Smartwatches help us stay connected & monitor our health – but they also pose security risks. #UAlbany senior Stephen Gravereaux has spent the past year researching smartwatch vulnerabilities and ways to protect users better. CBS 6 story: cbs6albany.com/news/local/u...

A super El Niño is possible later this year, and it could have significant global impacts on rainfall and temperatures, as well as the 2026 hurricane season. #UAlbany atmospheric scientist Paul Roundy shares his thoughts with The Weather Channel: weather.com/news/climate...

The U.S. News 2026 Best Graduate School rankings have continued to highlight @albany.edu across a range of disciplines. #UAlbany was ranked in programs including public affairs, library studies, science, education, engineering, public health & social welfare. www.albany.edu/news-center/...

CHWS In the News: New York Faces Growing #NurseShortage As Training Pipeline Strains Under Pressure #publichealth buff.ly/MLxxNp3 @ualbanynews.bsky.social

If the U.S. Supreme Court sides with originalists in a pending case, an expansive death penalty archive at #UAlbany may become an indispensable tool for understanding what “cruel and unusual” punishment means. www.timesunion.com/opinion/arti...

NEWS: #UAlbany is launching two new undergrad programs in mechanical engineering. The programs will prepare graduates for in-demand careers designing innovative solutions to society’s most complex and pressing problems. www.albany.edu/news-center/...

A Calif. jury found Meta and Google negligent in a landmark trial, ordering them to pay $6 million in damages for designing addictive, harmful social media platforms for children. #UAlbany psychologist Sarah Domoff offers thoughts to Good Morning America: www.goodmorningamerica.com/family/story...

NEWS: #UAlbany and Columbia-Greene Community College announced a dual admission agreement creating a seamless path to a bachelor's degree. The schools will also formalize a transfer agreement for students pursuing a nursing degree in the near future: www.albany.edu/news-center/...

UAlbany student-run clinic in downtown Albany offers counseling starting at $45 https://www.bhnet.org/44142/ualbany-student-run-clinic-in-downtown-albany-offers-counseling-starting-at-45/ As concerns about mental health continue to grow, a clinic in downtown Albany is working to make counseling …

#mRNA has emerged as a powerful tool to treat many diseases, but its success depends on maintaining stability. Researchers at #UAlbany are developing a laser-based technique that can rapidly evaluate the integrity of #mRNA therapeutics. WTEN story: www.news10.com/news/local-n...

What can the human brain teach us about artificial intelligence? In a new Q&A, #UAlbany researcher Gaurav Malhotra explains what neuroscience can teach us about building smarter AI and where humans still lead. www.albany.edu/news-center/...

NEWS: #UAlbany’s “Internships in Aging Project” is expanding thanks to a $2M grant from the Hearst Foundations. The program combines academic training with hands-on experience at community agencies serving the Capital Region’s aging population. www.albany.edu/news-center/...

Can technology help stop cyberbullying? Researchers at #UAlbany are developing new #AI tools designed to detect and prevent harmful online behavior before it spreads. www.news10.com/news/new-tec...

Researchers at #UAlbany’s College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering are turning the 518 into a global hub for photoresist innovation, advancing chip tech that powers #AI, smartphones & data centers. Our story: www.albany.edu/news-center/...

#UAlbany experts from Rockefeller College will break down the escalating Israel-U.S. War w/ Iran during a virtual panel tomorrow @ 12 p.m. The panel will provide political & historical context, assess the current situation and explore paths forward: www.newswise.com/articles/uni...

A new program at UAlbany is leveraging student expertise to keep small businesses, local governments, non-profits and community organizations safe online. MORE: https://www.news10.com/news/technology/ualbany-launches-cybr-clinic-to-keep-small-businesses-safe/

Our director, Nick Bassill, was happy to chat with Aylin Woodward at the WSJ about our nor'easter, which will be remembered for a long time.

The Radix Ecological Sustainability Center is working on a project in collaboration with UAlbany to plant trees for Albany residents for free. MORE: https://www.news10.com/news/albany-county/city-of-albany-residents-can-have-a-tree-planted-at-no-cost/ 

#UAlbany researchers are partnering w/ UConn to develop an #AI model that can better predict weather-related power outages across North America — aiming to help utilities keep the lights on during severe storms & lower costs. More via @timesunion.com: www.timesunion.com/business/art...

Purple Threads at UAlbany offers professional clothing to students at no charge. The organization is continuously looking for clothing donations.

It’s been a little more than a week since the Super Bowl has passed and with it, Bad Bunny’s halftime show. I attended a UAlbany honors college course to learn about Bad Bunny’s cultural impact. www.news10.com/top-stories/...

Congratulations to @ualbanycehc.bsky.social's DeeDee Bennett Gayle, who has been named the recipient of the Dr. Hazel Dukes Fellowship. The fellowship celebrates the legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Hazel Dukes and advancing diversity, equity & justice in N.Y.: www.governor.ny.gov/news/governo...

NEWS: #UAlbany and the City School District of Albany announced today a new partnership that guarantees eligible Albany High School students admission to the University upon graduation. The agreement is the first of its kind between the two institutions. www.albany.edu/news-center/...

NEWS: #UAlbany is partnering w/ SUNY Oneonta, SUNY Cobleskill & Hudson Valley Community College to strengthen #AI teaching and research as part of new Empire AI campus partnerships. The partnerships were announced last week by Governor Kathy Hochul. www.albany.edu/news-center/...

Do trees really explode in the cold? Not exactly. #UAlbany's Andrei Lapenas explains that what people are actually hearing are frost cracks — a natural response when water and sap inside a tree expand and contract rapidly during sudden temperature drops. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRZ8...

