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Associate Professor of History and East Asian Studies Michitake Aso. (UAlbany Digital Media)
Aso Earns ACLS Fellowship for Research on Agent Orange’s Legacy
University at Albany historian Michitake Aso has been awarded a 2026 fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) for his research on the legacy of Agent Orange in Vietnam.
New York State Mesonet Director June Wang smiles in front of computer screens inside the network's operations center.
Ask an Expert: When Does Spring Actually Start?
June Wang of the New York State Mesonet answers today’s question.
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Sabotage by design: Protecting critical infrastructure from hidden hardware threats
UAlbany researchers are pioneering new ways to find and neutralize hardware trojans, the insidiously small security threats that may already be embedded in critical infrastructure like the electric grid.
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UAlbany Atmospheric Scientist Contributes to International Study on Contrail Formation
In a new study, co-authored by Fangqun Yu of UAlbany's Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, a team of researchers found that modern “lean-burn” aircraft engines still produce the conditions necessary for contrail formation.
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Biology Research Meets Entrepreneurship Through ‘RISE’
Manuela Montoya-Giraldo is a fourth-year biology PhD candidate working with Associate Professor Cheryl Andam. This spring, she began exploring how to translate laboratory research to commercially impactful technologies as part of the UAlbany Innovation Center's Research and Innovators Startup Exchange program.
UAlbany student Maurice Burbridge inside the UAlbany library as he stands in front of stacks of books.
Different Paths, One Honor: UAlbany Students Earn Chancellor’s Award
The Chancellor’s Award recognizes students for academic achievement, leadership, campus involvement and community service. This year’s recipients reflect that range and the different ways a UAlbany experience can take shape.
UAlbany senior Meagan Leung is seen in the University Art Museum Collections Study Space.
Showcase 2026: Art Student Explores Hidden Microbial Life in Historic Paintings
This year, one Showcase project invites us to look closer at paintings, close enough to glimpse a hidden, living world beneath the surface.