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Climate Scientist Leads Global Effort on Glacial Retreat in Andes
University at Albany climate scientist, Mathias Vuille, leads the development of a network of local scientists and stakeholders in four South American countries to address the impact on water supplies of shrinking glaciers in the Andes.
NIH Supports Biologist and Nanoscientist in Quest to Cure "Dry Mouth"
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a $2.5 million grant to support joint research by faculty at theCollege of Nanoscale Science and Engineering(CNSE) of the University at Albany (UAlbany) and UAlbany’s Department of Biological Sciences.
$4.4 Billion High-Tech Investment Adds 800 Jobs in NanoCollege
"This unprecedented private investment in New York's economy will create thousands of jobs and make the state the epicenter for the next generation of computer chip technology," Governor Cuomo said.
Department of Defense Puts Seal of Trust on NanoCollege's Smart System Technology Center in Canandaigua for National, International Contracts
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering's Smart System Technology and Commercialization Center of Excellence (STC) has received the rare and exceptional designation as a Trusted Foundry by the U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Microelectronics Agency.
NanoCollege Launches Solar Energy Development Center to Boost Photovoltaics Technologies
CNSE’s Halfmoon, NY facility will retain 17 green collar jobs and create opportunities to grow high-tech workforce while enabling advances in CIGS-based thin film solar cells
NanoCollege Researchers and Global Partners Present More Than 60 Technical Papers at Leading Worldwide Forum
Faculty and corporate scientists working at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) of the University at Albany contributed to more than 60 scientific and technical papers presented at the world’s leading lithography forum.
Study Ranks Information Technology 59th in the World for Research
The ranking is based on the number of publications in the top eight Information Systems journals over the last 3 years. The list is created by senior scholars in the Association for Information Systems (AIS). AIS is the premier professional association for individuals and organizations who lead the research, teaching, practice, and study of information systems worldwide.
Researchers Lead National Study to Improve Science and Math Instruction Through Technology
Carla Meskill and Alan Oliveira, Educational Theory and Practice, received $1.8 million from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of English Language Acquisition: National Professional Development Grant Program.
Computer Science Tackles Sustained Knowledge-Building Through NSF Grant
Jianwei Zhang (PI), Educational Theory and Practice, and Mei-Hwa Chen (Co-PI), Computer Science, received $550,000 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled Fostering Collective Progress in Online Discourse for Sustained Knowledge Building.
Report Finds Female Judges Filling More Seats on U.S. State Benches
Women's share of the nation's state judgeships in 2012 rose 0.7 percent over its 2011 level, but women's representation on the nation's federal benches dropped 0.1 percent, according to a report released by the Center for Women in Government & Civil Society (CWGCS) at the University at Albany's Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy.
Criminal Justice Researchers Explore Moral and Legal Ramifications of Wrongful Convictions
Given that more than one million felony convictions and considerably more misdemeanor convictions occur annually, the number of persons wrongly convicted is potentially staggering. University at Albany researchers James R. Acker and Allison D. Redlich delve into this complicated subject matter in their new book, Wrongful Conviction: Law, Science, and Policy.
National Death Penalty Archive Adds Papers from Pioneer on Racial Equality and the Death Penalty
The working papers of the late David Baldus, a legal pioneer on racial equality and the death penalty, will become part of the permanent collection of UAlbany's National Death Penalty Archive (NDPA), a national repository of archival material devoted solely to the death penalty.
Social Welfare Professor Studies Disaster Recoveries from Katrina and Haitian Earthquake
The dynamics of disaster recovery efforts in rural communities in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Haiti are the focus of a research project led by University at Albany School of Social Welfare Associate Professor Loretta Pyles.
Professor's Study is One of Five to Examine Home Care of Older Adults
University at Albany Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management Timothy Hoff has been awarded a $100,000 research grant from the federal Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research (AHRQ) to support a study examining patient-centered medical home (PCMH) care for older adult patients within primary care settings.
Researchers Study Correlation Between Traces in Water and Miscarriage
Researchers led by University at Albany scientists will conduct a two-year pilot study on the correlation between low to moderate levels of inorganic arsenic (iAs) and spontaneous abortion of clinically-recognized pregnancies.
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Study Examines Chemical in Paper
Kurunthachalam Kannan, professor of Environmental Health Sciences at the School of Public Health and research scientist at the Wadsworth Center at the New York State Department of Health, co-authored a study in the journal Environmental Science & Technology. 
Researchers Use Video Game to Enhance Adults' Decision-Making
A University at Albany research team is developing a computer game to train people to recognize cognitive biases they routinely use when confronted with incomplete information or operating under time pressure.
