University at Albany Targets Emergency Response
Call it Disaster U: The University at Albany, a State University of New York institution, has developed its own sort of emergency response to the infrastructure, environmental and national security problems in the age of terror threats and climate change. In the capital of a state hit by both the 9/11 attacks and 2012's Hurricane Sandy, the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity is the first of its kind in the nation. At the college, students learn how to handle emergencies, including prevention, immediate response and dealing with the aftermath.
Rebuilding Puerto Rico
With the return of the final deployment of students and volunteers, Gov. Andrew Cuomo shared some impressive numbers to illustrate the success of this summer’s “NY Stands with Puerto Rico Recovery and Rebuilding Initiative.”
UAlbany’s College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity Remains in High Demand
Student demand for UAlbany’s first-in-the-nation College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity (CEHC) is continuing to surpass all expectations.
The college will begin this semester with about 600 declared majors, 350 minors and 220 intended majors in its Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity (EHC) program alone. When adding its major and minor in the Department of Informatics, along with graduate-level programs, the total student number jumps to close to 2,000.