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Four Students Receive SUNY/OMH Scholarships to Fuel Pipeline of Mental Health Professionals
SUNY Chancellors John B. King Jr. used the occasion of Mental Health Awareness Month to recognize the SUNY/OMH Scholarship Program winners, a total of 15 students from across nine SUNY campuses.
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Applications Open for E3 Fellowship, Designed to Enhance STEM Teaching
The E3 program gives STEM instructors at any level an opportunity to work with colleagues to advance inclusive learning environments designed to increase student success.
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Crayne Receives Inaugural Chancellor’s Horizon Award
Massry School of Business Associate Professor Matthew Crayne has been named as one of the State University of New York’s inaugural recipients of the Chancellor’s Horizon Award for Faculty Research and Scholarship. The awards support early-career faculty research and scholarly achievements across SUNY’s colleges and universities.
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UAlbany Receives INSIGHT Into Academia Magazine’s 2025 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award
The University at Albany’s EXCELlence in STEM Program received the 2025 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Academia magazine. The award honors colleges and universities that encourage and assist students from underrepresented groups to enter the fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics or STEM fields. UAlbany will be featured, along with 57 other recipients, in the June 2025 issue of INSIGHT Into Academia magazine.
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Commencement: MFA Student’s Journey from Iran to Albany
Iranian MFA student Hoora Mirabzadeh turns hardship and pain into art. Mirabzadeh is one of approximately 5,000 students set to earn their degrees this weekend as the University celebrates its 18st Commencement.
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Great Minds Think Alike: Twin Graduating Seniors Share Their UAlbany Experience
Originally from Rochester, N.Y., the Adejumos did not plan to go to the same college, but found UAlbany too inviting to pass on.
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UAlbany Celebrates Great Dane Graduates at 2025 Commencement
Nearly 5,000 graduates will join the ranks of more than 200,000 alumni at the University at Albany’s Commencement 2025 festivities, which will be held May 15 to 18. The milestone event at the 181-year-old University will feature a series of individual stage crossings throughout the week as well as the University-wide outdoor undergraduate ceremony to be held on May 17 at 11 a.m. (rain or shine) on the Uptown Campus Entry Plaza lawn.