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A older woman with short light brown hair and glasses in a white lab coat stands with a younger woman with long dark hair, glasses and a green lab coat in a chemistry laboratory with tools, beakers and chemicals.
Chemistry Student Earns International Recognition for Doctoral Research
Yikun Zhu recently received the Crystals Best PhD Thesis Award from the open-access publisher MDPI for her dissertation work at the University at Albany. She also earned UAlbany’s 2024-25 Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award.
Erin Couture stands with a student at UAlbany's 2024 commencement festivities.
5 Questions with Erin Couture: The Power of Experiential Learning
Erin Couture joined the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity in 2018 as an academic advisor and now serves as the director of student experiences.
UAlbany President Havidan Rodriguez is joined by County Executive Dan McCoy at podium to announce purchase of Centennial Hall
UAlbany to Purchase Former College of Saint Rose Residence Hall
The University at Albany has put in an offer of $12 million for the 93,671 square-foot residence hall, which has 66 units that total 225 bedrooms.
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IBM Innovator Nick Donofrio to Deliver 12th Annual Bunshaft Lecture at UAlbany
Nick Donofrio, the former executive vice president of innovation and technology at IBM, will deliver the fall 2025 Bunshaft Lecture at the University at Albany.
McKenna Hansen takes a work selfie.
Student Spotlight: McKenna Hansen
For McKenna Hansen, a senior in the Emergency Preparedness and Homeland Security program at the University at Albany, every opportunity has been a step toward understanding how preparation, policy and communication come together to keep communities safe.
A woman in an apparatus looks at a monitor measuring where her line of sight goes as anothe woman looks on.
Study: Cluttered TV Weather Warnings Can Distract from Life-saving Details
A new University at Albany study shows that when weather alerts become too visually complex, people spend less time reading the text that tells them what to do.
UAlbany Provost Carol Kim stands at lecturn to introduce the University's new faculty
UAlbany Introduces 60 New Faculty Members
The University at Albany welcomed 60 new faculty this fall, many of whom participated in the University’s annual Pecha Kucha held on Oct. 27 at the Performing Arts Center. The new faculty are joining 27 different departments across eight schools and colleges.