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Showcase 2025: Exploring the Digital Future of Healthcare
Jeremy Varghese, a second-year computer science master’s student, is passionate about advancing the use of immersive technologies in the medical community.
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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.
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UAlbany Inventors Seek Record Number of Patents
Once reviewed by the U.S. Patent Office, the 46 new applications filed last year could join the 62 U.S. patents issued since 2010 to UAlbany and its division within the Research Foundation, which manages and protects faculty inventions and other intellectual property developed on campus.
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Students Take Top Prize for Device to Help Disabled Workers
Students Binh Ho, Alex Pilkey and Shakib Ahmed won first place in NYSID's annual CREATE (Cultivating Resources for Employment with Assistive Technology) competition, which provides a forum for college students across New York help those living with disabilities succeed in the workplace.
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StAR Grants Fund 17 Initiatives that Spotlight Research Excellence and Public Impact
The University at Albany will award $500,000 during the 2025-2026 academic year to 17 initiatives that reflect the University’s academic and research excellence and address real-world challenges. Designed to create opportunities that further enhance the strategic priorities of the University, the Strategic Allocation of Resources (StAR) program provides resources and funding to projects that drive innovation and make meaningful societal contributions.
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UAlbany Graduate Schools Receive Top Marks in U.S. News & World Report 2025 Rankings
The University at Albany continues to be recognized for its exceptional graduate schools, earning top marks in the newly released 2025 U.S. News & World Report rankings. Programs featured in the rankings this year include Public Affairs, Public Health, Education, Business, and Engineering, demonstrating UAlbany remains a leader in preparing the next generation of scholars and professionals.
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UAlbany Launches New AI & Society College, Research Center
A new college and associated research center will support the development of new discipline-specific, AI-focused majors, minors and microcredentials that build on the expansive existing programs in UAlbany’s nine schools and colleges.
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UAlbany Faculty Inducted to American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows
Melinda Larsen, Department of Biological Sciences, and Yubing Xie, Department of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, are among the newest members of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows — one of the highest professional distinctions accorded to medical and biological engineers.