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.
Four-Day Conference to Focus on a Sustainable Future for the Region
The Sustainable Futures Conference, co-sponsored by UAlbany, features more than a dozen international and national and local speakers, workshops and informational sessions, and a Youth Congress on Climate Justice.
Guthrie Birkhead Receives Hermann M. Biggs Memorial Medal and Certificate
Guthrie Birkhead, Professor Emeritus in Epidemiology & Biostatistics has been selected for the Hermann M. Biggs Memorial Medal and Certificate (State Leadership) for the 2021 New York State Public Health Partnership Conference Annual Awards. Every year, New York State Public Health Association (NYSPHA) presents awards in several different categories to those with outstanding leadership efforts.
5 Questions with Faculty: Akiko Hosler
Akiko Hosler, PhD, is Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director at the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Prior to joining the University at Albany in 2007, she served as Director of Diabetes Surveillance and Evaluation at the New York State Department of Health for 11 years. Dr. Hosler’s research has two major areas of focus; diabetes and its associated metabolic disorders, and the built environment and its impact on health.
Virtual Events Celebrate National Public Health Week
The School of Public Health has a series of events planned this week as part of its annual celebration of National Public Health Week.
Creating Suicide Safer Care in Behavioral Health Settings
ALBANY, N.Y. (April 5, 2021) – Clinical Associate Professor Brett Harris and Associate Professor Melissa Tracy collaborated with colleagues at the New York State Office of Mental Health to evaluate the quality of suicide care in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. Compared to mental health providers, SUD providers reported lower practice of suicide care, lower self-efficacy, and lower effectiveness providing suicide care.