News Archive

Alumni Service, Achievements Honored at Awards Gala

Twelve members of the UAlbany community, including 11 alumni and a long-time staff member, were honored at the Alumni Association’s annual Excellence Awards Gala.

Student Research, Scholarship and Creativity Shine at 2nd Annual Showcase

UAlbany held its second annual Showcase Day, which celebrates academic excellence, on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. The day-long event featured poster fairs, performances, discussions, demonstrations and exhibitions that reflected new and original exploration of topics in STEM, arts and humanities, social sciences and the professions.

New USDA Funding Supports Color-Changing Salmonella Testing Kit

The funding will enable UAlbany researchers to develop a portable, fast-acting test that will reduce sample processing times from days to hours

FBI, UAlbany Challenge Students to ‘Train Like an Agent’

To ensure special agents possess the necessary levels of fitness to fulfill any duty required of them, the FBI requires applicants to pass a physical fitness test. It consists of timed sit-ups and push-ups, a 300-meter sprint and 1.5-mile run.

Five Questions With the Director of UAlbany's New Winter Guard

Preston Coppage is director of the University at Albany’s newest ensemble in the marching and musical arts, the Winter Guard.

UAlbany Students Celebrate AANHPI Heritage Month

Each May, the U.S. celebrates Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month as a time to reflect on and celebrate the history and achievements of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders nationwide.

Showcase Day is Here

Spend the day at the University’s second annual Showcase all around the Uptown Campus, including the Lecture Centers, Campus Center, libraries, University Art Museum, ETEC, the Performing Arts Center and podium academic buildings.

SUNY Adirondack, UAlbany Sign Dual Admissions Agreement

Dual-admission students will receive UAlbany identification cards and be able to use the UAlbany libraries, meet with faculty and advisors, and attend athletics and special events at UAlbany.

CEHC Partnership Exposes High School Seniors to Emergency Preparedness, Informatics, Cyber and Homeland Security

The Questar III BOCES New Visions program is open to high school seniors and hosted by CEHC.

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.

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.

UAlbany STEM Faculty Launch ‘Graduate Pathway for Scholars’ Program for PhD Students in Biology and Chemistry

UAlbany PhD candidates Emmanuel Edem Adade and Jesus Frias are the inaugural Fellows in the “Graduate Pathway for Scholars” program, a newly launched initiative for grad students in biology and chemistry who wish to pursue careers in academia.