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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 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.

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.

Doctoral student Tia Swenty shares insights on her path to nanobiotechnology, the problems she is working to solve, and how thoughtful market research can inform the pursuit of science for real-world impact.

The 16th annual Life Sciences Research Symposium brought together research trainees from across three UAlbany colleges, and the Capital Region, to share their latest findings, connect with peers and explore opportunities for networking with senior faculty.

With this award — one of just six in the nation — UAlbany and VCU will receive $6.5 million over five years to establish the center under the leadership of UAlbany’s Keith Hynes Endowed Professor in STEM Andy Berglund, director of UAlbany’s RNA Institute, and Dr. Nicholas Johnson, director of VCU’s Center for Inherited Muscle Research.

For decades, scientists have studied natural records around the Eastern Hemisphere tropics to reconstruct past changes in monsoon rainfall. The new grant provides the opportunity to integrate all of these records.