UAlbany Alum Omar Yaghi ’85 Shares 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

UAlbany alum Omar M. Yaghi '85 has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He shares the honor with Susumu Kitagawa and Richard Robson. (Photo by Brittany Hosea-Small/UC Berkeley, used by permission)

GE Aerospace Foundation Launches Next Engineers with UAlbany, miSci and NY Creates

UAlbany President Havidán Rodríguez, above, discusses the program to inspire a new generation of engineers. (Photos by Zach Durocher)

The University at Albany's College of Integrated Health Sciences Renews 40-Year Partnership with NYS Department of Health and Announces New Relationship with Albany Med Health System

Above from left: Dean of the College of Integrated Health Sciences Erin Bell, NYS DOH Commissioner Dr. James V. McDonald, UAlbany President Havidán Rodríguez, CEO and President of Albany Med Health System Dr. Dennis McKenna (Photo by Patrick Dodson)

UAlbany’s College of Integrated Health Sciences Cuts the Ribbon on New Uptown Campus Home

Above from left: Dean of the College of Integrated Health Sciences Erin Bell, UAlbany President Havidán Rodríguez, NYS DOH Commissioner Dr. James V. McDonald, Director for UAlbany's Health Workforce Studies Jean Moore, and UAlbany Provost and Senior VP for Academic Affairs Carol Kim (Photo by Patrick Dodson)

Supporting veterans and their families... Congratulations to the PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Veteran Peer Support Project, this year's recipient of the UAlbany President's Award for Exemplary Public Engagement, presented during President Havidán Rodríguez's Fall Address to the University Community on October 29. The project is a partnership between the Dwyer Coalition, the New York State Office of Mental Health, the New York State Department of Veterans’ Services and UAlbany.

Above from left: Executive Director of the NYS Dwyer Coalition for Military Veterans Gavin Walters and Dr. Eric Hardiman of the College of Integrated Health Sciences are interviewed by President Rodríguez during the awards program. (photo by Patrick Dodson)

Many hands make light work!... On October 25, UAlbany students joined community residents to take part in a fall neighborhood cleanup in midtown Albany.

Above, front row center, from left: Mayor Kathy Sheehan and Assemblymember Gabriella Romero join students for the cleanup.

Talking politics, productively... Former Congressman Chris Gibson was the guest for our Leading Questions discussion series on October 24. The conversation focused on promoting civil discourse and civic engagement.

Above: Dr. Chris Gibson and UAlbany Vice President for Government and Community Relations Sheila Seery talk with students after Leading Questions.(photo by Patrick Dodson)

Happy Halloween!... UAlbany presented its annual Dunk-or-Treat celebration for hundreds of local kids and their families on the downtown campus on October 26. The program, co-sponsored by UAlbany Men's Basketball, the Liberty Partnerships Program, and the Alpha Phi Omega community service fraternity, featured trick-or-treating, music, food, inflatables, face painting, games, and more.

Above: UAlbany students who volunteered to host the celebration revel in the festivities of Dunk-or-Treat.

Erie Canal Bicentennial... On October 7, UAlbany partnered with WMHT Public Media, the NYS Canal Corporation, and the Erie Canal Museum to present a screening of WMHT's new documentary Reflections on the Erie Canal. The screening was followed by a community discussion in the Campus Center West Auditorium.

Above from left: WMHT Vice President, Chief Content and Engagement Officer Will Pedigo, NYS Canal Corporation Executive Deputy Director Rebecca Hughes, Erie Canal Museum Executive Director Natalie Stetson, and the documentary's producer Catherine Rafferty (photo by Patrick Dodson)

November 4

Women's Basketball Home Opener vs. Marist, Broadview Center

November 6, 6 - 8 p.m.

Free DIY Weatherization Workshop, Massry School of Business, Room 137

November 11, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

CEHC LEGO Challenge, ETEC

November 11

Men's Basketball Home Opener vs. SUNY Delhi, Broadview Center

November 15, 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

STEM and Nanotechnology Family Day, ETEC

Mary Hunt, Director of Public Engagement

mhunt@albany.edu

albany.edu/public-engagement

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