News Center Archive

Andrei Lapenas stands with trees in the Academic Podium courtyard.
Do Trees Really Explode in the Cold? 5Q with Andrei Lapenas
What causes the loud cracking noises that trees sometimes make in extremely cold weather? Andrei Lapenas, a professor in the Department of Geography, Planning & Sustainability, explains this phenomenon.
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UAlbany to Lead Empire AI SUNY Partnerships, Advancing AI for the Public Good
The University at Albany will partner with SUNY Oneonta, SUNY Cobleskill and Hudson Valley Community College to strengthen AI teaching and research across the region as part of new Empire AI campus partnerships.
Two professors, one sitting on a desk with a black vest and blue collared shirt, the other seated at a computer, look facing the camera as a graphic display of AI in gaming is shown on an Apple iMac computer with a row of books behind the computer.
UAlbany Researchers Reveal Geometry Behind How AI Agents Learn
A new study from the University at Albany shows that artificial intelligence systems may organize information in far more intricate ways than previously thought. The study, “Exploring the Stratified Space Structure of an RL Game with the Volume Growth Transform,” has been published online through arXiv.
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Study: Extreme Heatwaves Across the Caribbean Are Becoming More Frequent and Severe
A new study led by climatologists at the University at Albany has found that extreme heatwaves across the Caribbean are becoming significantly more frequent, longer and severe.
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UAlbany PhD Student: My Journey from Game Boy to Nanoscale Engineering
Justin Nhan, a PhD student in nanoscale engineering at UAlbany’s College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering, shares how his childhood passion for engineering inspired him to pursue research in the area of extreme ultraviolet lithography.
A group of sixteen people pose for a group portrait in a common area at Project Safe Point's Albany location. The room has multiple windows, artwork hung on the walls, and is lined in shelves containing books and bins of personal care supplies.
Udo Lab Partners with Project Safe Point: Community-Engaged Research for Harm Reduction
Over the past decade, UAlbany researcher Tomoko Udo has partnered with Catholic Charities' Project Safe Point to support programs aimed at reducing harm associated with drug use in the greater Capital Region. Student researchers are deeply involved in the work, which includes identifying changing trends in drug use to guide Project Safe Point programs, as well as policy recommendations.
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Study: Crosstalk Inside Cells Helps Pathogens Evade Drugs
New UAlbany research shows that tiny mobile structures inside pathogens "collaborate" in previously unknown ways; in so doing, the broader cell learns how to evade drugs designed to kill it. The work advances our understanding of antibiotic resistance and could someday inform the development of new treatments against disaeases like listeriosis.