Sigma Zeta Alumni Association

The NCAA Division I America East Conference, whose membership includes 18 of the University at Albany's varsity sports, has honored a UAlbany School of Social Welfare associate professor as "an ideal representative from the University at Albany for Black History Month."

UAlbany President George Philip announced on Feb. 15 the official site of the University’s new $24 million athletic and recreational complex and kicked off a $6 million private campaign to support the project. A $1 million gift from an anonymous donor was presented, with a promise to match further project donations up to $1 million.

The RNA Institute and Dell are making state-of-the-art computational equipment available to model RNA for drug discovery and design. The high-end computer equipment affords researchers greater speed and precision to challenge afflictions like breast and colon cancer, neuromuscular disease, drug resistant infections, and tuberculosis.

ALBANY, N.Y. (February 9, 2012) -- The University at Albany Foundation has named businessman and philanthropists I. Norman and Micki Massry and University at Albany’s School of Social Welfare Dean Katharine Briar-Lawson recipients of the 2012 Citizen Laureate Awards.

Qilong Min, Ph.D, of UAlbany's ASRC, is developing innovative ways to measure how dust in the Sahara Desert can change clouds in the tropical Atlantic, the Caribbean region and Europe. This research will help scientists find better ways to estimate the impact dust has on climate change.

The University at Albany welcomed approximately 1,100 K-12 students to a fun-filled and engaging day of discovery and exploration at UAlbany Day 2012 -- Showcase at the Plaza.

Researchers at Duke University Medical Center and the University at Albany have found the secret to what makes most mammals recoil from sulfur chemical smells, while letting the female mouse know there’s a male seeking amour – the copper in mammalian bodies.

UAlbany President George Philip and Vice President and Director of Athletics Lee McElroy joined City of Albany Mayor Gerald D. Jennings to proclaim "Bob Ford Day," Feb. 2, 2012.The ceremony recognized the accomplishments of UAlbany head football coach Bob Ford.

ALBANY, N.Y.  (Feb. 1, 2012) – Television journalist and political commentator Jeff Johnson will discuss Unclaimed Legacy: Who Will Lead the Next Social Movement? at the University at Albany’s 33rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Black History Month Luncheon at noon on Wednesday, February 8, in the Campus Center Ballroom.

UAlbany Associate Professor of Women's Studies Janell Hobson explains the history behind Black History Month, and details the important contributions of lesser known individuals who helped shape the United States.