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Engineering, Life Sciences Lead R&D Growth at UAlbany
UAlbany’s nearly $472M in 2024 R&D more than doubled the number the University reported in the NSF Higher Education Research and Development survey in 2023, driven largely by the return of the Department of Nanoscale Science & Engineering and its semiconductor industry R&D partnerships at the NY Creates Albany NanoTech Complex.
Students participate in the New York Hope Disaster Response Exercise at the State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany, N.Y.
Preparing for Disaster: Students Reflect on New York Hope Exercise
The NY Hope exercise, hosted at the State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany, prepares students for future careers in emergency management.
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Thrive UAlbany: A New, Holistic Well-Being Initiative to Support Student Success
The University at Albany is launching Thrive UAlbany, a new campus-wide wellness initiative designed to support students academically, personally and professionally. Thrive UAlbany offers students a central point where they can easily find trusted support and services, such as Health & Wellness Support, Financial Literacy, Career Readiness and Belonging & Connection.
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UAlbany Launches Minor in Ethics and Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence
The University at Albany has launched a new undergraduate minor in Ethics and Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence designed to provide students from any major with an interdisciplinary framework for examining how artificial intelligence is transforming society and raising urgent ethical, legal and philosophical questions.
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Latest IBM Spyre Accelerators Power New UAlbany AI Research Projects
The seven new projects are funded through the joint UAlbany-IBM Center for Emerging Artificial Intelligence Systems and will use a cluster of IBM Spyre Accelerator cards for projects ranging from the search for mutational signatures important to diagnosing cancer to the impact of methane emissions on Earth’s climate.
The UAlbany's uptown campus podium with some piles of snow left over from plowing. Low mountains can be seen in the distance
Photo of the Week - January 5, 2026
Wintersession is a quieter time on the UAlbany campus. While a lot of hard work continues behind the scenes in labs, offices and classrooms, most of our students take a well-deserved break to recharge and get ready for what is ahead in 2026. Students will return in a few weeks when Spring semester classes begin on January 21st. (Photo by Patrick Dodson)
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UAlbany Names Tom Perkovich Head Football Coach
UAlbany and Director of Athletics Mark Benson have officially announced the hiring of Tom Perkovich as the next head coach of the Great Danes’ football program.