News Center Archive

A man in a gray suit jacket holds up a phone with an app on the screen
Showcase 2026: UAlbany Student Develops App to Help You Avoid Pollution Hot Spots
UAlbany PhD student Md. Reazul Islam developed an app that uses artificial intelligence and a network of smart devices to monitor, predict and map pollution levels, alerting users in real time to areas with hazardous air quality that could damage their health and suggesting alternate routes.
Anthropology major Anna Souls stands with her poster presentation at Showcase 2025.
Showcase 2026: The Devilish and Feminist Women of Cult Classic Sci-Fi Films
Senior anthropology major Anna Souls is bringing supernatural elements to Showcase Day 2026 with a poster examining how science fiction films portray gender and women's experiences.
Photo of sign celebrating 10th annual We Care event on April 15
UAlbany Commemorates the 10th Anniversary of “We Care” and Prepares for Out of the Darkness Walk Next Week
UAlbany Commemorates the 10th Anniversary of “We Care” and Prepares for Out of the Darkness Walk Next Week
A group of students sit in a theatre-in-the-round with dark seats and walls as they sit in a circle with scripts in front of them.
FRESH ACTS Puts Students in the Spotlight
Six UAlbany students will see their original plays performed on stage April 22-25 as part of FRESH ACTS: A Festival of New Plays, a student-driven production in the Performing Arts Center’s Lab Theatre.
Roger Bisbing, instructional support technician in sculpture speaks with students inside the Boor Sculpture studio during a metal pour. ( Photo by Patrick Dodson)
Inside the Pour: Heat, Metal and Mastery in the Boor Sculpture Studio
When a crucible glowing bright red rises from the chamber, its contents swirling like liquid fire, Roger Bisbing, UAlbany's instructional support technician in sculpture, steps into position with the steady authority of a master blacksmith, guiding the pour with smooth, practiced precision.
Students review a Dracula presentation slide in a UAlbany Honors College course.
UAlbany Course Sinks Its Teeth Into Vampire Lore
If you’re part of UAlbany’s Honors College, you might come across a course on something even more frightening than an 8 a.m. psych class — vampires.
A man in a stiped tie speaks at a lecturn
President Rodríguez: University ‘Well Equipped’ to Face Higher Ed Headwinds
The president delivered his Spring University Address to a full house in the Campus Center Ballroom.