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A New York State Mesonet truck parks in front of solar panels powering the network's Lake Placid site.
New York State Mesonet Collaborates on Maine Statewide Weather Network
The University of Maine is launching a statewide weather monitoring network through collaboration with the New York State Mesonet at the University at Albany.
Three people in lab coats stand at a lab bench looking at a piece of equipment in yellow-lit chemistry lab.
CNSE is Making Albany a Hub for Photoresist Innovation
High-performance photoresists — the thin chemical films used to make patterns on silicon wafers with almost impossibly small wavelengths of light — are essential to manufacturing newer, faster and more efficient computer chips, and University at Albany researchers are making New York a global hub for photoresist innovation.
Students review code on a row of computers inside a dark lit room at ETEC.
UAlbany Partners with LogicalNet to Host Cybersecurity Webinar Series
The webinar series will cover a range of timely topics, including how to guard against common scams and hacking attempts, secure smart devices such as Wi-Fi cameras and office equipment, and understand how cyber insurance can provide protection if something goes wrong.
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UAlbany Earns Bronze Status for Plastics Reduction Efforts
The University at Albany was awarded the Plastics Reduction Partner Bronze level certification by the National Wildlife Federation for efforts to reduce single-use plastics on campus.
UAlbany alum Omar M. Yaghi '85 was awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. (Photo by Brittany Hosea-Small/UC Berkeley, used by permission)
Nobel Laureate Omar Yaghi ‘85 Comes Home to UAlbany on April 2
Nobel Prize-winning chemist and University at Albany alum Omar M. Yaghi will return to the Capital Region on April 2, visiting both Hudson Valley Community College and UAlbany.
UAlbany students prepare a weather balloon for launch from the ETEC parking lot.
UAlbany Students Join International Project to Improve Atmospheric River Forecasting
Student teams from each institution are launching weather balloons during active storm events to collect data that can help improve understanding of atmospheric rivers and other high-impact weather systems.
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Young Scientists Present Original Research at Science Symposium
Student researchers selected from across New York State presented their original investigations at the 2026 UAlbany in the High School Science Research Invitational Symposium on Wednesday, Feb. 25.