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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.

University at Albany students are being paired with local newsrooms as part of a new initiative to address news deserts by providing under-resourced local news outlets with additional college student-produced content.

UAlbany’s Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Learning, and Online Education has launched a new podcast aimed at delivering effective teaching information to faculty, with the first season exploring the role of artificial intelligence in education.

The latest developments on University at Albany faculty and staff who are receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.

ALBANY, N.Y. (Sept. 24, 2024) — For Reilly Coleman, the path to earning a master’s degree in Business Analytics (MSBA) at UAlbany was an unexpected one. In May, Coleman became UAlbany's first graduate of the MSBA program and has started a career as an Allocations Coordinator/Business Analyst for Empire Merchants.

Motivated by their passion for gaming, technology and camaraderie, students from UAlbany IEEE hosted the first ever “Hack-a-Damien” from April 12-14, featuring a 24-hour gaming competition, technical workshops and a vendor fair.

Students share their thoughts on Black History Month in this photo essay by Savanna Stoddart '24.

While grades and passing classes are important, they don’t overshadow the importance of putting yourself out there. Similar to what you learn in your communication classes, marketing and putting yourself out there is how you’ll get noticed in all the right ways.