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UAlbany Junior Parmesh Thakoordial Named a Phi Beta Kappa Service Scholar
The Phi Beta Kappa Society has named University at Albany junior Parmesh Thakoordial a 2026 Key into Public Service Scholar.
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SUNY Elevates Five UAlbany Faculty Members to Rank of Distinguished Professor
The title ranks above full professor and is conferred by the SUNY board of trustees to faculty who have made significant contributions to research and scholarship in their respective fields, garnering national or international prominence.
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Celebrating Student Research and Creativity at Showcase 2026
Showcase 2026 included more than 1,700 presentations from over 2,600 students, supported by more than 400 faculty advisors.
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Biology Research Meets Entrepreneurship Through ‘RISE’
Manuela Montoya-Giraldo is a fourth-year biology PhD candidate working with Associate Professor Cheryl Andam. This spring, she began exploring how to translate laboratory research to commercially impactful technologies as part of the UAlbany Innovation Center's Research and Innovators Startup Exchange program.
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Shine Bright Like a Nanoparticle: Chemistry Senior Talks Rapid Pathogen Detection
Emmett Hanson spent the past several years developing innovative biosensing technologies in the Yigit Lab at the RNA Institute. His work on rapid pathogen detection resulted in two peer-reviewed publications and a PhD position at Stanford.
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UAlbany Researchers Develop New Laser Technique to Test mRNA-Based Therapeutics
Their method relies on Raman spectroscopy, a non-destructive laser technique that analyzes the chemical composition of materials.
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Graduate Pathway for Scholars Program Welcomes 2026 Cohort
Early-career STEM researchers shared their work as part of the Graduate Pathway for Scholars program at a presentation and awards ceremony held last week. The growing program aims to encourage students who receive their PhDs in STEM fields at UAlbany to return as faculty members later in their careers.
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Study: Crosstalk Inside Cells Helps Pathogens Evade Drugs
New UAlbany research shows that tiny mobile structures inside pathogens "collaborate" in previously unknown ways; in so doing, the broader cell learns how to evade drugs designed to kill it. The work advances our understanding of antibiotic resistance and could someday inform the development of new treatments against disaeases like listeriosis.