News Center Archive

Jason Corace interacts with students in his Game 100 course.
UAlbany Game Center Director Featured on Capital Region Podcast
Jason Corace recently spoke with WTEN’s Anthony Krolikowski on “Bits & Boards,” a podcast focused on the Capital Region gaming scene, about his vision for the programs.
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Scholarship Helps Jeanty to Pursue Cybersecurity Goals
Marck Jeanty, a 2025 graduate of Spring Valley High School, is pursuing a degree in cybersecurity in UAlbany’s College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity. He traces his interest in the field to a high school cyber club, where he first learned to build websites and defend against basic attacks.
Andrei Lapenas stands with trees in the Academic Podium courtyard.
Do Trees Really Explode in the Cold? 5Q with Andrei Lapenas
What causes the loud cracking noises that trees sometimes make in extremely cold weather? Andrei Lapenas, a professor in the Department of Geography, Planning & Sustainability, explains this phenomenon.
Students in lab classroom studying AI platform
UAlbany to Lead Empire AI SUNY Partnerships, Advancing AI for the Public Good
The University at Albany will partner with SUNY Oneonta, SUNY Cobleskill and Hudson Valley Community College to strengthen AI teaching and research across the region as part of new Empire AI campus partnerships.
Two professors, one sitting on a desk with a black vest and blue collared shirt, the other seated at a computer, look facing the camera as a graphic display of AI in gaming is shown on an Apple iMac computer with a row of books behind the computer.
UAlbany Researchers Reveal Geometry Behind How AI Agents Learn
A new study from the University at Albany shows that artificial intelligence systems may organize information in far more intricate ways than previously thought. The study, “Exploring the Stratified Space Structure of an RL Game with the Volume Growth Transform,” has been published online through arXiv.
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Study: Extreme Heatwaves Across the Caribbean Are Becoming More Frequent and Severe
A new study led by climatologists at the University at Albany has found that extreme heatwaves across the Caribbean are becoming significantly more frequent, longer and severe.
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UAlbany PhD Student: My Journey from Game Boy to Nanoscale Engineering
Justin Nhan, a PhD student in nanoscale engineering at UAlbany’s College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering, shares how his childhood passion for engineering inspired him to pursue research in the area of extreme ultraviolet lithography.