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UAlbany students wearing purple hats and yellow shirts plant a tree on South Pearl Street.
UAlbany Students Plant Trees Along South Pearl Street in Albany
Over the summer, UAlbany students prepared and planted more than 200 urban trees, including many along South Pearl Street in Albany.
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Anderson Weaves Memory, Meaning Through 'Black Excellence'
The University Art Museum is opening its fall season with the largest solo exhibition to date by artist Noel W. Anderson, Black Excellence. The show, which runs from now through April 3, 2026, brings together more than 35 works — tapestries, video and works on paper — that challenge viewers to reconsider history, identity and the stories embedded in images.
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Engagement Ring: A 'Game Changer' for Improving Emergency Preparedness and Response
Engagement Ring Podcast with DeeDee Bennett Gayle
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History Lecturer Lenart Named Fulbright U.S. Scholar for 2025-26
UAlbany History Lecturer Camelia Lenart will spend the spring of 2026 at the University of Bucharest, where she will teach a course she designed, "Art, Music and History in Europe: A Multimedia Approach," as well as launch a history club and a symposium on Romanian-American cultural exchange.
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Undergrad Research Project Develops Haptics to Assist the Visually Impaired
UAlbany students developed wearable haptic devices that provide navigation assistance to the visually impaired as part of the College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering’s 10-week Summer Undergraduate Research Program.
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Newly Renovated Campus Center Ballroom Hosts College Tour Premiere
The stage is set and it’s time to dim the lights. “The College Tour,” featuring the University at Albany and its students, is set for its world premiere on Thursday, Sept. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in the newly refurbished Campus Center Ballroom.
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CNSE Brings Semiconductor Workforce Programs to India
The collaboration comes as the government of India is ramping up the country’s domestic semiconductor manufacturing capacity through the India Semiconductor Mission, potentially doubling the sector’s economic output by 2030, and as UAlbany seeks to expand the global reach of its high-tech workforce training programs.