News Center Archive

A road closed sign is seen in an area flooded from Hurricane Helene.
UAlbany Experts Featured in National Media Coverage on Hurricane Helene
National media outlets are turning to UAlbany expertise as people seek insight on this historic storm.
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Move Over, Heartfelt Chats — It’s the Gift That Counts
Small gifts improve spirits better and faster than talking, according to the results of a new study co-authored by Hillary Wiener of the Massry School of Business.
A student views a global threat map on a computer as part of study within the digital forensics lab at UAlbany.
Digital Forensics Garners Prestigious Cybersecurity Designation
The University at Albany’s undergraduate program in Digital Forensics has been recognized by the National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) for excellence in cyber defense research.
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Expert in Human-AI Interaction to Lead UAlbany's AI Plus Institute
Balakrishnan "Prabha" Prabhakaran will join the Institute in January after more than two decades on the computer science faculty at the University of Texas at Dallas, where he also served as associate vice president for research centers and institutes and director of the Multimedia Systems Laboratory.
Three women, two of them holding signs that includ the words "Education is NOT a Business" and "On strike for our students' future"
Study: Teacher Strikes Are Effective in Increasing Wages, Working Conditions
Teacher pay rose on average by 8% by the fifth year after a strike; class size went down and per-student spending up; and school districts spent more on student support staff such as nurses and social workers.
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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.
CEHC's Extreme Events, Social Equity and Technology research team stand in front of a purple and gold branded wall inside their lab space.
CEHC Researchers Use Virtual Reality to Improve Disaster Preparedness for Older Adults
The project will expose participants from the general public to disaster environments using Meta Quest VR headsets, which offer immersive experiences in 3D spaces.