News Center Archive

A row of power lines with windmills in the distance and blue skies above them.
UAlbany, UConn Researchers Partner to Improve Grid Resilience Through $2.63 Million Investment from DOE
The U.S. Department of Energy announced funding for six projects that will conduct grid resilience analysis and modeling to strengthen and modernize the power grid against extreme weather.
Cars are parked on the side of a road during a hailstorm in San Jose, Calif.
Brian Tang Explains the Science Behind Hailstorms in The Conversation
UAlbany researchers have published a dozen articles in The Conversation this year ranging from an explainer of heat index warnings to how the younger generation is impacting polarization in American politics.
Film poster for "Black Girls Play: The Story of Handgames" features two Black girls playing hand games on a chalk-covered street in front of a house. Three other girls are skipping rope in the background.
Noteworthy: Research grants, awards and publications
The latest developments on University at Albany faculty and staff who are receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.
UAlbany Assistant Professor Abram Magner stands in front of his white board with equations in the background. (Photo by Brian Busher)
CAREER Award Focuses on Framework for Learning Complex Network Dynamics
Abram Magner, an assistant professor in the College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering, has recently been awarded a $584,993 grant from the National Science Foundation for his project, “CAREER: Theoretical Foundations for Learning Network Dynamics.”
Postdoctoral research associate Zhiqiang Lyu and professor Mathias Vuille of the Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences stand in front of a red and white air surface temperature change map inside the science-on-a-sphere room at ETEC.
UAlbany Climatologist Awarded $2 Million to Study Climate Change in South America
DAES Professor Mathias Vuille is launching two research projects focused on past, present and future climate change in South America.
Aerial image of a wastewater treatment facility. The top right half of the image shows water being treated in a rectangular holding pool. On the bottom left, water is held in circular tanks.
UAlbany Researchers Receive Patent for Novel PFAS Removal System
UAlbany scientists have patented the design of a new system to treat water for PFAS—synthetic chemicals known to contaminate ground and surface waters which threaten environmental and human health.
Chancellor King, along with SUNY leaders and elected officials, stand behind a group of eight UAlbany students sitting at a table branded with the UAlbany Minerva logo.
SUNY Chancellor King Touts UAlbany’s Summer Research Program
A group of students participating in UAlbany's longstanding Summer Research Program met with Chancellor John B. King Jr. on Monday.