Nobel Prize-winning chemist Omar M. Yaghi returned to New York’s Capital Region, revisiting the institutions that helped shape his career — Hudson Valley Community College and the University at Albany. In recognition of his groundbreaking research in materials chemistry, Yaghi received accolades from both institutions, including the prestigious University at Albany Medallion. (Photo by Brian Busher)
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Susan Sharfstein and Yubing Xie are among a handful of women inventors across SUNY to be featured in a new blog post, “SUNY’s Patents and Innovations: Honoring the Women Behind Them.” Read about their work in the areas of engineering, life sciences and biotechnology.
Monika Piotrowska has been awarded a 2026 Philosophy in Media Fellowship, an initiative of the Mark Sanders Foundation that trains philosophers to communicate across mainstream media and bring philosophy to the general public. Piotrowska will participate this June in an essay-writing workshop led by Joshua Rothman of The New Yorker and James Ryerson of The New York Times Opinion.
Marina A. Petrukhina and Yikun Zhu published a new study featured on the cover of Chemical Society Reviews, the Royal Society of Chemistry's leading reviews journal (impact factor: 39). The review aims to promote further studies of supercharged molecular nanographenes — a longstanding focus of the Petrukhina Lab — and their use as advanced energy-storage materials.
