The 11th Cohort of RNA Fellows Marks New Opportunities for Collaboration and Discovery
Pictured: The Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Jeanette Altarriba, Directors of the RNA Fellows program Drs. Thomas Begley & Arun Richard Chandrasekaran, RNA Fellows, and their mentors.
UAlbany Celebrates College Tour, Campus Ballroom Reopening
UAlbany rolled out the purple carpet Thursday night for the world premiere of its episode of "The College Tour" and the grand reopening of the newly renovated Campus Center Ballroom. Students, faculty, staff and alumni filled the refreshed space — now complete with upgraded AV technology and a modern look — for a Hollywood-style celebration that included themed mocktails, a photo booth and a panel discussion with student stars from the episode.
Undergrad Research Project Develops Haptics to Assist the Visually Impaired
UAlbany students developed wearable haptic devices that provide navigation assistance to the visually impaired as part of the College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering’s 10-week Summer Undergraduate Research Program.
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.
Students Tackle Global Air Quality Challenges Through CNSE Summer Research Program
This summer, CNSE offered undergraduate and graduate students a 10-week opportunity to engage in international research on emerging air quality issues. This year’s group of students traveled to Montreal to collaborate with faculty and researchers at Concordia University and McGill University, gaining first-hand experience with using low-cost sensors and satellite remote sensing techniques.
UAlbany Celebrates World RNA Day, Student Research and New Projects Enabled by Empire AI
The RNA Institute welcomed over 200 attendees to its annual “World RNA Day” celebration. Festivities included lab tours and research presentations to showcase how studying RNA’s structure, function and modifications can unlock new approaches to combatting deadly and debilitating diseases through earlier diagnosis, effective treatments—and potentially cures.
UAlbany Researchers Awarded $1.65M from Air Force Research Lab for Nano Fabrication, Testing
A team of researchers in UAlbany’s College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering has received a three-year, $1.65 million grant to provide fabrication and testing of nanoscale electronic devices for the Air Force Research Laboratory.
Noteworthy: Research grants, awards and publications
The latest developments on University at Albany faculty and staff who are receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.