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Orthodox Christians in gold ceremonial garb participate in the blessing of the water rite at St. Vladimir Memorial Church in Jackson, N.J. A crowd watches, some holding framed pictures.
UAlbany Professor Awarded Yale Fellowship for Research on Ukrainian Liturgy
Nadia Kizenko, a professor of history and director of the Religious Studies Program at UAlbany, has always been fascinated by questions related to liturgy. This fall, she will have the chance to blend that interest with her expertise in Russian and Ukrainian history, culture and religion as a Fellow of the Yale Institute of Sacred Music (ISM), where she will study changes in Orthodox liturgy in Ukraine after the fall of the Soviet Union and especially in response to Russia’s invasion in February 2022.
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UAlbany Receives $4.8M Award to Research Substance Use, Problem Gambling Among College Students
The University at Albany has been awarded $936,414 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Center for Substance Abuse Treatment to test and advance best practices that address problem gambling among college students, Congressman Paul Tonko announced.
Professor Benjamin Yankson and CEHC student interns display smart devices they are testing at the Hack-IoT Lab.
CEHC Adds New Research Labs in Open Source Intelligence, Smart Device Security
The two new labs add to CEHC's growing research ecosystem.
A headshot or Timothy Reese next to a photo of a seated Mary Beth Winn holding books that say Opera Cinema. Above her head is a purple bar with the words Emeritus Center.
Professors Winn and Lance named Emeritus Center Fellows for 2023
Math Professor Timothy Lance and French Professor Mary Beth Winn were named William L. Reese Fellows for their continued scholarly pursuits after retiring from the University.
The UAlbany womens softball team celebrates a victory during the 2023 season.
Great Danes Earn Academic, Athletic Accolades
As the spring sports season winds down, UAlbany student-athletes are earning honors on the field and in the classroom.
Beth Feingold stands at a former mining area in La Pampa, Madre de Dios, Peru. Feingold is wearing a blue button-down shirt, gray bucket hat and blue mirrored sunglasses. The background is mainly dry, cleared, open land, with forest in the far distance on the horizon. The sky is blue and full of large fluffy clouds.
School of Public Health Researcher Receives Fulbright Amazonia Award
Beth Feingold has been selected as part of the program’s inaugural cohort, which aims to expand collaborative research networks and address shared priorities in the Amazon Basin
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UAlbany Professors Join SUNY’s Distinguished Academy
Two University at Albany professors — Thomas Begley of the RNA Institute and Zai Liang of the Departments of Sociology and East Asian Studies — have been promoted to SUNY’s Distinguished Academy, the highest academic rank within the SUNY system, conferred by the State University Board of Trustees.