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Making Memories: Chancellor's Award Winners Share Their Favorite UAlbany Moments
Eight winners of the 2025 Chancellor's Awards for Student Excellence reflect on the UAlbany careers.
Three young men appear with a gold and purple device with lots of buttons on it. One of the men is seated folding his arms. The device has a large button on top.
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.
UAlbany volunteers and young students are seated on the floor of a classroom, raising colorful sticks into the air.
Friday Knights Program for Students with Autism Finds New Home at UAlbany
The Friday Knights Supported Recreation Program, which ran for 20 years at the College of Saint Rose, providing recreation and socialization for local youth with autism spectrum disorders, has found a new home at UAlbany following the college's closure last year.
A young man with dark hair and round glasses, wearing a charcoal sweater, sits at a wooden desk with his hands folded, looking at the camera. The wall behind him is white and is hung with a series of black and white photos in equal-sized silver frames.
Showcase 2025: UAlbany Senior Explores the Psychology of Sudoku
With several lines of research underway in UAlbany's Cognition and Language Laboratory, Honors College senior and psychology major Mauricio Rodriguez is exploring the cognitive benefits of puzzle-solving, with a focus on Sudoku.
President Rodriguez stands with the UAlbany Esports team in front of an ECAC Esports banner.
UAlbany Hosts Student Gamers for SUNY Esports Tournament
The tournament brought together more than 120 student players from 16 SUNY campuses to compete in seven video games.
A man in a blue suits speaks from a podium with the seal reading "University at Albany 1844"
President’s Spring Address Focuses on the University's Commitment to Core Values
The 2025 Spring University Address highlighted the University at Albany’s accomplishments and impact, and celebrated faculty, staff and student accomplishments.
Paul Tonko, UAlbany and community leaders stand in front of the UAlbany greenhouse holding up an ITECA sign.
UAlbany Launches Student-Run Tree Nursery to Improve Urban Forests
Ahead of Earth Day, the University at Albany announced funding for a new student-run tree nursery that will help boost climate resilience and urban forestry in the Capital Region.