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An exterior photo of a white metal and glass laboratory building that is home to the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering.
Planning Underway for Transfer of CNSE Back to UAlbany
Planning to reintegrate the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering into the University at Albany is underway, and the University has established a webpage to provide official updates on the status of the transition.
UAlbany field hockey player Alison Smisdom steps up to a strike a ball with her field hockey stick outside on the UAlbany turf field.
Field Hockey's Smisdom an NFHCA All-American
Field Hockey sophomore Alison Smisdom has been named First Team All-America by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association.
A woman works on her laptop from home office with only her hands visible typing.
UAlbany Study: Perceptions of Fairness a Critical Component of Telework Arrangements
A new study by researchers at the University at Albany points to a gap in perceptions about telework among employees who telecommute and those who work only in-person.
Black and silver stethoscope laid atop a brown blood pressure cuff. Instruments are arranged on a white cloth.
UAlbany Researchers Awarded $3 Million to Study Disparities in Black Maternal and Infant Health
UAlbany researchers recently received new funding to investigate why Black families disproportionately experience negative health outcomes in the first postpartum year. Findings from the five-year study will inform strategies aimed at improving Black maternal-infant health.
Annalisa Scimemi studies electrical activity of the brain. This image is from that work, and shows two cellular structures in the brain that this new research will focus on. The featured structures are astrocytes, which, in the image, look like amorphous blue blobs, and synapses, which are smaller than the astrocytes and look like red flecks. The shapes are scattered together across a black background, like cellular confetti.
Studying the Biology of Alzheimer’s Disease: A Q&A with Annalisa Scimemi
Annalisa Scimemi, associate professor of Biological Sciences, was awarded $1.16 million to study molecular and cellular processes that contribute to Alzheimer's disease onset. The project focuses on astrocytes and optogenetics — using light to control brain activity.
Chemist Igor Lednev holds a portable Raman spectrometer.
UAlbany Start-Up Receives Federal Support to Develop New Technology for Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease
The one-year NSF grant of $274,713 will be used to advance the commercialization of the technology.
EPICH students and program leaders stand for a photo following the "Shark Tank" competition.
CEHC Hosts ‘Shark Tank’ Competition for High School Seniors
The students were tasked with creating an invention or idea to pitch to CEHC faculty and staff.