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A still from the film EBBÓ shows two Afro-Dominican dancers Jeremy Antonio Caro and Rayser Rafelina Campusano Rosario embracing in elaborate costumes featuring sacred materials such as cowrie shells used in divination and rooster feathers used in rituals.
University Art Museum Kicks Off Fall Semester With Three New Exhibitions
The University Art Museum is showing three new exhibitions this fall that explore themes dealing with the cosmos and creation myths, political and social issues in Latin America and the Caribbean, and Afro-Caribbean religious and spiritual heritage through the mediums of weaving, painting, bookmaking, film and dance.
A confetti cannon shoots a blast of purple and gold confetti over a sea of black mortar board hats and hands raised in celebration at UAlbany's spring 2023 Undergraduate Commencement.
New Report Affirms UAlbany’s Success in Serving Latino Students
While the report from Excelencia in Education found that graduation gaps between Latinos and white non-Hispanics have grown on average nationally, at UAlbany they have achieved parity.
UAlbany faculty and student researchers hold up a weather balloon that is ready to launch from the Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site.
Atmospheric Science Faculty, Students Launch Weather Balloons for Capital Region Research Project
The research team is building a vertical profile of the atmosphere around local severe weather events.
A convoy of military vehicles drive down a road in Puerto Rico with damaged power lines and light poles.
Climate Scientists Use Data from Hurricane Maria to Test Social Vulnerability Assessment Tool
The researchers are using data from Hurricane Maria to assess the critical infrastructure vulnerabilities that still exist in Puerto Rico around extreme weather events.
Hands wearing protective plastic gloves hold a syringe
Targeting Mpox Messages to At-Risk Groups Could Result in Stigma, Study Finds
Survey found that emphasizing that men who have sex with men are most at risk for the virus mpox had the negative effect of increasing support for restricting LGBTQ+ events.
A colorful plastic anatomical model of a human skull rests on a table; the background is a glass wall with a hallway and person walking behind the glass.
Faculty Vacancies in New York State Nursing Programs Could Reduce Capacity to Train New Nurses
UAlbany's Center for Health Workforce Studies Shares Results from its Annual Survey of Nursing Programs in New York State
An empty hallway of a school building, with light reflecting off the floor and tote bags hanging on hooks on the walls
Research Shows Having Police in Schools Results in Fewer Fights, But Harsher Discipline
The presence of an SRO is associated with a decline in some forms of school violence and an increase in reported firearm offenses, as well as a direct increase in harsh disciplinary actions by school administrators such as suspensions and arrests by police.