SPH Research in White House Briefing & the News
Recent SPH work was featured in the August 18, 2021 White House briefing, along with over 350 news stories. The research also falls in the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric, an online source that gives insight into how often – and where – scholarly outputs are discussed around the world.
School of Public Health Releases Results From Two New Infant and Mother Studies
Two new studies shed light on different factors impacting the health of mothers and newborns, with one study finding a link between neighborhood risk and birth outcomes, and a second indicating a relationship between maternal depression and gestational diabetes.
Team Led by Clinical Assistant Professor Recognized Nationally for Efforts to Improve Childhood Immunization Rates
ALBANY, N.Y. (August 26, 2021) - A team led by Dr. Danielle Wales (assistant professor of Pediatrics at Albany Med and clinical assistant professor at the UAlbany School of Public Health) has been selected as a Phase 1 winner in the Promoting Pediatric Primary Prevention (P4) Challenge by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources & Services Administration for its efforts to improve local childhood immunization rates in primary care settings.
Forging New Pathways of Success
UAlbany President Havidán Rodríguez, Hudson Valley President Roger Ramsammy and Albany Law School President and Dean Alicia Ouellette prepare to unveil a new program on Wednesday, Aug. 25, designed to expand opportunities for students throughout New York and beyond.
MPH Student Focuses on Dementia and Alzheimer’s through Research & Internship Positions
Cassie Kane is earning a Master of Public Health (MPH) and a Graduate Certificate in Maternal and Child Health here at the UAlbany School of Public Health. Currently, she is completing an internship and working as a research assistant, and in both of these positions she focuses on Dementia/Alzheimer’s work.
A Selection of our School's Covid-19 Research (August 2021)
Since the start of the pandemic, faculty, staff and students at the School of Public Health have worked tirelessly to advance Covid-19 research and response. Our strategic partnership with the New York State Department of Health enabled academic information to be produced in a timely fashion to assist with on-the-ground response in New York. Below, you will find a selection of our faculty's publications on Covid-19, ranging from timely medical investigations to examining face mask guidance by country. For any questions about our School's Covid-19 work, please email [email protected].
Meet Haley Caldwell: PhD Candidate in Biomedical Sciences
Haley Caldwell is a PhD candidate in Biomedical Sciences at the University at Albany. Her Master’s thesis, completed under the guidance of Kirsten St. George, resulted in the development of a whole genome sequencing protocol for mumps virus samples that is still in use. Now, she studies flaviviruses in Alexander T. Ciota’s lab at the New York State Department of Health.
In Partnership with UAlbany, NYSDOH Releases First-in-the-Nation Data & Analysis on COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness & Breakthrough Infections
Working with the University at Albany, the New York State Department of Health released data showing the effectiveness of vaccines in the fight against COVID-19 – showing that vaccinations remain the best way for New Yorkers to protect themselves, families and communities from COVID-19 and its most severe outcomes such as hospitalization.