News Center Archive

The UAlbany's uptown campus podium with some piles of snow left over from plowing. Low mountains can be seen in the distance
Photo of the Week - January 5, 2026
Wintersession is a quieter time on the UAlbany campus. While a lot of hard work continues behind the scenes in labs, offices and classrooms, most of our students take a well-deserved break to recharge and get ready for what is ahead in 2026. Students will return in a few weeks when Spring semester classes begin on January 21st. (Photo by Patrick Dodson)
A tall man in a dark suit stands with a woman and three children on a basketball court with the scoreboard reading "Tom Perkovich" with purple accents.
UAlbany Names Tom Perkovich Head Football Coach
UAlbany and Director of Athletics Mark Benson have officially announced the hiring of Tom Perkovich as the next head coach of the Great Danes’ football program.
Students sitting at a table enjoying lunch together
UAlbany Welcomes Aramark as New Food Service Provider for Campus Dining and Catering
The University at Albany has selected Aramark as its new campus food service provider, overseeing on-campus dining in residence halls and the Campus Center, as well as catering. The new 15-year partnership will begin Jan. 1 under the name Great Dane Hospitality.
Sara Lombardo configures cloud water instrumentation from the top of Whiteface Mountain.
5Q with Sara Lombardo: Graduate Student Earns NASA Award for Cloud Chemistry Research
Sara Lombardo has focused their time high up in the clouds since joining the University at Albany.
Community volunteers plant Ulu trees on a farm affected by the Lahaina fire.
Exploring Homeowner Decisions After Disaster Strikes
Alex Greer, an associate professor at the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity, has spent more than a decade studying hazard adjustments and relocation decisions in the wake of weather and climate disasters.
A man with short black hair and glasses in a white lab coat and blue gloves holds up a vial containing a plant
UAlbany Researcher Studying Impact of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ on Edible Crops, Food Quality
Weilan Zhang, an assistant professor in the University at Albany’s College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering, was awarded nearly $420,000 from the National Science Foundation to study how the accumulation of toxic “forever chemicals” in edible plants impacts food quality and safety.
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$380K in Bridge Funding Sustains Critical UAlbany Research
The bridge fund is awarding $381,435 to projects impacted by federal funding cuts or delays in areas ranging from extreme weather decision-making to RNA research and a critical analysis of how scientific data is misused to fuel conspiracy theories about demographic trends.