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UAlbany Professor Lauded for Excellence in Education Research
Paul Morgan, Director of the Institute for Social and Health Equity, received the 2026 Special Education Research Award from the Council for Exceptional Children — the largest international professional organization dedicated to high-quality education that is inclusive and equitable for individuals with disabilities.
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Study Identifies Pollutant Exposure as Gap in Human Biology Research
Publishing in the American Journal of Human Biology, UAlbany scientists Lawrence M. Schell and Mia V. Gallo outline why measuring pollutant exposure should be a central component of research on growth, development, reproduction and chronic disease.
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Social Work PhD Student Uses Art to Advance Dementia Research
Molly Bray-Hayes is using participatory, arts-based research methods to explore how visual art created by people living with dementia can serve as meaningful data to represent what their lives are truly like.
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Student Spotlight: Environmental Health Sciences PhD Student Deanna Luneau
Deanna Luneau is a PhD student in UAlbany's Department of Environmental Health Sciences who studies the exposures people experience throughout their life and how those exposures impact their health.
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Internships in Aging Project Helps UAlbany Students Land Local Jobs in Elder Care
UAlbany students in the Internships in Aging Project earn academic credit while gaining hands‑on work experience serving their local community. Housed in the School of Social Welfare at the College of Integrated Health Sciences, the nationally recognized program is set to expand, thanks to a new $2 million commitment from the Hearst Foundations.
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$2 Million Hearst Foundations Award Set to Expand UAlbany’s ‘Internships in Aging Project’
University at Albany’s “Internships in Aging Project” (IAP) is expanding thanks to a new $2 million Hearst Foundations grant, which will support 30 additional interns over the next five years and, for the first time, open the program to Master of Public Health students.
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Study finds environmental health disparities among older adults in New York
A new study by the University at Albany’s Department of Environmental Health Sciences found that poor and Black older adults in New York state are significantly more likely to live in communities that face higher levels of air pollution, extreme weather events and disaster risk.
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New Online Option for Epidemiology MPH
Students can now earn their MPH in Epidemiology online, in addition to our on campus option. This flexible, part-time, fully asynchronous program is designed for working professionals. Students are enrolled annually each fall.