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The University at Albany welcomed students back to campus Monday for the Fall 2026 semester, which begins next week. More than 3,500 students make up the Class of 2030, making it one of the largest first-year classes in UAlbany’s history. Approximately 18,000 students are enrolled at the University this year.

UAlbany sophomore Collin Flynn spent his summer studying the electrical properties of moon soil in support of ongoing efforts to get humans back to the moon, thanks to a 10-week research opportunity provided through the College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering's Summer Undergraduate Research Program.

As part of their Master of Public Health course, UAlbany’s Nagifa Tabassum and Victoria Buell interned at Refugee & Immigrant Support Services of Emmaus (RISSE) — a local organization with longstanding ties to UAlbany’s public health programs. We caught up with Tabassum and Buell to learn about their experiences working at RISSE.

The fall sports season is underway at UAlbany, highlighted by football’s 2026 season opener Friday night against New Hampshire at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium.

As a high school student in Brooklyn, UAlbany Senior Winnie Ou knew she was fascinated by science and human health. This past summer, Ou took another step toward that goal in the lab of Professor of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Yubing Xie as part of UAlbany's Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP).

The endowment of the Neuromorphic Quantum Computing Constellation will fund four Simons Empire Faculty Fellows — two focused on neuroscience and one each in mathematics and computer hardware engineering. They will study how to combine the enormous power of quantum computing with the unparalleled adaptability and energy-efficiency of the human brain.

Mila Gascó-Hernandez is an expert in how governments use technology to work better and serve people. She answers today’s question.