Study: Collapse of Ancient Mayan Capital Linked to Drought
An anthropology professor’s research on conflict and the political collapse of Mayapan, the ancient capital city of the Maya on the Yucatán Peninsula, sheds light on link between climate and societal stability.
Kesavadas Shares Vision for Albany AI
UAlbany Vice President for Research and Economic Development Thenkurussi “Kesh” Kesavadas shared his vision for the Albany Artificial Intelligence Supercomputing Initiative — Albany A.I. — a $200 million public-private supercomputing initiative based out of UAlbany’s soon-to-be renovated College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS) building with the The Engagement Ring.
Microgrants for UAlbany women support education and career goals
Thirty-one UAlbany women received funding through Initiatives for Women (IFW), a program that supports professional and educational development through competitive microgrants.
Innovate 518 Awards $150,000 in ‘Shovel Ready’ Funding
Innovate 518, a collaborative effort of incubators and accelerators from New York's Capital Region that is managed by UAlbany, has allocated its first round of Shovel Ready Tech Funding. This non-dilutive pre-seed grant will help local start-ups de-risk their companies and ultimately make their companies attractive to private investors.
Developing New Technologies to Streamline Forensic Analysis
After presenting at the SUNY Startup Summer School (S4) Class of 2022 Demo Day, UAlbany PhD student Alexis Weber was successful in securing one of the two top prizes of $25,000 to help the UAlbany startup company for SupreMEtric continue its efforts to bring its forensic analysis technology to market.
UAlbany Professor Authors Immigration: An American History
A new book from UAlbany Associate Professor of History Carl Bon Tempo examines the central role of immigration in the formation and evolution of the United States.
Studying the Cryosphere with NextGen Remote Sensors
Mustafa Aksoy has been awarded $499,680 through the National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program for project, "CAREER: Enabling the Next Generation Wideband Microwave Radiometers for the Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere."