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Students Take Top Prize for Device to Help Disabled Workers
Students Binh Ho, Alex Pilkey and Shakib Ahmed won first place in NYSID's annual CREATE (Cultivating Resources for Employment with Assistive Technology) competition, which provides a forum for college students across New York help those living with disabilities succeed in the workplace.
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Showcase 2025: UAlbany Senior Explores the Psychology of Sudoku
With several lines of research underway in UAlbany's Cognition and Language Laboratory, Honors College senior and psychology major Mauricio Rodriguez is exploring the cognitive benefits of puzzle-solving, with a focus on Sudoku.
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5 Questions with CTG UAlbany Research Director Mila Gascó-Hernandez
The Center for Technology in Government (CTG UAlbany) Research Director Mila Gascó-Hernandez has worked for a wide variety of organizations, providing expertise in the areas of information and knowledge in society. Gascó-Hernandez provides insight into the role that organizations such as libraries can play in advancing our knowledge and understanding of AI.
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UAlbany Partnering on Initiative to Address Problem Gambling on College Campuses
The Center for Behavioral Health Promotion and Applied Research at UAlbany is partnering with the New York Council on Problem Gambling (NYCPG) and the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) on a new initiative to address problem gambling on college campuses.
Carly Sutter sits in front of a map of New York inside UAlbany’s xCITE lab.
Showcase 2025: Using AI to Monitor Road Surface Conditions
UAlbany graduate student researcher Carly Sutter is collaborating with the New York State Department of Transportation to develop a new tool that utilizes machine learning models to improve situational awareness of road surface conditions across the state.
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UAlbany Launches New AI & Society College, Research Center
A new college and associated research center will support the development of new discipline-specific, AI-focused majors, minors and microcredentials that build on the expansive existing programs in UAlbany’s nine schools and colleges.
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UAlbany Hosts STEM and Earth Sciences Family Day
The University at Albany welcomed more than 500 children and their families from across the Capital Region and beyond on Sunday for STEM and Earth Sciences Family Day, in celebration of Earth Day 2025.