News Center Archive

Beach crowded with people at sunset. The image is rich in orange and red tones; people are primarily cast as silhouettes.
UAlbany-led Study Finds Exposure to Sun, Heat and Humidity Can Exacerbate Symptoms of Mental Disorders
Interdisciplinary team links NYS Mesonet weather data and emergency department visits to predict patient risk
An elevated glass walkway between buildings at Tallinn University of Technology in Estonia.
CTG UAlbany Tackles Challenges Facing Urban Governments
Researchers at the Center for Technology in Government and the FinEst Centre for Smart Cities at the Tallinn University of Technology are investigating the long-term problems faced by local governments in their “smart city” efforts.
Headshot of Chris Thorncroft, director of the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center.
Director of Atmospheric Sciences Research Center Honored by American Meteorological Society
Chris Thorncroft has earned the 2023 AMS Joanne Simpson Tropical Meteorology Research Award.
New students wear a Class of 2026 t-shirt at the Opening Convocation Ceremony.
UAlbany Welcomes New Great Danes for Fall 2022 Semester
The University is welcoming students back to campus this week for the start of the Fall 2022 semester, including more than 5,200 new Great Danes.
Physicists Star with William Shatner in New UFO Documentary
A new documentary starring Star Trek’s William Shatner is asking the question: “Are we Alone?” And two UAlbany physicists are right in the middle of the search for answers. “A Tear in the Sky,” directed by Caroline Cory, follows a team of researchers using state-of-the-art technologies to study on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs).
UAlbany football player Jackson Ambush gets ready to make a play.
Fall Sports Underway for Great Danes
A date with a football powerhouse, renewed battles with former rivals and a host of on-campus action is all in store for the Great Danes this semester as the UAlbany fall sports season gets underway.
Square and pyramid shaped stone ruins of the ancient Mayapan city
Study: Collapse of Ancient Mayan Capital Linked to Drought
An anthropology professor’s research on conflict and the political collapse of Mayapan, the ancient capital city of the Maya on the Yucatán Peninsula, sheds light on link between climate and societal stability.