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UAlbany Unveils Winner of Annual Holiday Card Student Art Contest
Junior Sara Sadaat earned the first-place prize of a $1,500 scholarship and the honor of having her winning submission featured on UAlbany's annual holiday card.
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Students Study Film Censorship History at the NYS Archives
UAlbany students in the Film Studies minor received a rare hands-on look at the history of American cinema — not through a textbook but through original scripts, production files and censorship records housed in the New York State Archives.
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UAlbany Study Finds Significant Pay Gap Between Nurse Educators and Clinical Nurses
New research from the Center for Health Workforce Studies found that nurses working in education make considerably less than nurses working in clinical settings. This disparity in pay is a major contributor to the shortage of nursing educators and complicates efforts to build the health workforce pipeline.
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UAlbany Social Work Students Hone Skills with Professional Actors
UAlbany's School of Social Welfare engages professional actors to help students learn how to navigate difficult conversations while working with clients. Hear from MSW students Taylor Philippi and Gabriella Audino on their experiences with the simulations.
Students stand at the Greene County Health Department for a class photo.
Greene County Health Department Welcomes UAlbany Students
University at Albany public health master's students, doctoral students and fellows recently visited the Greene County Health Department.
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UAlbany Celebrates Science at STEM and Nanotechnology Family Day
The University at Albany welcomed hundreds of students and families from throughout the Capital Region to its annual STEM and Nanotechnology Family Day on Saturday for a lively and interactive look at how innovation at the smallest scale is driving big results.
A child builds a Lego protection tower on a table at the ETEC atrium.
CEHC’s Lego Challenge Inspires Next Generation of Innovators
The event challenged kids aged 5-11 to learn code, build Lego rocket ships, participate in trivia, fly drones and participate in other STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) activities.
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UAlbany Study Finds Disparities in Risks for Reading Difficulties Emerge by Kindergarten
Early struggles with reading can have lifelong impacts on mental, physical and emotional health. Understanding who is most at risk of experiencing reading difficulties can inform strategies for early interventions to support students before they fall further behind. A new UAlbany study reports on disparities in the prevalence of early reading difficulties among U.S. elementary school students.