- Timothy Hoff, associate professor of Health Policy, Management and Behavior, recently wrote an editorial opinion that was published in the October 5, 2008 Times Union regarding health care reform. Click here to read.

- Timothy Hoff, associate professor of Health Policy, Management and Behavior, was recently interviewed and featured on the Capital9 News Capital Tonight show discussing the presidential health care plans. View the clip.

- David O. Carpenter, MD, professor in the departments of Environmental Health Sciences and Biomedical Sciences and director of the Institute for Health & the Environment at the School, recently presented testimony to the Domestic Policy Subcommittee of the U.S. Congressional Oversight and Government Reform Committee on cell phone use and tumors. Read more.

- Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Sally Temple, was just awarded a MacArthur Foundation "Genius Award". Read more.

- The School of Public Health announced the establishment of the Center for Global Health. The Center will serve as the school's focal point for international collaborations, research and programs. Click here.

- The School of Public Health has been selected to be a partner school with the International Peace Corps Master’s International (MI) Program and will begin accepting students for the program beginning in the summer of 2009. Click here.

- Benjamin A. Shaw, associate professor (HPMB), has been awarded a $1.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging to examine how health behaviors and lifestyles evolve during old age in the U.S. and Japan.

-University at Albany School of Public Health Earns Full Seven-Year Accreditation from Council on Education for Public Health. (link to full announcement .pdf)

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