Research at UAlbany

News & Notes

School of Public Health Researcher Receives NHLBI grant to Study Long-term Survival Following Coronary Revascularizations
Friday, November 13, 2009
Dr. Edward Hannan was awarded an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) challenge grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to study long-term survival of cardiac patients undergoing coronary revascularization procedures, including coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and stenting with percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI).  

PDP Receives Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Award for Nationwide Training Program
Monday, November 02, 2009
Eugene Monaco, Excutive Director, Professional Development Program, received an award to aid in the development of a nationwide training program aimed at enhancing key job skills among those working to curb the spread of sexually transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS.

School of Public Health Researchers Receive $1.1 Million Stimulus Grant
Thursday, October 15, 2009
University at Albany School of Public Health researchers Janine M. Jurkowski and Kirsten K. Davison have received a $1.1 million stimulus grant through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to address the national childhood obesity epidemic. 

Center for Technology in Government Awarded NSF Grant
Friday, October 09, 2009
With a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Principle Investigator Sharon Dawes along with Co-Investigators Anthony Cresswell and Theresa Pardo, propose to develop new social Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) models and tools for computing based knowledge sharing across geographic and political boundaries focused on air pollution.

Dr. Cheryl Frye Receives NIMH Award
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Department of Psychology professor, Cheryl Frye, receives a NIMH grant for her project entitled "Progestins' Non-genomic Actions for Socio-sexual Behavior."