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A University at Albany campus streetlight displaying a Breathing Lights banner by Associate Professor Adam Frelin.
UAlbany Honors Adam Frelin's 2017 Breathing Lights at 2025 President's Award for Exemplary Public Engagement
Associate Professor, Adam Frelin, was acknowledged for his 2017 Breathing Lights campus banner for this year's University at Albany's President's Award for Exemplary Public Engagement.
An African American man holds a large colorful tapestry from one end as it is lifted up at the other end in a room with white walls.
Anderson Weaves Memory, Meaning Through 'Black Excellence'
The University Art Museum is opening its fall season with the largest solo exhibition to date by artist Noel W. Anderson, Black Excellence. The show, which runs from now through April 3, 2026, brings together more than 35 works — tapestries, video and works on paper — that challenge viewers to reconsider history, identity and the stories embedded in images.
Flags wave in the wind and fountains spray water in the UAlbany entry plaza.
UAlbany Students Recognized with SUNY Awards for Excellence in the Arts
Two UAlbany students were recently recognized by SUNY with awards commemorating their excellence in the arts.
A woman with brown hair and sunglasses on top of her head in a pink blouse stares into the camera while standing behind a white counter with a clear glass top. Behind her is artwork in a white room with an exit door in the background.
Commencement: MFA Student’s Journey from Iran to Albany
Iranian MFA student Hoora Mirabzadeh turns hardship and pain into art. Mirabzadeh is one of approximately 5,000 students set to earn their degrees this weekend as the University celebrates its 18st Commencement.
Aliyah Melendez, winner of UAlbany's Holiday Card contest, standing with VP Michael Christakis and President Havidán Rodríguez
UAlbany Unveils Winner of Annual Holiday Card Student Art Contest
First place in the 2024 Holiday Card Design Contest went to graduate student Aliyah Meléndez for her design featuring a group of students and a restful Damien enjoying a fresh snowfall in front of the podium with the historic carillon in the background.
Students test games from laptops in a conference room at ETEC.
UAlbany Launches Major and Graduate Program in Game Design and Development
Student gamers at the University at Albany have two new academic programs to help turn their passion into a career.
A student participates in the quick pitch competition during the 2023 R&E Week activities at UAlbany.
UAlbany Hosts 2nd Annual Research & Entrepreneurship Week
Artificial Intelligence, climate science, research excellence and fostering inventions are just some of the topics in store for the second annual Research and Entrepreneurship Week, Oct. 21-24 at ETEC building.
One of three site-specific stained-glass windows created by artist Melissa Thorne. The window is created with hundreds of rectangle shaped pieces of stained glass.
Melissa Thorne’s exhibition “Bright Passage: An Illuminated Interior” opens September 8th, 2024
Reception: Sunday, September 8, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield, Massachusetts