UAlbany Researchers in the News
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UAlbany Researcher on Cutting Edge
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Atmospheric Sciences Researchers Study the Variability and Predictability of African Easterly Waves (PDF)
Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Science Researchers Christopher Thorncroft and Ryan Torn seek to improve our knowledge and understanding of the nature and variability of African easterly wave characteristics. -
Political Science Assistant Professor Prepares Project to Enhance Controls of Brokers and Arms Shipments in Montenegro (PDF)
Rockefeller College Professor, Bryan Early, proposes a four-phase process to help enhance the government of Montenegro's understanding of effective controls on arms brokering and trading. -
Aerosol-Radiation-Chemistry Interactions: The Effect of Size-Resolved Particle Microphysics (PDF)
Atmoshperic Sciences Research Center Senior Research Associate, Fangqun Yu introduces a project to reduce uncertainties in our understanding of aerosol-radiation-chemistry interaction processes. -
Atmospheric Sciences Associate Professor Receives NSF Grant for High Resolution Reconstruction of South American Monsoon History
Mathais Vuille will use high-resolution, precisely dated and quantitative reconstruction of the South American summer monsoon to improve understanding of its sensitivity to past and future changes in radiative forcing. -
21st Century Assessment Planning for Educators to Create UAlbany Working Relationship Leading to an Online Graduate Course
The University at Albany, the Department of Information Studies, School of Education, and the Association for the Cooperative Advancement of Science and Education will collaboratively develop, and jointly offer, an online graduate course related to assessment and evaluation best practices targeted for pre-service School Library Media Specialists. -
Veteran Peer-to-Peer Evaluation
The School of Social Welfare’s Center for Innovation in Mental Health Research will be conducting a formative and summative evaluation of the NYS PFC Joseph Dwyer Veteran Peer-to-Peer Support Pilot, being implemented in four counties: Jefferson, Rensselaer, Saratoga and Suffolk. -
Rockefeller College Assistant Professor Receives State Department Grant to Conduct Strategic Trade Licensing Roundtable
Political Science Assistant Professor Bryan Early received a grant from the U.S. Department of State to conduct a two-day roundtable on strategic trade licensing designed for representatives from Taiwan’s key licensing agencies. -
Chemistry Professor Receives Muscular Dystrophy Association Grant to Study Characterizations of Chemically Modified Aptamers
Department of Chemistry Professor Li Niu has been awarded a three-year grant from the Muscular Dystrophy Association for his project “Characterization of Chemically Modified Aptamers as New ALS Drug Candidates.” -
School of Public Health Associate Professor Receives Grant to Study New Laws Impact on Health Outcomes
Associate Professor Janine Jurkowski received a grant from Robert Wood Johnson/Health Research, Inc. to study the how two new Public Health Laws work to improve public health outcomes. -
Sociology Professor Receives NSF Grant
University at Albany Professor Scott South has received a National Science Foundation Award to study the importance of neighborhood characteristics for individual behavior and well-being. -
Whitehouse Announces the Next “Genome Scale Project”
The White House unveiled the “BRAIN” Initiative—a bold new research effort to revolutionize our understanding of the human mind and uncover new ways to treat, prevent, and cure brain disorders
From the UAlbany NewsCenter
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.
