region with peers from Indigenous schools.
ODI Observation to the Community
Over the last two weeks, we have been repeatedly shaken by our society’s twin generational sicknesses of racism and an unrelenting culture of violence.  
UAlbany students and Special Olympics athletes gather in front of a goal at Dutch Turf during a soccer league game.
UAlbany, Special Olympics New York Team Up to Advance Campus Inclusivity
A partnership between the Special Olympics Club, Office of Campus Recreation and Special Olympics New York is growing through unified programming.
SAGES researchers gather in the Life Science Research Building courtyard. Left to right, Hyun Kwon, Swita Vangaveti, Haruka Takayama, President Rodríguez, Provost Kim, Aubrey Hillman, Cecilia Levy and Betty Lin. Not pictured: Cuicui Chen (Photo by Patrick Dodson)
Project to Improve Gender Equity in STEM Makes Strides in First Year
UAlbany’s project to recruit and retain women and women of color in the STEM fields has already resulted in nearly a dozen grants, awards and funding for postdoc visits – all in the first year.