News Archive

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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.
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Faculty Receive Funding to Study Food Access and COVID-19
A team led by Assistant Professors Beth Feingold and Xiaobo X. Romeiko of the School of Public Health’s Department of Environmental Health Sciences was awarded $99,987 from the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) to study how COVID-19 is impacting food access in New York’s Capital Region.
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A Commitment to Global Education
ALBANY, N.Y. (July 15, 2020) – While many School of Public Health students typically participate in international programs during the summer session, this year looks a little different due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, right from their homes, students are able to continue their globally-focused learning with innovative programming such as the SUNY COIL Global Commons Program.
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PhD Candidate Finds Seafood Consumption is Associated with Exposure to Toxic Metals in Women Undergoing in vitro fertilization
Environmental Health Sciences PhD candidate Celeste Butts was first author on an academic paper that found that higher seafood consumption is associated with higher exposure to  toxic metals for women undergoing in vitro fertilization.
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New Research Center at UAlbany Addresses HIV and Related Diseases
The new Center for Collaborative HIV Research in Practice and Policy (CCHRPP), located at the University at Albany School of Public Health, addresses the public health and social justice  challenges of persons placed at risk for, or living with, HIV and related diseases.
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Maternal and Child Health Program Receives $400,000+ Federal Training Grant
ALBANY, N.Y. (July 6, 2020) – The School of Public Health’s Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Program has received a five-year training grant of nearly $450,000 from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This is the second consecutive 5-year MCH Public Health Catalyst Program award from HRSA to the MCH Program.