
Epidemiology Student Wins First Place in Student Presentation Session at APHA
ALBANY, N.Y. (Nov. 16, 2022) - Epidemiology PhD student Fei Tang won first place in the Greg Alexander Outstanding Student Presentations in Maternal and Child Health at the American Public Health Association (APHA) conference in Boston last week.

Econ Professor Wins Prize for Paper Forecasting Recession
Economics Professor Kajal Lahiri won the prestigious Edmund A. Mennis Contributed Paper Award of the National Association of Business Economics for a paper using new prediction models and co-authored by former PhD student Cheng Yang.
Chemist Igor Lednev Presented with Charles Mann Award for Applied Raman Spectroscopy
The award is presented by the Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies to recognize significant advancements in the field of applied Raman spectroscopy.

As Midterms Near, Faculty, Students Weigh in on Issues
In advance of the 2022 midterms, UAlbany is hosting viewing parties and panel discussions, while students, faculty and staff are contributing to the discussion through contributed research, commentary and policy briefs on election-related issues.
UAlbany Researchers Awarded $1.4M to Identify RNAs Linked to Cancer and Bacterial Infections
Research will yield new tools for studying wobble uridines within cells, which could support the development of new antibiotics and cancer detection approaches

UAlbany Launches New Graduate Program in Applied Atmospheric Science
The new program will aim to prepare the next generation of weather and climate professionals for career success.

Disaster Communication Class Gets Camera-Ready Through OCM Media Training
Class was in session last Tuesday afternoon inside UAlbany’s digital media studio.

SUNY Poly and UAlbany Receive $459,000 Award from the National Cancer Institute to Research How Lack of a Key Nutrient Promotes Aging and Cancer
Research enables hands-on learning opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students