News Center Archive

Two men smile and jointly hold a Fulbright certificate as they pose for a photograph in front of two flags.
Professor Emeritus Returns from 3rd Fulbright Trip to Improve Mental Health Services in Southeast Asia
Bruce Svare, professor emeritus of psychology and neuroscience at UAlbany, recently completed a five-month stay in Southeast Asia where he was working to improve the field of psychology and mental health services as part of his third visit to the region funded by a Fulbright Scholar Award.
Image shows a rural landscape beneath a dark, clouded sky. A lightning strike touches down near an isolated settlement in the distance. Powerlines run along a gravel road.
UAlbany Study: Joint Effects of Thunderstorms and Power Outages Increase Respiratory-Related Emergency Department Visits
A new study led by UAlbany researchers is among the first to examine the joint effects of thunderstorms and power outages on respiratory-related emergency department visits in New York State.
Two people sit a screens in a darkened computer lab, with one of them wearing VR goggles, as to people speak in the background.
UAlbany researchers survey AI landscape for Bezos Earth Fund
A team from the UAlbany joined colleagues at Columbia University and GIS firm Esri at BEF’s request to conduct a wide-ranging assessment of the current uses and future challenges and opportunities of employing AI to counteract the harm being done to Earth’s natural systems.
A photo taken from an elevated position showing two flashes of lightning, one of which is striking a rectangular tower in the distance.
In a flash, an iconic image of UAlbany
Mohawk Tower was likely struck by lightning Tuesday when damaging storms unleashed six cloud-to-ground lightning strikes on or near the Uptown Campus within two minutes.
Angel Ford meets with a group of students inside a classroom on Pemba Island, Tanzania.
Empowering Teachers in Tanzania: 5 Questions with Angel Ford
Ford is in Zanzibar, Tanzania, working with K-12 teachers on Pemba Island to improve their learning environments and develop an English language curriculum.
Abby Greco stands below the Saturn V rocket on display at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. She is spending the summer working at Space Camp, which is on the grounds of the center.
UAlbany Summer: Physics Major Teaching STEM at Space Camp
Abby Greco, a rising junior and physics major at UAlbany, is teaching 9-to-14-year-olds all about science and technology at Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama this summer.
Associate Professor of Nanobioscience Ben Boivin wearing a white lab coat and blue shirt and glasses stands in his lab in front of a cabinet with clear glass panels and numerous white bottles with red caps.
UAlbany Scientist Awarded More Than $4 Million to Study Disease Progression in Mammalian Cells
UAlbany Associate Professor of Nanobioscience Ben Boivin from the Department of Nanoscale Science and Engineering has been awarded more than $4 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to further explore the role of PTPs in disease progression.