Graduate School News

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Study: West Nile Virus Cases Predicted to Increase in New York, Connecticut Due to Climate Change
A group of scientists affiliated with UAlbany and NYSDOH predicts the total number of West Nile virus cases will increase, and be more geographically widespread, across New York and Connecticut in future years due to warming trends.
Student Cassie Kane stands in front of the School of Public Health, looking to the side.
MPH Student Focuses on Dementia and Alzheimer’s through Research & Internship Positions
Cassie Kane, a School of Public Health student earning a Master of Public Health (MPH) and a Graduate Certificate in Maternal and Child Health, isn’t waiting until her education is complete to dedicate herself to work supporting caregivers of those living with Alzheimer’s Disease or other forms of dementia.
ASRC research associate Sara Lance and DAES student Christopher Lawrence sit in front of the Whiteface Mountain Field Station.
UAlbany Research Team Studies Cloud-Aerosol Interactions on Whiteface Mountain
ASRC's White Mountain Field Station has collected cloud water samples for 50-plus years.
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New PhDs Foretell Greater Diversity in Behavioral Neuroscience
The Department of Psychology's Behavioral Neuroscience doctoral program is seeing its largest-ever cohort of PhD students graduate, and five out of the six of this outstanding group are women of color.
UAlbany PhD student John Bradburn sits by a large telescope in an observatory as Assistant Professor Mustafa Aksoy stands in the background
A UAlbany Summer: NASA Technologist
An Electrical and Computer Engineering PhD student is spending this summer working as a visiting technologist for NASA, part of a prestigious fellowship program awarded to fewer than 60 people per year who show significant potential to contribute to NASA’s goal of creating innovative new space technologies.
Professor Li Niu speaks with his students outside on the uptown campus.
ALS Research Partnership Showing Promising Results
Research on a potential therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) that’s taking place in a UAlbany chemistry lab on campus is showing promising results.
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Beyond the Script: Theatre Program Partners with SSW Students to Simulate Field Training
With field training at a standstill during the pandemic, theater students and alumni act out the part of clients for social work Master’s students.
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UAlbany Embraces Spring with Renewed Activities
With the arrival of spring, some safety restrictions are easing up and there are more outdoor activities available for the campus community.