Graduate School News

Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett looks at a student poster at the UAlbany School of Public Health poster day.
Hands-On Learning at the School of Public Health
At the UAlbany School of Public Health, students gain practical and applicable hands-on experience through internships and research. Here are some examples of recent student work.
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UAlbany Grad Students Win Competitive International Awards
Four UAlbany graduate students have received prestigious grants that will further their scholarly pursuits in the international arena.
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Nearing 80, with a New PhD, She Looks Fondly upon Her UAlbany History
Joan Fiori Blanchfield "likes learning," enough to happily labor 18 years to get her doctorate in History, less than two weeks shy of her 80th birthday.
SAGES researchers gather in the Life Science Research Building courtyard. Left to right, Hyun Kwon, Swita Vangaveti, Haruka Takayama, President Rodríguez, Provost Kim, Aubrey Hillman, Cecilia Levy and Betty Lin. Not pictured: Cuicui Chen (Photo by Patrick Dodson)
Project to Improve Gender Equity in STEM Makes Strides in First Year
UAlbany’s project to recruit and retain women and women of color in the STEM fields has already resulted in nearly a dozen grants, awards and funding for postdoc visits – all in the first year.
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Major Research Fellowships Go to Grad Students in the Pager and Berglund Labs
Two of America’s leading medical research organizations have recognized the talents and potential of cell biologists Pheonah Badu and Jesus Frias.
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Meet Taylor Manzelli: CDPHP Scholar and MPH Student
MPH student Taylor Manzelli is passionate about health equity and health policy in relation to mental health services.
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Meet Alyssa Pochkar: CDPHP Scholar and MPH Student
MPH student Alyssa Pochkar works as a Graduate Assistant for UAlbany's Maternal and Child Health program and has also interned with the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) Bureau of Community Chronic Disease Prevention, where she assisted researchers in a statewide breastfeeding health disparities report.
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Meet Krystle Lawler: CDPHP Scholar and MPH Student
Krystle Lawler, CDPHP Scholar and MPH student, chose to attend UAlbany due to the experiences she had interpreting for deaf and hard-of-hearing college students. While interpreting for students at the School of Public Health, she realized that "major topics surrounding the deaf and hard-of-hearing community could be examined using a public health lens."