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Students and community members gather to walk a course on UAlbany's Uptown Campus for the 2022 Out of the Darkness Walk. The day is sunny and a line of students leading the walking crowd hold a blue "American Foundation for Suicide Prevention" and wear purple T-shirts that say "Team Gabby". banner
CAPS to Host 13th Annual “Out of the Darkness Walk” to Promote Mental Health & Prevent Suicide
On Saturday, April 22 at 10:00 a.m., University at Albany will host its 13th annual “Out of the Darkness Walk,” joining nearly 200 other colleges and universities this year to raise both awareness and funds for suicide prevention.
A student sits at a computer terminal with multiple screens and dials in a physics lab.
UAlbany Launches Master’s Program in Computational Physics
The University at Albany is launching a master’s degree in computational physics to train future physicists, engineers and computer hardware and software designers to harness the power of numerical solutions of complex physical problems.
Winners of the President's Excellence Award for Research and Creative Activities pos, holding their certificates, with the President
2023 President’s Excellence Awards winners named
Faculty and staff were honored for outstanding work in research, teaching and service to the University.
President Rodríguez announces the launch of the Institute for Social and Health Equity at the Spring Address in the Campus Center auditorium.
UAlbany Launches the Institute for Social and Health Equity
The Institute will serve as a community-wide hub for collaboration, training and research support.
Vasuda Trehan (left), Michael Leczinsky and James Gillanders wear Meta Quest 2 headsets inside the CEHC Makerspace.
CEHC Students Explore Virtual Reality Through Partnership with Meta, Unity
The College was selected to receive 30 Meta Quest 2 headsets, the most popular and accessible VR headset on the market, through a “Create with VR Grant Program."
DB Woodside in a blue button-down shirt with the words 2023 undergraduate commencement speaker, University at Albany
Actor, Director DB Woodside ’91 Named 2023 Undergraduate Commencement Speaker
Woodside, who is best known for playing “Wayne Palmer” on the Emmy Award-winning series “24,” will deliver the keynote address at the University's 2023 Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 13.
A student athlete celebrates with his visually impaired teammate after he scores in basketball as fans cheer from the stands.
UAlbany, Special Olympics Team Up to Celebrate Unified Sports
Athletes from the Capital Region Special Olympics community and students from UAlbany are teaming up to present the first Unified Sports Showcase Day on April 18.