Department News

University at Albany graduate student Pallav Savaliya has identified a shortage of third spaces in urban life across the United States, particularly for young people.

A UAlbany graduate of the Department of Geography, Planning, and Sustainability, recently published a blog post with Parks & Trails New York exploring the legacy of New York’s late 19th-century sidepath movement.

In a new study published in Planning Perspectives, UAlbany Professor Emeritus of Geography and Planning and Collins Fellow Ray Bromley examines how the New York World's Fairs of 1939/40 and 1964/65 helped reshape New York City and its region for generations.

What causes the loud cracking noises that trees sometimes make in extremely cold weather? Andrei Lapenas, a professor in the Department of Geography, Planning & Sustainability, explains this phenomenon.

Professor Andrei Lapenas, of UAlbany’s Department of Geography, Planning, and Sustainability, was featured in a recent NEWS10 report addressing viral claims about so-called “exploding trees” during extreme cold.

Junior Sara Sadaat earned the first-place prize of a $1,500 scholarship and the honor of having her winning submission featured on UAlbany's annual holiday card.

UAlbany students gathered last week with state and local vendors to celebrate the dynamic world of Geographical Information Systems, diving into remote sensing, spatial analysis and the power of geographic data.

The annual Stanford University report, published through Elsevier, creates a public database of top-cited researchers.