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A group of students sit in a theatre-in-the-round with dark seats and walls as they sit in a circle with scripts in front of them.
FRESH ACTS Puts Students in the Spotlight
Six UAlbany students will see their original plays performed on stage April 22-25 as part of FRESH ACTS: A Festival of New Plays, a student-driven production in the Performing Arts Center’s Lab Theatre.
Roger Bisbing, instructional support technician in sculpture speaks with students inside the Boor Sculpture studio during a metal pour. ( Photo by Patrick Dodson)
Inside the Pour: Heat, Metal and Mastery in the Boor Sculpture Studio
When a crucible glowing bright red rises from the chamber, its contents swirling like liquid fire, Roger Bisbing, UAlbany's instructional support technician in sculpture, steps into position with the steady authority of a master blacksmith, guiding the pour with smooth, practiced precision.
Students review a Dracula presentation slide in a UAlbany Honors College course.
UAlbany Course Sinks Its Teeth Into Vampire Lore
If you’re part of UAlbany’s Honors College, you might come across a course on something even more frightening than an 8 a.m. psych class — vampires.
A man in a stiped tie speaks at a lecturn
President Rodríguez: University ‘Well Equipped’ to Face Higher Ed Headwinds
The president delivered his Spring University Address to a full house in the Campus Center Ballroom.
Oscar Umana, junior honors business administration student with a concentration in financial analytics.
5Q with Oscar Umana: Intern at the New York State Comptroller’s Office
Oscar Umana crunches data everywhere he goes. From working at a restaurant to managing portfolios with the University at Albany School of Business Investment Group (UASBIG), his journey in the field of financial analytics dates to his childhood, starting long before the numbers became his major.
Stephen Gravereaux meets with his mentor Sheikh Islam at the Cognitive-Security, Accountability, Fairness and Explainability (CAFE) Lab,
Showcase 2026: Cyber Student Explores Smartwatch Security Risks
Stephen Gravereaux, a senior cybersecurity major at the University at Albany, has spent the last year studying smartwatch security vulnerabilities and exploring innovative methods to reduce risk for users.
A man at the front of an auditorium points to a screen demonstrating the energy input and output levels of a solar array simulator.
UAlbany Students Receive Hands-On Training in Powering the Grid
A recent workshop offered by NextEra Energy Resources, a global leader in renewable energy and energy storage, gave UAlbany students a hands-on opportunity to test how resilient a microgrid is to outages and disruptions.