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The official feed for #UAlbany news, highlighting campus stories, research and expertise.

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Iconic pieces of music history are now on display at #UAlbany, part of a generous donation from Monte and Avery Lipman, the founders of @republicrecords.bsky.social.

The Great Dane alums have established an endowment that will bring programs & performances to campus.
www.albany.edu/news-center/...
October 23, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The assassination of Charlie Kirk has drawn attention to the recent surge of politically motivated violence in the U.S.

#UAlbany experts in political science, extremism & political history are available to discuss this alarming trend: www.newswise.com/articles/ual...
September 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
NEWS: #UAlbany chemists have created a new compound that is ~150% more energetic by volume compared to the aluminum currently used in solid rocket boosters.

The material could revolutionize rocket fuel and make space flights more efficient.
August 28, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Last week, #UAlbany welcomed students back to campus for the Fall 2025 semester, including more than 2,900 first-year students.

The Class of 2029 brings together students from across New York State, the nation and the world!
www.albany.edu/news-center/...
August 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
NOW: #UAlbany’s New York State Mesonet is hosting a 10th anniversary celebration at Schuylerville's Hudson Crossing Park.

Schuylerville was the Mesonet's first station to collect real time weather data & camera images. The network now has 127 standard stations, spaced across the state.
August 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
NOW: @Governor.ny.gov is at ETEC to update New Yorkers on the state’s readiness for increasingly frequent and extreme weather.

In 2023, @nyswrcc.bsky.social opened at #UAlbany. The Center develops tools that help emergency managers better prepare for and respond to severe weather events.
July 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
It's #UAlbany week on the Academic Minute!

Tune in to @wamcradio.bsky.social at 7:30 a.m. & 3:56 p.m. for a new segment each day (Mon through Fri) that features our faculty sharing their research. Each segment will also be shared on the Academic Minute website after airing.
July 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Tired of the rain? You have to go back to November 16-17, 2024, to find a weekend that was completely dry in Albany, Syracuse & Saranac Lake.

Allison Finch of #UAlbany's @nyswrcc.bsky.social will be on the @todayshow.com during the 7 a.m. hour tomorrow to talk about New York's rainy weekends!
June 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
NEWS: #UAlbany accepted its first delivery of renewable diesel fuel today & will begin replacing petroleum diesel in campus-operated vehicles and equipment.

UAlbany is the first SUNY campus to convert its petroleum diesel vehicles to renewable diesel.
www.renewableenergymagazine.com/biofuels/ual...
May 28, 2025 at 3:12 PM
A class of #UAlbany undergrads spent the semester analyzing trends in environmental data & developing machine learning tools that support weather forecasting.

Through the AI Plus initiative, UAlbany is developing AI-related courses like this one: www.albany.edu/news-center/...
May 13, 2025 at 1:57 PM
#UAlbany hosted its 3rd annual Showcase last week, a day-long event that brought together the entire University community to highlight academic excellence.

The event featured 1,300+ student presentations supported by 415 faculty advisors.

Our recap: www.albany.edu/news-center/...
May 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Amazon Prime's “The College Tour” is filming at @UAlbany this week for an upcoming episode of the series!

UAlbany's episode will showcase the University's story through the perspectives of 10 undergraduate and graduate students: www.albany.edu/news-center/...
May 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
#UAlbany is unveiling a new student-run tree nursery to help boost local climate resilience and urban forestry.

Students will grow native, climate-adapted tree seedlings on campus & then work with community volunteers to plant the trees in Albany: www.albany.edu/news-center/...
April 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
NOW: @Albany.edu is sharing details on a $30M project enabling the campus to shut down its gas-fired boilers during summer months & significantly reduce its fossil fuel consumption.

The chiller project is part of @SUNYofficial.bsky.social's aggressive push to decarbonize its footprint across N.Y.
March 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM