Joint CAS, CEHC & SPH project explores the past, reimagines the future
In the past year, an NEH-funded project has incorporated historical methodology into CEHC and SPH undergraduate curricula.
Student Researchers Aided by CURCE Funding
Nineteen students received small grants last fall to offset expenses directly related to their research or creative projects with University faculty, including attending conferences, purchasing materials and covering tuition for related course work. Spring recipients will be announced next week.
VOST Students Use Social Media to Aid Texas Wildfire Recovery Efforts
UAlbany’s Virtual Operations Support Team answered a call for support from the Texas Division of Emergency Management last month as dozens of wildfires ravaged the state.
CEHC Professor Appointed to National Academies Study on Chemical Terrorism Threats
Gary Ackerman of CEHC was selected for an expert committee assembled by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine that will lead a study on countering threats of chemical terrorism in the U.S.
New Advisory Board Joins the CEHC Family
The College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity (CEHC) at the University at Albany announces the formation of an Advisory Board. The board members will support CEHC in achieving their strategic goals and help shape the College’s growth trajectory.
UAlbany, FIU Researchers Team Up to Launch $1.5 Million Virtual Cybersecurity Institute
The institute will help train the next generation of cybersecurity professionals for future military and civilian leadership positions.
Benjamin Yankson Awarded Drescher Award for Smart Toy Privacy and Safety Research
College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity (CEHC) Assistant Professor Benjamin Yankson will spend the Fall 2022 semester developing a successful NSF CAREER grant proposal to support his pre-tenure research on designing a privacy preservation framework for children’s smart connected toys. This work will be supported by the Dr. Nuala McGann Drescher Affirmative Action/Diversity Leave Award.
Plans for New Weather Innovation, Smart Energy and Resilience Center Draw Energy Sector Leaders to ETEC
UAlbany hosted energy industry executives from more than 20 companies at ETEC this week for a two-day planning meeting that offered an overview of WISER, a newly proposed Industry-University Cooperative Research Center.