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UAlbany Nationally Recognized for Commitment to Sustainability
For the 11th consecutive year, the University at Albany has been honored for its superb sustainability practices and emphasis on healthy student living in The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges: 2025 Edition.
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UAlbany Chemist Receives Federal Support to Advance Tool for Complete RNA Sequencing
Shenglong Zhang, associate professor of Chemistry, received two Small Business Technology Transfer grants from the National Institutes of Health. The grants were jointly awarded to the University and UAlbany spinoff company DirectSeq Biosciences, Inc., which Zhang directs as founder and president. 
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Enviornmental Science Class Takes Trip to UAlbany’s Whiteface Mountain Field Station
The upper-level, interdisciplinary course covers a range of topics in the Adirondack region, including ecology, geology, weather, climate and human history.
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‘University at Albany Week’ Airs on WAMC’s The Academic Minute
Albany’s WAMC Northeast Public Radio aired five segments from UAlbany faculty members last week during “University at Albany Week” on The Academic Minute.
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Q&A with Naishaly Vélez Galán, Survivor Advocate in UAlbany’s Office of Health Promotion
UAlbany's Naishaly Vélez Galán, survivor advocate in the Office of Health Promotion, shares insights on her role at UAlbany, key tenants of survivor advocacy, and how she is serving the broader community this year as the 2024 Albany Tulip Queen.
Doctoral student Omkar Kulkarni and UAlbany Associate Professor of Computer Science Pradeep Atrey present their poster for their app 'GARGI', which uses AI to improve group photo images.
Researchers Utilize AI to Improve Group Photos
UAlbany Associate Professor of Computer Science Pradeep Atrey and doctoral student Omkar Kulkarni are at work trying to create a better virtual photo editor. Combining techniques of computer vision with machine learning, Atrey and Kulkarni have developed an innovative iOS application designed to improve the quality of group photos.
Five women in professional attire stand, smiling, in front of a purple poster set on a black tripod. The poster is titled 'BILPOC Faculty Advancement Initiative at UAlbany' and has subheads reading: who we are, our goals, what we do, outcomes, and our mission.
UAlbany Hosts Symposium on Mental Health in Communities of Color
On World Mental Health Day, UAlbany's BILPOC Faculty Advancement Initiative and the Center for the Elimination of Minority Health Disparities, in partnership with local advocacy organization 'Partners in Community Development,' co-hosted a one-day symposium focusing on mental health in communities of color.