News Center Archive

Image depicts eight painted signs made of cardboard, propped up on the front steps of UAlbany’s academic podium. The photo was taken in the evening, and the sky in the background is blue, lightly clouded and darkening. The signs say: your voice matters, believe in survivors, support victims, we love survivors, love should never hurt, love should not hurt, no means no, and everyone knows someone. Small green LED tea lights are scattered around the signs.
Office of Health Promotion Hosts Month-long Event Series for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Throughout April, the University at Albany’s Office of Health Promotion will host a variety of programs, events and tabling opportunities for the campus community to engage with Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Explore this event roundup to learn about the many ways you can get involved.
A student views a computer screen in front of a wall with a neon sign that says "AI."
CEHC Artificial Intelligence Competition Offers Cash Prizes to Student Teams
The top team will receive a $1,000 cash prize, second place will receive $500 and another $500 will be awarded to the team judged “most creative” in their proposed concept.
ASRC's Jeff Freedman joins students to review weather balloon data in real time from a laptop in the ETEC parking lot.
Tracking the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse: A Q&A with Jeff Freedman
On April 8, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States and Canada.
Aiguo Dai holds a laptop with a globe graphic displayed inside University Hall.
Atmospheric Scientists Link Arctic Sea Ice Loss to Strong El Niño Events
The amount of sea ice that survives the Arctic summer has declined 12.2 percent per decade since the late 1970s and projections show the region could experience its first ice-free summer by 2040.
A man in a red checkered shirt stands at the top of UAlbany's Atmospheric Sciences Research Center Whiteface Mountain Summit Weather Station. He is holding a piece of equipment and squinting at the sun. Cloud-topped mountains can be seen in the distance.
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.
UAlbany PhD Student Sri Saravana Konganapuram Narasimma Bharathi works on a device in the lab of CNSE Professor Kathleen Dunn.
Sullivan Award Honors PhD Students in Nanobioscience, Advanced Materials
Students Michael Dolan and Sri Saravana Konganapuram Narasimma Bharathi of UAlbany’s College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering winners of the John J. Sullivan Professional Development Award for 2023-24, presented annually to CNSE graduate students to enable experiential and scholarly opportunities within nanotechnology or related fields during their studies.
Image features seven COVID-19 vaccine vials with silver lids, arranged on a sleek, white tabletop. The background is blurred.
UAlbany Chemists Develop Method to Confirm mRNA Vaccine Stability
The novel technique employs lasers to probe sealed vaccine vials to determine whether therapeutic agents are active or expired.