Graduate School News

Collage of quoted RNA researchers. Clockwise from top left, those pictured include Marlene Belfort, Lynne Maquat, Alexis Weber, Andrew Berglund.
RNA Institute to Hold Annual Symposium in Collaboration with University of Rochester
This year’s event will feature guest speakers from leading pharmaceutical & biotechnology companies, industry networking opportunities
A home in Guayama, Puerto Rico is swept away in floodwaters following Hurricane Fiona.
UAlbany Climate Scientist Joins New Caribbean Climate Adaptation Network
The network seeks to connect multidisciplinary scientists with community and government stakeholders in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
Person holds up phone with COVID-19 Screening Tool app opened.
CEHC Researchers Publish New Book on COVID-19 and the Digital Divide
The book is part of a series published by Springer Nature on topics related to information science and applications of technology.
John Angles hiking in the mountains.
Going to CAMP with John Angles
We sat down with John Angles, a third year PhD student in the biostatistics program, to talk about what biostatisticians do and why their work is so important.
Winners of this year’s Diversity Transformation Awards are, clockwise from left: Elizabeth Vasquéz and Carmen Serrano, Jennifer Goodall, Elizabeth Jach, Nurat Affinnih, Zakhar Berkovich and Tassiana Maura de Oliveira.
Office of Diversity and Inclusion Announces 2023 Diversity Transformation Award Winners
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) has announced the winners of the 2023 Diversity Transformation Awards. Among this year’s recipients are projects aiming to support UAlbany’s BILPOC faculty, undocumented students and members of the LGBTQ+ community, as well as efforts to increase presence of historically underrepresented groups in UAlbany curricula and STEM departments.
Rows of white plastic desks with gray plastic chairs are arranged in a classroom. No student are present. Sunlight is streaming through the windows.
School of Public Health Study Finds Students, Educators Often Experience Extreme Heat Conditions
Students frequently experience uncomfortable temperature and humidity at school, which could be detrimental to their health and education, according to a recent study by University at Albany School of Public Health researchers.
Woman in blue button down shirt holds her cell phone.
CEHC Professor Examines Earthquake Post-Alert Messaging Following False Alarm
The incident, the first of its kind in the U.S., provided a unique opportunity to learn more about the importance of early warning earthquake and post-alert messaging.
SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. presents Arshad Arjunan Nair with the Graduate Dissertation Award at ETEC.
Atmospheric Science Researcher Wins SUNY Chancellor Distinguished PhD Graduate Dissertation Award
The award was created to recognize outstanding doctoral candidates in the SUNY system.