Research, Policy, Technical Assistance

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• Biodiversity, Conservation and Policy Program
  Faculty and students conduct conservation-oriented research, serve on conservation boards, act as advisors, and provide technical assistance in local communities.
  
• Center for Human Services Research
  Through its research, the Center seeks to strengthen university and community partnerships by conducting research in community-based settings.
• Center for Innovation in Mental Health Research
  The Center’s mission is to advance knowledge in the field of mental health using an evidence-based approach.
• Center for Social and Demographic Analysis
  Provides a strong research infrastructure for scholarship in the social sciences with an emphasis on interdisciplinary population research.
• Conferences & Symposia - School of Criminal Justice
  A wide variety of conferences and public forums, including the widely attended Albany Symposium on Crime and Justice.
• Evaluation Consortium
  The Evaluation Consortium conducts program evaluation services for educational, governmental, and private agencies.
  
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Internship Program
  A paid internship program, working with New York State agencies and other organizations using Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
• Global Center for Critical Demography and Public Sociology
  Conducts scholarship based upon critical demography paradigm and the development of concepts that historically do not fit traditional demography.
• Graduate Planning Studios
  Students participate in a real-world planning project that addresses an actual planning problem in a community.
• Hindelang Criminal Justice Research Center
  Conducting cross-disciplinary research on a variety of topics related to the criminal justice field.
• Institute of Gerontology
  The Institute and its research center have a multi-pronged approach to the needs of the rapidly growing aging population.
• Lewis Mumford Center for Comparative Urban and Regional Research
  Carries out comparative and historical urban research to further Lewis Mumford's ideal of local involvement with global vision
• NYS Council for Universal Broadband
  NYS Council recommends ways to extend high-speed and broadband access to under-served rural and urban areas throughout the state.
  
• New York State Social Work Education Consortium
  The consortium is a formal partnership to facilitate professional practice in child welfare to improve results for children and families.
• Partnership with New York State Office for the Aging
  The Center for Excellence in Aging & Community Wellness shares a Research Associate for research and grant-writing with the NYS Office for Aging.
• Rochester Youth Development Study
  One of the most ambitious, long-standing and important studies of delinquency and childhood antisocial behavior ever conducted.
• School of Social Welfare Faculty Outreach
  School of Social Welfare faculty members contribute their expertise to a wide range of national and local organizations.
• Senior Financial Literacy Training and Education Initiative
  This project addresses financial literacy among older adults and helps prevent financial exploitation, abuse, and fraud.
• Small Business Development Center
  The Small Business Development Center, University at Albany (SBDC, UA) offers no-cost counseling for assisting start-up and existing businesses.
• Social Work Student Exchange, Hallym University, South Korea
  The University and Hallym University are partner social work schools that encourage yearly student and faculty exchanges.