Earn an Online MPH or Certificate in Public Health
Join us for an informational webinar on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 from 12-1 p.m. (EST) to learn more about earning your Master of Public Health degree or a public health certificate online.
The 7th Cohort of RNA Fellows has Scientific Depth and Diversity
12 doctoral students from UAlbany and SUNY Poly have been named 2021-22 RNA fellows — the seventh such cohort in the institute’s young history.
5 Questions with Faculty: John Justino, Clinical Associate Professor
Clinical Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Global Health, John Justino, has worked for more than 20 years in international development and global public health. This includes over 15 years leading and consulting on social behavior change communications programs in sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere around the world; focusing on HIV/AIDS prevention, malaria prevention and treatment, adolescent reproductive health, family planning, maternal and child health, and improved hygiene and sanitation.
NEH Grant Supports Efforts to Integrate History into CEHC, SPH Undergraduate Courses
The new funding will be used to create a unique partnership between the Department of History, CEHC and SPH.
This Week at SPH
A summary of research publications from the School of Public Health from May 1-7, 2021
Interdisciplinary Town Hall Looked at Lessons Learned, Ways to Move Forward
The School of Public Health, School of Social Welfare and College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity teamed up for a town hall discussion on the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
5 Questions with Faculty: Michitake Aso
Mitch Aso of History will be teaching a new course this fall that studies the past to help understand current challenges — in this case, the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Some Noncarcinogenic Chemicals Become Carcinogenic When Mixed
ALBANY, N.Y. (April 29, 2021) – At a conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Professor David Carpenter and international colleagues assessed the impact of low-dose chemical mixtures on human health by reviewing published studies of biological exposures to chemical mixtures. Based on their findings, the researches discovered that noncarcinogenic chemicals can induce all 10 Hallmarks of Cancer when mixed. Thus, the researchers created the Low-Dose Carcinogenesis Hypothesis, which postulates that low-dose exposures to mixtures of chemicals that are not individually carcinogenic may collectively initiate cancer.