Their dramatic name ensures “bomb cyclones” always get media coverage, but they really aren’t all that rare. At least one bomb cyclone hits the continental U.S. every winter. #UAlbany atmospheric scientist Ryan Torn shares more with @sciam.bsky.social: www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-bo...

#UAlbany sociologist Joanna Dreby’s research sheds light on the human cost of harsh immigration enforcement policies. In @us.theconversation.com, she explains how children like Liam Ramos can experience long-lasting emotional and behavioral effects: theconversation.com/there-are-lo...

NEWS: #UAlbany has launched an undergraduate minor in Ethics and Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence, designed to provide students with a framework for examining how AI is transforming society and raising urgent ethical, legal & philosophical questions. www.albany.edu/news-center/...

David Banks of #UAlbany's Dept. of Geography & Planning tells Newsday he's not surprised that congestion pricing hasn't impacted Broadway attendance. With fewer cars on the road, he said, it’s a quicker trip & parking is more available. www.newsday.com/entertainmen...

NEWS: 7 new #UAlbany research projects powered by the latest AI hardware from IBM Research will tackle problems from cancer to climate change. @timesunion.com story: www.timesunion.com/business/art...

How will the United States' control of Venezuela impact gas prices? Gregory Nowell, an associate professor of political science at #UAlbany, tells CBS 6 Albany that Americans should not expect immediate changes. cbs6albany.com/news/local/u...

Let's back at our "eventful" 2025: We welcomed more than 17,800 attendees to more than 70 events. Taking the rest of the year off. :-) www.nyswritersinstitute.org/post/a-year-... #ualbany #albany #books #writers #literature @ualbanynews.bsky.social

"It doesn't feel what you're feeling here. There's no emotion behind it... All it is is a statistical model of the most likely word following another word." - @ualbanycehc.bsky.social's Tim Fake cbs6albany.com/news/crisis-...

NEWS: #UAlbany has selected Aramark as its new campus food service provider, overseeing on-campus dining in residence halls and the Campus Center, as well as catering. www.albany.edu/news-center/...

At Susquehanna, Perkovich turned around a program that went 3-27 in the two seasons before he arrived. He'll attempt a similar rebuild at UAlbany, 6-18 since reaching the FCS semifinals in 2023.

Meet Justin Zimmerman, 2025 Advancing Research Grants for Early Career Scholars Recipient Meet Justin Zimmerman, UAlbany Project Title: Black Youth and Changing Justin Zimmerman is an assistant professor of American politics at UAlbany. His area of concentration is Black politics and Urban…

#UAlbany RNA Institute’s Hannah Shorrock & John Cleary discuss their work on a new approach to treat multiple neurodegenerative diseases. This work was recently funded through the SUNY Technology Accelerator Fund and is supported by the National Ataxia Foundation: www.timesunion.com/education/ar...

Fraudsters are increasingly using AI-generated #deepfakes to clone a loved one’s voice & pressure people into sending money or sharing sensitive info. @ualbanycehc.bsky.social experts sat down w/ J.T. Fetch of CBS 6 to offer their thoughts on how to protect yourself: cbs6albany.com/news/local/d...

We wanted to say a huge thank you to UAlbany News President Havidán Rodríguez and the incredible students and staff who brought a bus load of gifts for our holiday giving program yesterday!

Fangqun Yu, a senior research faculty at UAlbany's Atmospheric Sciences Research Center has proposed an innovative method to reduce aviation’s climate impact.

#AI hurricane models can rapidly generate forecasts using decades of data, but often still miss important physical details. #UAlbany atmospheric scientist Ryan Torn tells ABC News that AI should complement, not replace, traditional weather models. abcnews.go.com/US/ai-foreca...

U.S. doctors recently made medical history by transplanting a genetically modified pig kidney into a living patient. Yet growing human organs inside pigs remains off-limits. #UAlbany bioethicist Monika Piotrowska shares her thoughts via @us.theconversation.com: theconversation.com/putting-pig-...

“He’s, in a way, legitimated this type of language that, for many Americans for a long time, was seen as outside the bounds.” - Carl Bon Tempo, #UAlbany Dept. of History apnews.com/article/trum...

A.I. is a powerful tool for weather prediction — but can it replace human expertise? On The Short Version, Kara Sulia of #UAlbany's Atmospheric Sciences Research Center explains how A.I. helps us understand weather and where it hits its limits. 🌩️🎙️ the-short-version.simplecast.com/episodes/he-...

"We're clearly in a moment of pretty serious social, political [and] economic transformation and nonprofits are being strongly impacted." @jenniferdodge.bsky.social and Susan Appe spotlight the Emerging Nonprofit Leadership Accelerator (ENLA) program on this UAlbany podcast: tinyurl.com/3wftd629

Physicists at the University of Albany have launched UAlbany Project X, a research initiative funded by an endowment focusing on studying unidentified aerial phenomena to advance scientific investigations, clarify misconceptions, and expand their approaches with add…#ufo#uap#aliens#ovni#ufosky

NEWS: #UAlbany's Massry School of Business has launched a new Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence for Business. The program is designed to equip students with the tools to harness AI for innovation and organizational growth. www.albany.edu/news-center/...

“With warmer temps from climate change, you're going to have a warmer November... if you have warmer lake temps & you get a burst of intense cold air, that's going to make lake effect events a lot more significant." - Allison Finch, #UAlbany's @nyswrcc.bsky.social time.com/7336821/than...

#UAlbany’s Mustafa Aksoy is part of a large research team that won a $1.1 million grant to help U.S. weather and climate satellites. He is leading the development of machine-learning algorithms that can detect and remove radio frequency interference. www.albany.edu/news-center/...

Do male teachers make a difference? Not as much as some think, according to a new study co-led by #UAlbany's @paulmorganphd.bsky.social Read more via @hechingerreport.org: hechingerreport.org/proof-points...