Graduate School News

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UAlbany Biologist Awarded $3.3M for Research on Kallmann Syndrome and Olfactory Development
Paolo Forni has received two grants totaling more than $3.3 million from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. The funding will support his work studying Kallmann syndrome and related disorders affecting fertility and olfaction.
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UAlbany Launches Major and Graduate Program in Game Design and Development
Student gamers at the University at Albany have two new academic programs to help turn their passion into a career.
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Environmental Health Sciences PhD Student Studies Air Quality in Saudi Arabia
Yousef Alsufayan came to UAlbany from Saudi Arabia, determined to learn in-depth about health effects of the environment and the development and implementation of policies that protect health.
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Environmental Health PhD Student Examines Herbicides and Metabolic Health
Under the mentorship of UAlbany’s David Lawrence and David Carpenter, PhD student Sarah Otaru is examining the impact of environmental contaminants on health.
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Noteworthy: Research grants, awards and publications
The latest developments on University at Albany faculty and staff who are receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.
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Excellence in Teaching, Scholarship and Service honored with Chancellor’s Awards
The awards offer SUNY-wide recognition in five categories: Faculty Service, Librarianship, Professional Service, Scholarship and Creative Activities, and Teaching.
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UAlbany Researcher, Grad Student Team Up to Improve the Resiliency of Puerto Rico’s Power Grid
Graduate student Bianca Méndez Cruz has seen firsthand how vulnerable Puerto Rico’s electrical grid is to extreme weather events.
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UAlbany Celebrates New Center of Excellence in RNA Research and Therapeutics on ‘World RNA Day’
On "World RNA Day," University at Albany’s RNA Institute celebrated its recent designation as a Center of Excellence in RNA Research and Therapeutics — to advance the development of RNA-based therapeutics and train the next generation of New York’s biotechnology workforce.