Student Research and Creativity on Display at 3rd Annual Showcase
The event featured poster displays, oral presentations, demonstrations, panel discussions, recitals, art exhibitions and performances that reflect new and original exploration of topics in STEM, arts and humanities, social sciences and the professions.
Showcase 2025: Community Mapping in the Capital Region
Twenty-five MSW students students spent the spring semester exploring eight distinct communities across the Capital Region. By interviewing residents, observing street-level sights and sounds, and analyzing demographic data, their work is at the heart of holistic community practice. All will present their work at UAlbany Showcase on April 30.
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.
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.
Epidemiology PhD Student Explores AI to Empower Local Public Health
UAlbany PhD student Heather Duncan is seeking to develop new AI tools to solve data analysis challenges in county health departments and support continuing education resources for medical professionals.
Factors That Influence Disaster Preparedness: Q&A with Jeesoo Jung
Jeesoo Jung, a PhD student in the School of Social Welfare at UAlbany’s College of Integrated Health Sciences, recently published an article in the British Journal of Social Work that assessed factors that influence how likely individuals are to prepare for disasters, including pandemics and natural disasters like hurricanes.
Biology Graduate Student Contributes to Research in Neurodegenerative Disease
Graduate student Asmer Aliyeva is working to reveal the molecular mechanisms behind neurodegenerative diseases, with a focus on spinocerebellar ataxias. With colleagues in the Berglund Lab, Aliyeva hopes to identify possible therapeutic targets against this class of disease.
UAlbany Biologist Awarded $3.3M for Research on Kallmann Syndrome and Olfactory Development
Paolo Forni has received two grants totaling more than $3.3 million from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. The funding will support his work studying Kallmann syndrome and related disorders affecting fertility and olfaction.