
UAlbany Graduate Schools Receive Top Marks in U.S. News & World Report 2025 Rankings
The University at Albany continues to be recognized for its exceptional graduate schools, earning top marks in the newly released 2025 U.S. News & World Report rankings. Programs featured in the rankings this year include Public Affairs, Public Health, Education, Business, and Engineering, demonstrating UAlbany remains a leader in preparing the next generation of scholars and professionals.

Showcase 2025: MPH Student Blends Biomedical Sciences, Health Equity to Serve Community
UAlbany's Dayo Ogundimu is on the brink of completing his MPH. With medical school on the horizon, Ogundimu shares how his background in biology, research and public health will inform his future practice as a physician.

Epidemiology PhD Student Explores AI to Empower Local Public Health
UAlbany PhD student Heather Duncan is seeking to develop new AI tools to solve data analysis challenges in county health departments and support continuing education resources for medical professionals.

UAlbany Study Links Lack of Oral Health Care with Complications During Pregnancy
Maintaining oral health during pregnancy found to be associated with reduced incidence of gestational diabetes and hypertension

Factors That Influence Disaster Preparedness: Q&A with Jeesoo Jung
Jeesoo Jung, a PhD student in the School of Social Welfare at UAlbany’s College of Integrated Health Sciences, recently published an article in the British Journal of Social Work that assessed factors that influence how likely individuals are to prepare for disasters, including pandemics and natural disasters like hurricanes.

Exploring AI-Enabled Disease Detection: Q&A with S M Ashiqul ‘Mishu’ Islam
UAlbany's Mishu Islam discusses how he is leveraging vast stores of genetic data to find 'fingerprints' linked to multiple types of cancer and other complex diseases, in order to improve methods for understanding patient risk, getting ahead of disease and advancing capabilities in personalized medicine.

Noteworthy: Research grants, awards and publications
The latest developments on University at Albany faculty and staff who are receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.

Celebrating 10 Years at the ‘Interface of Science and Engineering’
The 2025 installment of the ‘Life at the Interface of Science and Engineering’ endowed lecture series will examine the convergence of medical, physical and engineering sciences, empowered by AI.