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A purple CDTA bus shelter displaying “UAlbany Downtown” and “Unleash Greatness” signage, with metal seating beneath the covered glass structure.
CTG UAlbany, CDTA Explore AI Tools for Bus Shelter Maintenance
Researchers and students at CTG UAlbany are helping CDTA address that challenge using mobile sensors and artificial intelligence. Through an ongoing partnership, CTG UAlbany has adapted its Community Asset Tracker platform to identify maintenance conditions at bus shelters using AI-enabled camera sensors mounted on CDTA buses.
Healthcare workers wearing green scrubs, masks and surgical caps work at the end of a brightly lit hospital hallway.
Report Shows Continued Healthcare Workforce Shortages Across New York State
According to a new report from the Center for Health Workforce Studies, New York State's healthcare workforce is growing, yet persistent workforce shortages and regional disparities remain.
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Landmark State Funding Boosts New York State Mesonet
The $2 million funding marks the first time the state has earmarked operating support for the network, which was built for New York State by UAlbany using federal disaster aid following Superstorm Sandy.
A jet labeled "United Express" flies over mountains.
UAlbany Study Measures Impact of Regional Airline Exits on Travelers
New research co-authored by University at Albany economist Chun-Yu Ho and Tingting Peng, ’25, helps quantify that impact, using regional airline exits during the COVID-19 pandemic to measure what happened in affected U.S. markets after carriers ceased operations.
Using a small metal instrument, a person wearing purple latex gloves arranges a tiny amount of a white substance in the center of a round silver platform attached to a piece of lab equipment.
New Analysis Tracks Rise of Dangerous Drug Adulterant and Public Health Response in New York State
As medetomidine emerged and spread through New York's illicit drug supply, public health agencies executed a data-driven response to alert the public, make health practitioners aware of the emergent substance, distribute test strips and ultimately save lives. Their efforts were analyzed and documented in a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine Evidence.
Hurricane Florence is seen from outside the International Space Station.
UAlbany Atmospheric Scientist Discusses Hurricane Forecasting Ahead of 2026 Season
Brian Tang recently published an article in The Conversation that explores how hurricane forecasts have improved in recent decades and why those improvements should not be taken for granted.
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President Rodríguez Lauds Federal Quantum Computing Investments
"This $1.3 billion federal investment in quantum computing innovation in the Capital Region once again proves what we’ve known for three decades: The road to the most powerful technologies of the future passes through Albany," Rodríguez said.