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NYS Sen. Neil D. Breslin stands wearing a dark gray suit and red tie speaking at wooden lectern with the UAlbany seal framed on either side behind him by two purple UAlbany banners with the University's gold Minerva logo.
UAlbany Awards Sen. Neil Breslin the Medallion of the University
The University selected the senator for the honor in recognition of his 26 years of committed advocacy for public higher education, the University at Albany and its students, and the Capital Region. President Havidán Rodríguez will present the Medallion at the Spring University Address on April 11 in the Campus Center West Auditorium.
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Helping California Understand the Impact of Convictions on Employment
In a webinar entitled “The Research Case for Hiring People with Criminal History Records: California in Focus,” Shawn Bushway, professor of Public Administration and Policy, worked to rebut pervasive myths that anyone with a criminal record is inherently riskier than anyone without.
An older man with silver hair is seated in a chair next to a younger man with black hair and glasses, who sits on a couch nearby consulting a handful of papers and looking at a laptop. They are gathered around a table with a pitcher of water and other beverages.
UAlbany Professor’s Book Details Secret Weapons Program that Helped Build Modern Korea
In a new book out early next year, "Cornerstone of the Nation: The Defense Industry and the Building of Modern Korea under Park Chung Hee," UAlbany Professor Peter Kwon provides the first historical account of how Park’s secret program to build an independent defense industry spurred rapid militarization, industrialization and economic growth, and set the stage for South Korea to become the global economic powerhouse we know today.
Rabi Musah smiles inside her lab space on campus.
Hemp or Marijuana? Forensic Chemist Receives Federal Funding for Rapid Test
The U.S. Department of Justice is supporting the Musah Lab with a $401,988 grant to develop and validate the test through December 2024.
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UAlbany Students Weigh in on Women’s History Month
UAlbany students share their thoughts on Women’s History Month
A bulldozer lifts its blade high into the air next to a pile of rubble along a pier as people dressed in black walk by. The sky is gray and hazy and the street is littered with debris.
UAlbany Students Organize Fundraisers to Help After Turkey Earthquake
University at Albany students have organized fundraising and memorial events to benefit victims and frontline workers after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake devastated Turkey and parts of Syria on Feb. 6.
UAlbany senior John England sits with his arms crossed in the Map Room at ETEC.
Showcase 2023: Improving Winter Weather Forecasts
For more than a year, UAlbany senior John England has been juggling his classwork as a full-time student and helping researchers better understand near-freezing winter storm events.