RESEARCH NEWS
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LIFE SCIENCES
Governor Cuomo Announces Expansion of The RNA Institute; will Attract 60 New Cutting Edge Biomedical Jobs
President Jones, joined by U.S. Congressman Paul Tonko and SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher, praised a $9.4 million, 15,000-square-foot laboratory expansion of UAlbany's The RNA Institute, which positions the Institute as New York’s national resource for RNA technology development, innovation and commercialization.
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GENERAL RESEARCH
UAlbany Study Finds Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS) Outcomes Vary by Race
Older white patients in the U.S. have the highest rate of mortality from certain types of stroke among all racial and ethnic groups, a study by health researchers at the University at Albany finds. The study was published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
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PUBLIC POLICY
Center for International Development Hosts Kenyan Government Delegation
UAlbany’s Center for International Development’s (SUNY/CID) Kenya Parliamentary Strengthening Program is hosting a delegation of senior officials from the government of Kenya, to assist them in implementing a new devolved form of government under the county’s new 2010 Constitution.
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LIFE SCIENCES
University at Albany's East Campus Biotech Company Makes Major Fibromyalgia Discovery
A major breakthrough in fibromyalgia was discovered by Integrated Tissue Dynamics LLC (INTiDYN), a biotechnology company housed and supported at the University at Albany’s East Campus in Rensselaer, New York.
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PUBLIC POLICY
HUD Housing Report Shows Same-Sex Couples Experience Unequal Treatment
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released the nation's first national study examining housing discrimination against same-sex couples in the private rental market. The study was led by University at Albany Associate Professor of Sociology Samantha Friedman and conducted by M. Davis and Company.



