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Henry Scholl, UAlbany Esports student program coordinator, views a teammates' gaming PC inside the UAlbany Esports Arena.
UAlbany Esports Featured on Capital Region Gaming Podcast
WTEN's Anthony Krolikoswki recently launched “Bits & Boards,” a podcast focused on the Capital Region gaming scene.
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Four Faculty Members Tapped for 'Pathbreaking Research' Talks
The presentations, covering topics ranging from health communication to the aviation industry's impact on climate, will take place on Oct. 31 from 10 a.m. to noon at ETEC as part of Day 5 of Research & Entrepreneurship Week 2025: Celebrating Research from Innovation to Impact.
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UAlbany Launches New Program for Spanish/English Bilingualism
UAlbany’s Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures has launched a new Spanish/English Bilingualism Certificate of Achievement, giving undergraduate students across all majors the opportunity to formally recognize their language skills and expand their career potential in our increasingly interconnected world.
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Theatre Program Starts 2025-26 Season with a Red Letter Play
UAlbany's Theatre Program opens its 2025–26 season with In the Blood, a contemporary drama by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks. The production features UAlbany student actors directed by Visiting Assistant Professor Shaun Patrick Tubbs. Student designers, guided by Theatre faculty, will bring the play to life in the Performing Arts Center’s Lab Theatre.
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UAlbany ‘Promising Researcher’ Strives Toward Excellence, Social Justice in Literacy Education
Scott Storm, an assistant professor of literacy in UAlbany’s School of Education, was selected as the 2025 recipient of a Promising Researcher Award from the National Council of Teachers of English, given each year to one individual worldwide on the basis of a research paper they submit within two years after earning their PhD.
A group of UAlbany's ACE students sit by the Campus Center fountain
UAlbany Launches SUNY Program to Support Student Success and Close Opportunity Gaps
This fall, the University at Albany welcomed 200 students to the inaugural class of the Advancing Completion through Engagement (ACE) program. The program offers students resources that support their success and is aimed at increasing on-time graduation rates and removing common barriers to college completion.
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Nobel Explainer: UAlbany Chemist Jeremy Feldblyum on Metal-Organic Frameworks
UAlbany's Jeremy Feldblyum is an expert in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) — versatile molecular materials that can be used to harvest water from the air, capture CO2, store toxic gases and catalyze chemical reactions — which were at the center of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry announced this week. Feldblyum shares insights on the importance of MOFs and the significance of this year's Nobel nod.