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Commencement 2024
Congratulations to our recent graduates from Summer/Fall 2023 and Winter/Spring 2024. Once a Great Dane, always a Great Dane!
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SHOWCASE DAY 2024: GREATNESS UNLEASHED!
On Tuesday, April 30, over 2,150 students presented their research, academic, experiential and creative work to the UAlbany community and visitors from around the region.
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REINTRODUCING UNDERGRADUATE TEACHER CERTIFICATION AT UALBANY
Three new bachelor’s degrees in adolescent education, childhood and special education, and early childhood/childhood education are open for Fall 2024 enrollment!
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UNLEASHING GREATNESS FOR 180 YEARS
2024 marks UAlbany’s 180th anniversary, and we couldn’t be prouder of the diverse and impactful university we are today.
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INTRODUCING AI PLUS
AI Plus is UAlbany’s holistic approach to integrating teaching and learning about AI across our academic and research programs.
Research
The Psychology Department at the University at Albany reflects the extraordinarily wide array of types of research in the psychological sciences. A primary goal of our undergraduate and graduate degree programs is to involve students in exciting cutting-edge research across the discipline.
Behavioral Neuroscience: Behavioral endocrinology, developmental neuroscience, sex differences, neurobiological mechanisms of learning and memory, and peripartum mental health.
Language and Cognition: Memory, visual attention, word recognition during reading, bilingualism, cognitive neuroscience, and online communication.
Mental Health of Children and Adults: Autism and related disabilities, pediatric psychology, developmental psychopathology, addictive behaviors, eating disorders, obesity, stress and mood disorders, and psychotherapy process and outcome.
Behavior in Social Environments: Group dynamics, moral judgment, imagination, self-control, prejudice and discrimination, criminal justice, and the link between music and emotion.
Human Behaviors in the Workplace: Employee selection, decision-making, organizational justice, diversity, work-life balance, and employee training and evaluation.
Recent News
FBI Collegiate Academy Preps UAlbany Students for Careers in Law Enforcement
Students in the academy attend a series of four two-hour programming sessions that center around human trafficking, gang violence, domestic and international terrorism, and cybercrime.
UAlbany Alum Steven G. James Named Superintendent of the New York State Police
James majored in psychology at UAlbany before starting a career in law enforcement that has spanned more than three decades
2024 President’s Excellence Awards Conferred
At his annual Spring University Address, President Havidán Rodríguez announced the winners of the 2024 President’s Excellence Awards.
Noteworthy: Research grants, awards and publications
The latest developments on University at Albany faculty and staff who are receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.
5 Questions with Sarah Domoff: Exploring Social Media and Youth Mental Health
Sarah Domoff shares insights on the ways that social media can shape youth mental health, strategies for healthy social media use and ways that regulation rooted in policy can help
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