BMS News and Events

SPH Alumna recognized as a Nurse of the Year in Pediatrics

Mary Lou Oliver, RN, BSN, M.S., alumna of the School of Public Health recently recieved recognition as Nurse of the Year in Pediatrics from the March of Dimes Georgia for her outstanding work in the expansion of Scoliosis Screening Programs.

Online MPH Program highlighted in MPHProgramsList.com Interview

Diane Dewar recently discussed the advantages of earning an MPH degree and the uniqueness of Albany's new Online MPH program in an inteveiw with MPHProgramsList.com.

Michelle Cravetz Earns the Public Health Nurse Creative Achievement Award

Doctoral student, Michelle Cravetz was awarded the Public Health Nurse Creative Achievement Award from the American Public Health Association (APHA) on October 30th, at the APHA's 140th Annual Meeting.

Janine Jurkowski Receives the Tom Bruce Award of Honor

SPH associate professor, Janine Jurkowski was awarded the Tom Bruce Award of Honor by the Community-Based Public Health Caucus (CBPH), which is affiliated with the American Public Health Association (APHA).

SPH Students Create Healthy Recipe Book in Honor of National Food Day

An SPH Class is excited to announce their participation in National Food Day by creating a Healthy Eating Recipe Book in which they offerred taste-testing throughout the SPH community and a healthy food donation to a local pantry.

School of Public Health News from the UAlbany News Center

Public Health student Dorcey Applyrs

World of Difference: UAlbany Student Guides Teens at Risk

Public Health doctoral student Dorcey Applyrs is passionate about developing interventions to improve the quality of life in communities throughout the U.S. This shines through in her volunteer work on behalf of African-American adolescent girls with Delta GEMS, a community service project devoted to human welfare.

Janine Jurkowski

Public Health Professor Honored Nationally as Community Leader

Janine Jurkowski, associate professor of Health Policy, Management & Behavior in UAlbany’s School of Public Health, receives national recognition for championing community-based public health efforts. She was honored Oct. 30 in San Francisco by the American Public Health Association.

Students moving in at UAlbany

UAlbany Welcomes Class of 2016: Themed Living-Learning Communities Double as Students Seek Like-Minded Learners

ALBANY, N.Y. (August 23, 2012) -- The University at Albany welcomes the Class of 2016 with expanded living-learning opportunities, new faculty, and extensive renovation and construction projects.

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Visits UAlbany

Gillibrand Announces Legislation to Spur Growth of New Science and Technology Jobs in Capital Region

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, joined by UAlbany President George Philip and Dr. Chris Fasano, Director of Research and Development at the Neural Stem Cell Institute, today announced legislation to spur the growth of new science and technology jobs in the Capital Region and across New York.

Dr. Michael Bloom

Elevated Levels of Mercury, Cadmium Hinder In-Vitro Fertilization

ALBANY, N.Y. (July 18, 2012) – A new University at Albany study finds background exposure to levels of mercury and cadmium commonly found in the environment may significantly interfere with early pregnancy through in-vitro fertilization (IVF).