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Ready for #UAlbanyGrad 2026? 🎓
Commencement festivities begin tomorrow! Before you head to campus, visit albany.edu/commencement for everything you need to know about schedules, transportation, parking and more.
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Nobel Laureate Omar Yaghi ‘85 is coming back to UAlbany today!
Dr. Yaghi will participate in a moderated public program that will be held at the Performing Arts Center at 3:30 p.m., tour research spaces, and meet with students, faculty and staff. albany.edu/news-center/news/…
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Calling the Great Dane community, Damien needs you! 🐾
Cast your vote for Damien in Mascot Madness here: suny.edu/mascotmadness/round…
You can vote once per device every 12 hours, so be sure to come back and vote again! Every vote counts!
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With snow expected in the morning, all morning classes scheduled to start before noon on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, will temporarily shift to remote instruction. Classes that start after 12 p.m. will resume their regularly scheduled format unless otherwise notified.
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USU members drive opportunity and community impact. @HavidanUAlbany, President of @ualbany, highlights their $1.1B economic impact on the city and region. "We are economic anchors, change makers, and opportunity creators. Our work serves the public good.” #UniquelyUSU
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Due to the extreme weather expected, Governor Hochul has declared a state of emergency ahead of the winter storm. All classes scheduled for Monday, Jan. 26 will shift to alternative instructional delivery.
Details: albany.edu/risk-management-c…
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Graduate student Sara Lombardo recently earned the Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology award for their innovative microbial research project!
The award supports graduate research aligned with @NASA’s scientific priorities.
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Welcome to the Great Dane Family, @UACoachPerk! 💜👋
Got our guy ✅
Introducing the next Head Coach of UAlbany Football, @UACoachPerk 👏
📰: tinyurl.com/2p2bxw4d
#UAUKNOW
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Got our guy ✅
Introducing the next Head Coach of UAlbany Football, @UACoachPerk 👏
📰: tinyurl.com/2p2bxw4d
#UAUKNOW
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Welcome to UAlbany, Coach Perk!
Got our guy ✅
Introducing the next Head Coach of UAlbany Football, @UACoachPerk 👏
📰: tinyurl.com/2p2bxw4d
#UAUKNOW
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A renovation project on Colonial Quad has earned LEED Gold certification from @USGBC!
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the world’s most used green building rating system, reflecting UAlbany’s ongoing commitment to sustainability. albany.edu/news-center/news/…
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With the winter season now upon us, Erie County residents have a new tool available at their fingertips to ensure they are prepared for the next major snowfall thanks to researchers at UAlbany! albany.edu/news-center/news/…
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Wishing our Great Dane family a warm and wonderful holiday season!
This year’s holiday card was created by Sara Sadaat ’27.
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UAlbany students in the film studies minor received a rare hands-on look at the history of American cinema through original scripts, production files and censorship records housed in the New York State Archives! albany.edu/news-center/news/…
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Exciting news!
The Massry School of Business has launched a new Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence for Business, a program designed to equip the next generation of leaders with the tools to harness AI for innovation and organizational growth. albany.edu/news-center/news/…
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Fangqun Yu, a senior research faculty at UAlbany's Atmospheric Sciences Research Center has proposed an innovative method to reduce aviation’s climate impact.
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Our episode of @TheCollegeTour is now streaming on @PrimeVideo!
Get an inside look at the lives of 10 inspiring Great Danes as they share their passions, accomplishments and what UAlbany has meant to them.
Learn more by visiting albany.edu/the-college-tour
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.@NOAA is turning to researchers like @CNSE Associate Professor Mustafa Aksoy to help protect critical data in the face of growing radio frequency interference from wireless technologies! albany.edu/news-center/news/…
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UAlbany has once again been recognized as one of only 30 institutions included in The Princeton Review’s Mental Health Services Honor Roll!
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Congratulations to Distinguished Professor Marina A. Petrukhina, on receiving the 2026 George A. Olah Award in Hydrocarbon or Petroleum Chemistry from the American Chemical Society, recognizing her outstanding research in the field! albany.edu/news-center/news/…
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