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UAlbany, Department of Health Partner on Epidemiological Report of COVID-19 in New York
The University at Albany School of Public Health and the New York State Department of Health have developed a detailed report of the emergence of COVID-19 in New York State (outside of New York City). It is the first comprehensive epidemiological report on the emergence of COVID-19 from a U.S. state in a peer-reviewed publication.
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Researchers are Given the Seeds to Fight COVID-19
The State University of New York has awarded School of Public Health faculty SUNY research seed grants for their research proposals. 
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Dr. Birkhead on APPAM Podcast
Dr. Guthrie (Gus) S. Birkhead, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Director of the Center for Collaborative HIV Research in Practice and Policy, was recently featured on the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management's policy podcast, The Wonk, which examines policy issues of today discussed by expert practitioners, researchers, and academics.
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Virtual Student Poster Day
The School of Public Health's annual Student Poster Day draws more than 250 attendees from our community, including graduate students, faculty, staff, mentors, parents, and friends of the university. 
Makensy Jabbour sits at a desk wearing a mask and gloves. She is on the phone as a part of her COVID-19 response work with the local health department.
School of Public Health Students Rise to the Occasion
Albany, N.Y. (April 21, 2020) – School of Public Health students are already putting their education to good use this semester to help with the COVID-19 crisis. More than two dozen undergraduate and graduate students have adapted their spring plans to help with the current public health crisis, and many acknowledge the educational value of watching a global public health crisis of this magnitude unfold right before their eyes...
SPH student Makensy Jabbour talks on the phone at her desk at the Albany County Department of Health, where she interned.
School of Public Health Students Rise to the Occasion
Dozens of undergraduate and graduate students at the School of Public Health have helped with the current public health crisis, and many acknowledge the educational value of watching a global public health crisis of this magnitude unfold before their eyes.
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Research Spotlight: Sexual Minorities Disproportionately Affected by Eating Disorders
Dr. Tomoko Udo and colleagues at Yale University recently studied disparities in eating disorder diagnoses, finding that sexual minorities had higher prevalence rates than heterosexual respondents for all eating disorders.
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Study Finds a Mother’s Obesity is Linked to ADHD in Child
ALBANY, N.Y. (April 16, 2020) – A study conducted by the University at Albany, the National Institutes of Health and New York University School of Medicine found that a mother who is overweight may increase her child’s risk for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).