Good morning, Albany.

Albany County is launching a youth mentorship program aimed at violence prevention and leadership development for kids 9 to 15 at the College of Saint Rose Athletic Center, running for eight weeks until Dec.

11 — providing structured classes on conflict resolution and guidance from adult mentors.

UAlbany students Cat Brady and Otto Vaval bring their production of The Drunken City to life at the Performing Arts Center.

The comedy, which opened Wednesday and runs through Sunday, gives students a chance to use classroom training in scenic design and acting (their first step toward theatre careers).

Governor Kathy Hochul opted New York into a federal school choice tax credit program that starts in January to boost funds for private and religious schools (scholarships) while teachers unions worry the plan could divert resources from public schools, made under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

UAlbany’s research team led by Professor Woongje Sung demonstrated a 15-KV silicon carbide semiconductor switch on Oct.

21 at the Albany campus, using a fully US-based fabrication process that involved GE Aerospace, DoW fab and NoMIS Power; the breakthrough lays groundwork for next-generation power electronics for energy, defense and AI.