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Researchers at the Center for Behavioral Health Promotion and Applied Research at UAlbany are leveraging machine learning to help identify and analyze trends in college student health and mental health. So far, they’re finding that the models perform particularly well when predicting depression, which is one of the most prevalent mental health issues on campus.

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

Once reviewed by the U.S. Patent Office, the 46 new applications filed last year could join the 62 U.S. patents issued since 2010 to UAlbany and its division within the Research Foundation, which manages and protects faculty inventions and other intellectual property developed on campus.

Eight winners of the 2025 Chancellor's Awards for Student Excellence reflect on the UAlbany careers.

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.

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.

The Center for Technology in Government (CTG UAlbany) Research Director Mila Gascó-Hernandez has worked for a wide variety of organizations, providing expertise in the areas of information and knowledge in society. Gascó-Hernandez provides insight into the role that organizations such as libraries can play in advancing our knowledge and understanding of AI.