News Center

Classes are underway at UAlbany, and student athletes in fall sports are gearing up for their home openers in football, men's and women's soccer, cross country, field hockey, women's golf and women's volleyball.

Dozens of high school students from across the Capital Region participated in the University at Albany’s Science & Technology Entry Program (STEP) Summer Institute in July, conducting hands-on research in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math.

The University at Albany is welcoming 40 new faculty this fall, including 18 who specialize in artificial intelligence. The hires are part of an unprecedented hiring push to add 49 new faculty this year, including 27 who specialize in artificial intelligence-related disciplines as part of UAlbany’s AI Plus initiative to embed teaching and research about AI across all academic programs.

Robert R. Shane is an art scholar, writer, curator and educator with 20 years of teaching experience in higher education. On June 1, he was made the first full-time associate curator of the University Art Museum at UAlbany, after serving part time in the role since 2022.

More than 5,300 new Great Danes joined the University at Albany for the start of the Fall 2023 semester.

The newly expanded academic unit that strengthens UAlbany’s position as a leader in engineering, nanotechnology, semiconductor research, computer science and artificial intelligence.

UAlbany has introduced a new electric trolley, numbered 1844, as part of a growing fleet of zero-emission vehicles designed to enhance the University community.