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Faculty Members Honored for Exemplary Public Engagement
The award honors UAlbany people and programs that have made outstanding contributions to addressing a significant societal need and enhancing public well-being through publicly engaged research, teaching, creative activity and/or public service, and in collaboration with community partners.
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UAlbany, FIU Researchers Team Up to Launch $1.5 Million Virtual Cybersecurity Institute
The institute will help train the next generation of cybersecurity professionals for future military and civilian leadership positions.
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5 Questions with Margaret Gullick
Center for Human Services Research (CHSR) Director Margaret Gullick earned her PhD in cognitive neuroscience from Dartmouth College. As director of CHSR works to develop empirically-based knowledge to improve the design and delivery of services that address social issues and meet community needs.
CEHC's Benjamin Yankson displays a smart robot he is using to teach cybersecurity workshops. (Photo by Patrick Dodson)
Benjamin Yankson Awarded Drescher Award for Smart Toy Privacy and Safety Research
CEHC Assistant Professor Benjamin Yankson will spend the Fall 2022 semester developing a successful NSF CAREER grant proposal to support his research on designing a privacy preservation framework for children’s smart connected toys.
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Rockefeller College Ranked Among Top-25 in Six Graduate Specialties
Rockefeller is as the highest ranked public affairs college in the Northeast region among public universities, according to the 2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Public Affairs Schools rankings.
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ASRC Announces Spring 2022 Falconer Lecture Series
UAlbany’s longest-running public science lecture series is returning in April through a hybrid format.
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5 Questions with Faculty: Niloufer Siddiqui
Siddiqui's research focuses on political violence, the politics of religion and ethnicity, electoral dynamics in developing or transitioning democracies, and voters and foreign policy.