Understanding and Eliminating Minority Health Disparities in a 21st-Century Pandemic
In April, Gov. Cuomo charged the University at Albany with leading a team of public health, social welfare, emergency preparedness and other experts to engage stakeholders – such as community leaders and COVID-19 survivors – to study the environmental, socioeconomic and occupational factors causing Latinx and Black populations in the state to be disproportionately harmed.
A Banner Year
UAlbany researchers received $12.8 million in National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants during 2018 – an increase of $5.4 million over the year prior and the largest NIH grant spike seen in the Capital Region, according to new data analyzed by the Center for Economic Growth (CEG).