News Center Archive

A home on the beach in Rincón, Puerto Rico is destroyed by Hurricane Maria.
Hurricane Fiona Tests Puerto Rico’s Resilience: A Q&A with President Rodríguez
President Rodríguez is a native of Puerto Rico and a leading expert in disaster science.
Alissa Banfield poses with a bag in one hand and an arm in the air outside of a building where a crowd has gathered.
Junior First to Represent UAlbany at Major Korean Studies Conference
A University at Albany junior was selected to present her original research on the LGBTQ+ community in South Korea at a major Korean Studies conference held at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
People walking through a flooded suburb in Thatta, Pakistan.
Emergency Preparedness Experts Offer Insight on the Pakistan Flood Crisis
Pakistan is in the midst of a massive humanitarian crisis after months of heavy, record-breaking rainfall submerged a third of the country and caused $10 billion in damage since mid-June.
Two bottles of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, one laying on its side.
Lecture Discusses mRNA Breakthroughs, Challenges
The challenges and breakthroughs associated with mRNA technologies will be discussed in the latest "Life at the Interface of Science+Engineering Lecture Series" event on Thursday, Sept. 15.
RNA Intstitute Director Andrew Berglund stands in his lab facing camera with a computer and many glass tubes in the background.
Podcast: The Research Behind Myotonic Dystrophy
Dr. Andy Berglund, director of the University at Albany's RNA Institute, discusses the symptoms, prevalence and current research surrounding Myotonic Dystrophy with the Engagement Ring podcast.
A fountain is lit with green lights, and seen in front of a building with glowing yellow lights from its windows
RNA Institute Awarded $2.5M from NIH to Advance ‘RNA Rescue’ in Fight Against Myotonic Dystrophy
The grant will be used to advance research aimed at finding a cure for the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy, which impacts about 1 in 2,100 New Yorkers.
Verónica Pérez Rodríguez poses with members of the Cerro Jazmin Archaeological Project crew in Oaxaca, Mexico, in front of an archaeological excavation site populated with trees, dirt and rocks.
Fulbright Scholar Studies Ceramics for Clues to Sociopolitical Dynamics of Oaxaca's Earliest Cities
A University at Albany anthropologist will spend her academic year in the hills of Oaxaca, Mexico investigating the origins of pottery unearthed from two pre-Hispanic sites to see if they can provide clues to the social and political dynamics guiding some of the world’s earliest cities.