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September 23, 2020 Zoom Event: Using HIV‐related History Lessons to Accelerate the COVID‐19 Response
Register for the Center for Collaborative HIV Research in Practice & Policy's first Zoom seminar of the semester, entitled "Using HIV‐related History Lessons to Accelerate the COVID‐19 Response". The seminar will take place on September 23, 2020, from 12-1 p.m.
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Environmental Health Sciences Faculty, Students & Graduates Contribute to Environmental Epidemiology Knowledge at Virtual Conference
ALBANY, N.Y. (August 26, 2020) - Department of Environmental Health Sciences faculty, students and graduates are connecting with colleagues and contributing to the field of environmental epidemiology through the fully virtual 32nd Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology this week.
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International Student Deepens Knowledge of Epidemiology to Make an Impact in Her Home Country
ALBANY, N.Y. (August 20, 2020) – Aizhan Kyzayeva is a trained medical doctor from Kazakhstan who understands the importance of epidemiology for medical research and education. Awarded a Fogarty International Fellowship, she chose to pursue a Master’s degree in Epidemiology at UAlbany to further her knowledge of epidemiology and statistical analysis.
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Interning in Public Health During a Pandemic
ALBANY, N.Y. (August 19, 2020) – While the coronavirus has changed the internship experience for many, it has heightened the drive that public health students feel to serve the communities around them. Elizabeth Miller is helping to provide community members with fresh produce while ensuring that the program she is working on meets pandemic safety guidelines.
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Dr. Beth Feingold Named Public Health Undergraduate Program Director
ALBANY, N.Y. (August 18, 2020) – Associate Professor Beth Feingold has been named as Faculty Director of the undergraduate public health program at the University at Albany.
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School of Public Health Earns Global Ranking in 2020
ALBANY, N.Y. (August 10, 2020) – The School of Public Health has been recognized as one of the best in the world by a new global ranking, placing it among the likes of Dartmouth, University of Minnesota, and Vanderbilt University.
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Highlighting New York’s Leadership in Efforts to End HIV
ALBANY, N.Y. (August 5, 2020) - Center for Collaborative HIV Research in Practice and Policy researchers recently published three articles in a special issue of Public Health Reports, highlighting the center’s work toward its mission to establish thought leadership on groundbreaking efforts to “end the epidemic” (ETE) of HIV in New York.
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MPH Student Makes Healthy Food Exciting for Children Through YouTube, Tastings and More
Albany, N.Y. (August 3, 2020) – Through her internship, MPH student Leanna Komoroske is applying her education in creative ways to help improve maternal and child health in the capital region during the coronavirus pandemic— including through cooking demonstration videos on YouTube.