News Center Archive

UAlbany President Havidán Rodríguez stands behind a wooden podium with the UAlbany seal and speaks into a microphone.
President Highlights Achievements, Recognizes Publicly Engaged Faculty in Fall University Address
University at Albany President Havidán Rodríguez delivered his Fall University Address on Thursday, updating the community on the state of the University and highlighting achievements in enrollment, rankings, research, and student success and supports.
Composite image of four portraits of UAlbany students posing outdoors on campus
Cultural diversity: Students celebrate what Hispanic Heritage Month means to them
UAlbany Students On Hispanic Heritage Month
A man sitting in a chair wearing VR goggles faces a TV screen while two man stand in the background.
Expert in Human-AI Interaction to Lead UAlbany's AI Plus Institute
Balakrishnan "Prabha" Prabhakaran will join the Institute in January after more than two decades on the computer science faculty at the University of Texas at Dallas, where he also served as associate vice president for research centers and institutes and director of the Multimedia Systems Laboratory.
Lenovo Legion T7 gaming PCs in front of a UAlbany Esports graphic.
UAlbany Unveils New Esports Arena for Gamers
Gamers at the University at Albany now have a state-of-the-art facility on the Uptown Campus they can call home.
Three women, two of them holding signs that includ the words "Education is NOT a Business" and "On strike for our students' future"
Study: Teacher Strikes Are Effective in Increasing Wages, Working Conditions
Teacher pay rose on average by 8% by the fifth year after a strike; class size went down and per-student spending up; and school districts spent more on student support staff such as nurses and social workers.
A man with short black hair, beard and black glasses sits in front of a microscope in a laboratory and examines something between two blue-gloved fingers.
Noteworthy: Research grants, awards and publications
The latest developments on University at Albany faculty and staff who are receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.
CEHC's Extreme Events, Social Equity and Technology research team stand in front of a purple and gold branded wall inside their lab space.
CEHC Researchers Use Virtual Reality to Improve Disaster Preparedness for Older Adults
The project will expose participants from the general public to disaster environments using Meta Quest VR headsets, which offer immersive experiences in 3D spaces.