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10/30/2026

Yulin Wu's paper "Bridges or barriers? Exploring gender bias in LLM-based translation" was recently published in the journal AI&Ethics. Yulin is a PhD student in Philosophy at UAlbany.
https://rdcu.be/k6HuKZU7Hnqa

10/27/2026

Anyone considering majoring or minoring in is welcome to join us on Wednesday, November 11 from 6-7:30PM in Humanities HU 354 for a panel discussion with UAlbany Philosophy alumni! The panel will feature three dynamic speakers from the fields of medicine, law, and education who will describe their path from the study of Philosophy at UAlbany to where they are now.

10/24/2026

Thanks very much to Robert Audi (Notre Dame) for an excellent talk yesterday on “Rationalist Moral Realism and Reliabilist Epistemology”!

10/21/2026

A great afternoon this past weekend at our Department Fall Picnic for faculty and graduate students!

10/20/2026

Join us tonight! The theme for tonight's discussion is "Should we pity or envy those who have AI friends?"

Pizza & Philosophy
📅 Tuesday, Oct 20 | ⏰ 6:00–7:00 p.m. | 📍 HU 290
Come enjoy free pizza and take part in a lively discussion led by a faculty member! Topics range from current events and pop culture to moral dilemmas and big philosophical questions.

All are welcome—bring your curiosity and your appetite!

This event is sponsored by University Auxiliary Services (UAS) and the UAlbany Department of Philosophy.

10/20/2026

Fully online Philosophy Courses during the upcoming UAlbany Winter Session:

PHI 110 Intro to Philosophical Probs
*Fulfills Humanities GenEd

PHI 114 Morals & Society
*Fulfills Humanities GenEd
*Fulfills Diversity GenEd
*Fulfills Challenges for 21st Century GenEd

PHI 115 Moral Dilemmas
*Fulfills Humanities GenEd

PHI 202 Critical Thinking
*Fulfills Mathematics GenEd
*Fulfills Humanities GenEd
*Fulfills Challenges for 21st Century GenEd

PHI 212 Introduction to Ethical Theory
*Fulfills Humanities GenEd

PHI 213 Ethics and Philosophy of AI
*Fulfills Humanities GenEd

See the UAlbany Winter Session for more details.

10/17/2026

Looking forward to meeting future Great Danes today University at Albany Fall Preview!

10/14/2026

10/09/2026

Prof Monika Piotrowska's paper "Engineering and Un-Engineering Nature: Gene Drives, Reversal Drives, and the Value of Restoration" has just ben published in the journal Environmental Ethics.

10/09/2026

Hey, it's our 500th instagram post here ! What better time than now to remind you about some of the awesome things our alumni are doing!

See linktree in our profile for the link to our Undergrad Alumni Spotlight page.

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Albany, NY
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