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The University at Albany welcomes Mary Arvin as director of Title IX Compliance and Sexual Misconduct Response and Title IX coordinator, overseeing University-wide compliance efforts, supports education through training and helps foster an environment grounded in respect and equity.

The $2 million funding marks the first time the state has earmarked operating support for the network, which was built for New York State by UAlbany using federal disaster aid following Superstorm Sandy.

New research co-authored by University at Albany economist Chun-Yu Ho and Tingting Peng, ’25, helps quantify that impact, using regional airline exits during the COVID-19 pandemic to measure what happened in affected U.S. markets after carriers ceased operations.

As medetomidine emerged and spread through New York's illicit drug supply, public health agencies executed a data-driven response to alert the public, make health practitioners aware of the emergent substance, distribute test strips and ultimately save lives. Their efforts were analyzed and documented in a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine Evidence.

Brian Tang recently published an article in The Conversation that explores how hurricane forecasts have improved in recent decades and why those improvements should not be taken for granted.

A new new co-op initiative places students into full-time, paid roles for four to five months during the academic semester, allowing them to gain immersive workplace experience before returning to classes the following term.

Associate Professor Allison Appleton has been named director of the University at Albany’s Center for Healthy Aging. Launched in 2024, the Center brings together faculty, researchers, students and community partners to advance innovative research, workforce development and community collaborations aimed at promoting healthy aging and longevity.