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Sun illuminates a sign that reads "WE MAKE MARINES" against a backdrop of blue sky and palm trees in Parris Island, South Carolina.
'On Posthuman War' Traces Expansion of Military Violence Into Ordinary Life
UAlbany English Professor Mike Hill is out with a new book titled, On Posthuman War: Computation and Military Violence, which traces the unseen expansion of military violence in recent decades from traditional battlefronts to the concept of the human being itself. Published by the University of Minnesota Press in August, the book draws on counterinsurgency field manuals, tactical manifestos, data-driven military theory and war archives to explore how human-focused concepts such as identity, culture and cognition have been weaponized in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Lednev and two generations of his student researchers accept awards at the Great Scientific Exchange conference in Covington, Ky.
Chemist Igor Lednev Presented with Charles Mann Award for Applied Raman Spectroscopy
The award is presented by the Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies to recognize significant advancements in the field of applied Raman spectroscopy.
A close-up photo of a button on an African American women's sweater that says New York State Voted.
As Midterms Near, Faculty, Students Weigh in on Issues
In advance of the 2022 midterms, UAlbany is hosting viewing parties and panel discussions, while students, faculty and staff are contributing to the discussion through contributed research, commentary and policy briefs on election-related issues.
Hazy conditions seen at the NYS Mesonet site in Queens, July, 20 2021.
NYS Mesonet Study Tracks the Impacts of Western Wildfires on New York Air Quality
The study monitored transported wildfire smoke and its impact on air pollution across New York in July 2021 using the network's data.
a row of radio astronomy telescopes at the Deep Synoptic Array at Owens Valley Radio Observatory.
Project Aims to Overcome Signal Interference in Radio Astronomy
A new project led by researchers Dola Saha and Aveek Dutta at the University at Albany aims to address the challenges created by the growing congestion of radio interference from airborne transmitters in order to improve astronomical observations of radio telescopes.
Six people stand smiling in front of an RNA Institute banner with three text headings. The headings read: "College of Arts and Sciences", "The RNA Institute" and "The world within reach". The people pictured include UAlbany faculty, staff and graduate students.
UAlbany Researchers Awarded $1.4M to Identify RNAs Linked to Cancer and Bacterial Infections
Research will yield new tools for studying wobble uridines within cells, which could support the development of new antibiotics and cancer detection approaches
A portrait of Associate Professor Rukhsana Ahmed smiling with arms crossed in front of a plain gray background.
The Future of AI Robots in Health Care: 5 Questions with Rukhsana Ahmed
Rukhsana Ahmed, associate professor and immediate past chair of the Department of Communication, co-edited a special issue of the Human-Machine Communication Journal that focused on the pandemic and where AI-powered robots are taking the medical field next. We caught up with her to discuss the implications of intelligent machines for the future of health care.