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The latest developments on University at Albany faculty and staff who are receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.

The projects are the first five funded through the Center for Emerging Artificial Intelligence Systems (CEAIS), a $20 million UAlbany-IBM research collaboration announced last year by Gov. Kathy Hochul that included the installation of state-of-the-art prototype IBM AI hardware at UAlbany.

The University’s new AI supercomputer wouldn’t be possible without the complex IT infrastructure that supports it. That infrastructure is built and maintained by UAlbany’s Information Technology Services overseen by Chief Information Officer Brian Heaton.

Thanks to funding through the John J. Sullivan Professional Development Award, doctoral students Maria Belen Paredes-Espinosa, Shadi Omranpour, Ezra Pasikatan and Jeelka Solanki have been able to take part in prestigious conferences that further their research and scholarship.

UAlbany's second annual Research and Entrepreneurship Week brought together scholars from throughout New York and beyond to put the spotlight on the explosive growth of artificial intelligence in the Capital Region, along with highlighting the substantial scholarly work of UAlbany researchers and inventors.

For the first time in 41 years, the University at Albany served as host institution for a meeting of the American Mathematical Society (AMS), the preeminent organization advancing research and mathematics education in the United States.

A new Center for Health Workforce Studies report indicates that improving access to oral health services in New York requires a broader understanding of oral health needs and the challenges that underserved populations face.