UAlbany Faculty, Staff Honored with SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence
University at Albany faculty and staff were recognized for their outstanding contributions in teaching, scholarship, faculty service, librarianship, and professional service at the SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence on Sept. 17.
UAlbany Biology's Forni and Scimemi Recognized with Chancellor's Awards for Excellence in Scholarship
UAlbany Biology's Paolo Forni and Annalisa Scimemi are recognized by UAlbany Chancellor's Awards for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities, a SUNY-system-level honor acknowledging superior professional achievement
UAlbany Summer: Pursuing a Future in Biomedical Research
As a high school student in Brooklyn, UAlbany Senior Winnie Ou knew she was fascinated by science and human health. This past summer, Ou took another step toward that goal in the lab of Professor of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Yubing Xie as part of UAlbany's Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP).
New UAlbany Faculty to Explore AI, Quantum Tech and the Human Brain
The endowment of the Neuromorphic Quantum Computing Constellation will fund four Simons Empire Faculty Fellows — two focused on neuroscience and one each in mathematics and computer hardware engineering. They will study how to combine the enormous power of quantum computing with the unparalleled adaptability and energy-efficiency of the human brain.
UAlbany Biology: A Year of Building on a Legacy of Discovery and Achievement
The UAlbany Biology Department looks back on a year of discovery and achievement and forward to another successful year of research, innovation, education, student success, and community outreach.
From Mayfield to Chatham, UAlbany Connects with Capital Region Communities
With six stops spanning from Mayfield to Canajoharie to Chatham, community members from across the Capital Region have had a chance to learn more about the area's premier research university and anchor institution.
$7.3M in New Research Grants Mark ‘RNA Day’ at UAlbany
Researchers at UAlbany’s RNA Institute are helping lead $7.3 million in new federally funded grants that will explore the toxic effects of woodsmoke on firefighters and how DNA damage that accumulates over time contributes to cancer and other aging-related diseases.
UAlbany Summer: From bioinformatics to hands-on lab work
After shifting course from economics to biology, University at Albany junior Yasvi Sonani spent the past two summers exploring three different research labs. Her latest project at the RNA Institute focused on myotonic dystrophy type 1 — the most common cause of adult-onset muscular dystrophy.