
Q&A with Cheng Ren: Leveraging AI to Advance Housing Justice
Ren received the 2025 Outstanding Social Work Doctoral Dissertation Award from the Society for Social Work and Research for his dissertation “Not All Eviction Cases Are Alike: How Do Contextual and Individual Characteristics Matter?" Here, Ren sheds light on his dissertation and current research, and the importance of studying evictions to advance housing justice.
UAlbany Chemist Funded to Advance Search for RNA’s ‘True’ Sequence
Shenglong Zhang is breaking new ground in understanding how RNA shapes health, with a focus on sequencing RNA modifications that give rise to disease. Zhang recently received $1.6 million from the National Human Genome Research Institute to advance his lab’s pioneering technology for sequencing RNA and its modifications.

Engagement Ring: Strengthening Puerto Rico’s Power Grid
Jorge González-Cruz is featured on the most recent episode of the Engagement Ring podcast, sharing details about his project to improve Puerto Rico’s power grid resiliency.

Massry Alum Bazadona Named to AACSB 2025 Class of Influential Leaders
Massry School of Business alum Damian Bazadona, B.S., ’98, has been named by AACSB International to its 2025 Class of Influential Leaders, a group of 24 outstanding entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs from AACSB-accredited business schools.

$1.15 Million Endowment for Informatics Research Conference Honors Longtime Professor
The late Ben-Ami Lipetz devoted his career to advancing the study of information science—a legacy that will continue through a newly established $1.15 million endowment supporting an annual conference at the University at Albany.

University Libraries Receive Excellence in Access and Diversity Award
The University Libraries at the University at Albany has received the 2025 Library Excellence in Access and Diversity Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine. The award honors academic libraries’ programs and initiatives that encourage and support inclusive excellence and belonging across their campus.

UAlbany Announces Winners of Inclusive Excellence Awards
University at Albany announced the winners of its Inclusive Excellence Awards, hosted by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. The annual initiative funds faculty and staff-led programs that strengthen, promote, and embrace a vibrant and inclusive environment at the University.