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.
UAlbany Philosophy Professor Chats AI Ethics, Empathy with Sean Ono Lennon
UAlbany Associate Professor of Philosophy and AI & Society College Director Jason D’Cruz recently sat down with musician Sean Ono Lennon to chat AI ethics and empathy on the Sing for Science podcast, which brings musicians and experts together to explore the scientific ideas behind their most iconic songs.
UAlbany Summer: Improving NOAA's Hurricane and Winter Weather Forecasts
Two atmospheric science seniors have spent their summer inside the research and operations of the nation's top weather forecasting agency.
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.
$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.
Training a Statewide Response Network in Psychological First Aid
UAlbany's Amy Nitza is working with the New York State Office of Victim Services to train victim assistance professionals to deliver trauma-informed, culturally responsive psychological first aid after mass casualty events. This "Disaster Mental Health Preparedness Training Program" is funded by a $498,000 grant awarded to UAlbany in fall 2025 and builds upon Governor Hochul’s creation of a Mass Violence Response Council to identify gaps in services and improve local and state response to such events.
UAlbany Professor Helps Reconnect Guatemala with a Foundational Maya Text
UAlbany Professor Walter Little has helped to bring the Popol Wuj, which preserves the creation stories, sacred narratives and history of the K’iche’ Maya people to libraries in Guatamala.