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Celebrating 10 Years at the ‘Interface of Science and Engineering’
The 2025 installment of the ‘Life at the Interface of Science and Engineering’ endowed lecture series will examine the convergence of medical, physical and engineering sciences, empowered by AI.
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Biology Graduate Student Contributes to Research in Neurodegenerative Disease
Graduate student Asmer Aliyeva is working to reveal the molecular mechanisms behind neurodegenerative diseases, with a focus on spinocerebellar ataxias. With colleagues in the Berglund Lab, Aliyeva hopes to identify possible therapeutic targets against this class of disease.
A damaged home with "do not demo" signage on it following Hurricane Katrina.
5 Questions with Alex Greer: Improving the Home Buyout Process
Greer, an associate professor in the Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, has spent the past decade studying hazard adjustments and relocation decisions in the wake of weather and climate disasters.
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School of Social Welfare PhD Student Explores Barriers to Health Care for Older Adults
As a student researcher affiliated with UAlbany's Center for Healthy Aging, Yanjun Dong is working to identify and address gaps in the U.S. healthcare system that prevent older adults from receiving proper care.
The United States, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID) distributes more foreign aid than any other country in the world.
Appe Discusses How Nonprofits Can Tackle Funding Gaps in 'The Conversation'
The U.S. government is the largest provider of foreign assistance in the world, doling out $68 billion annually. With USAID facing significant cuts under the Trump administration, Rockefeller College Associate Professor Susan Appe writes in "The Conversation" how nonprofits can fill the funding gaps that are likely ahead.
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Noteworthy: Research grants, awards and publications
The latest developments on University at Albany faculty and staff who are receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.
University at Albany Department of Nanoscale Science & Engineering Professor Mengbing Huang and doctoral student Sahyadri Anil Patil demonstrate a reliable ion implantation cladding method for sapphire optics fiber.
CNSE Researcher Explores Using Sapphires for Fiber Optics Sensing
CNSE research Mengbing Huang is exploring new technologies for fiber optics sensing in harsh environments. Utilizing single-crystal sapphire fibers, Huang is exploring the development of optic sensors that could provide a solution for optic sensing in extremely harsh environments, such as in nuclear reactors or aerospace rockets.