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Young students watch a robotic dog in action at STEM and Nanotechnology Family Day at ETEC in February, 2024.
STEM and Nanotechnology Family Day Highlights NANOvember 2024
CNSE is welcoming students from throughout the Capital Region on Saturday, November 23, to STEM and Nanotechnology Family Day, providing a glimpse of cutting edge science and technology that is being developed right here in upstate New York. The event marks the culmination of NANOvember, the month-long celebration of how nanotechnology is making a difference in our lives now and in the future.
Fire engulfs the Minnewaska State Park Preserve in Ulster County.
New York State Mesonet, Department of Environmental Conservation Partner on New Fire Danger Rating System
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a new real-time weather data tool to help inform New Yorkers when there is an increased risk of wildfires.
A man wearing khaki pants and a plaid button down shirt stands, smiling, in a brightly lit lab next to a DNA/RNA sequencing machine. The machine consists of two large metal cube-shaped containers with bottled of clear liquid on top of one, and a digital panel on the other.
UAlbany Chemist Receives Federal Support to Advance Tool for Complete RNA Sequencing
Shenglong Zhang, associate professor of Chemistry, received two Small Business Technology Transfer grants from the National Institutes of Health. The grants were jointly awarded to the University and UAlbany spinoff company DirectSeq Biosciences, Inc., which Zhang directs as founder and president. 
Graphic with headshots of UAlbany researchers featured on the Academic Minute.
‘University at Albany Week’ Airs on WAMC’s The Academic Minute
Albany’s WAMC Northeast Public Radio aired five segments from UAlbany faculty members last week during “University at Albany Week” on The Academic Minute.
Doctoral student Omkar Kulkarni and UAlbany Associate Professor of Computer Science Pradeep Atrey present their poster for their app 'GARGI', which uses AI to improve group photo images.
Researchers Utilize AI to Improve Group Photos
UAlbany Associate Professor of Computer Science Pradeep Atrey and doctoral student Omkar Kulkarni are at work trying to create a better virtual photo editor. Combining techniques of computer vision with machine learning, Atrey and Kulkarni have developed an innovative iOS application designed to improve the quality of group photos.
Five women in professional attire stand, smiling, in front of a purple poster set on a black tripod. The poster is titled 'BILPOC Faculty Advancement Initiative at UAlbany' and has subheads reading: who we are, our goals, what we do, outcomes, and our mission.
UAlbany Hosts Symposium on Mental Health in Communities of Color
On World Mental Health Day, UAlbany's BILPOC Faculty Advancement Initiative and the Center for the Elimination of Minority Health Disparities, in partnership with local advocacy organization 'Partners in Community Development,' co-hosted a one-day symposium focusing on mental health in communities of color.
Hospital heart monitor device showing pulse readout on a digital screen
CHWS Report: Health Worker Recruitment and Retention Issues Persist in New York
A new report by the Center for Health Workforce Studies shows that health workforce recruitment and retention difficulties continue to present significant challenges within New York’s health care system, contributing to widespread shortages in various health care occupations.