The University at Albany (UAlbany) is a public research university and one of the four SUNY university centers, founded in 1844 as the New York State Normal School (a teacher-training institution). UAlbany enrolls about 13,500 undergraduate and 3,500 graduate students across three campuses: the main Uptown Campus (Edward Durell Stone-designed concrete podium, where most undergraduates live), the Downtown Campus, and the Health Sciences campus. Notable academic strengths include public administration (the Rockefeller College), atmospheric sciences, criminal justice, social welfare, and informat…