College of Arts and Sciences News Archive
Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month Celebrated with Organizer and Alum Rosa Clemente
Organizer, producer, journalist, scholar and activist Rosa Clemente will speak as part of the University’s celebration of National Hispanic Latinx Heritage Month.
The Theatre Season Opens as Student Works Embrace Imagination and Discovery
Imagination, discovery and experimentation take stage center as the Theatre Program presents New Play Arena, selected moments from two student one-act works in progress. Eight public performances will take place at the Performing Arts Center’s (PAC’s) Arena Theatre from this Friday through Oct. 23.
Supporting First-Gen Students is Focus of New Task Force
Through outreach, mentoring and a new workshop series, the First Gen Scholars Task Force aims to support and assist all first-generation students at the University.
President’s Council Meeting Focuses on Collaborative Research
President Rodríguez and Provost Kim invited a panel of four faculty members to discuss the interdisciplinary nature of their work and research.
UAlbany Partners on New Outage Prediction System To Enhance Storm Preparedness And Response Efforts
The project was awarded more than $600,000 in funding from NYSERDA's Smart Grid Program, which seeks to fund and support innovative projects to improve the resiliency, reliability, efficiency, quality and overall performance of the electric power delivery system in New York.
Study: West Nile Virus Cases Predicted to Increase in New York, Connecticut Due to Climate Change
A group of scientists affiliated with UAlbany and NYSDOH predicts the total number of West Nile virus cases will increase, and be more geographically widespread, across New York and Connecticut in future years due to warming trends.
UAlbany Researchers Partner to Improve Forecasting, Communication of Extreme Heatwaves in NYC
The project aims to equip New York City with a new set of tools that can be incorporated into decision-making around preparedness and response to extreme heat events.
Students became Trainees in Bioinformatics this Summer — Courtesy of the RNA Institute
This summer, 34 trainees from educational levels ranging from high school to postgraduate study analyzed biological data generated in the Institute’s laboratories through newly acquired bioinformatics knowledge and skills.