News Center Archive

More than 2,500 UAlbany Face Shields Donated to Frontline Medical Workers
Five Quad ambulance at station in Nanuet.
Five Quad Students Answer the Call for Help in Rockland County
T.J. Broderick has proudly assisted members of the UAlbany community as an emergency medical technician (EMT) for the University’s student-run Five Quad Volunteer Ambulance Service since his freshmen year.
SPH student Makensy Jabbour talks on the phone at her desk at the Albany County Department of Health, where she interned.
School of Public Health Students Rise to the Occasion
Dozens of undergraduate and graduate students at the School of Public Health have helped with the current public health crisis, and many acknowledge the educational value of watching a global public health crisis of this magnitude unfold before their eyes.
Professor Paul Roundy stands next to NASA headquarters at the American Meteorological Society annual meeting in Austin, Texas.
DAES Professor Helps Students Leap to Scientists
A quick review of Paul Roundy’s Google Scholar profile will show you thousands of citations in peer-reviewed academic journals that are advancing the world’s atmospheric and climate research.
Photo of one of the many complexes bought out in Harris County, Texas, following Hurricane Harvey.
Disaster Scientists Explore Hurricane Harvey Home Buyout Program
Given the impacts of more frequent extreme weather on homeowners around the globe, state and local government agencies are turning to voluntary home buyout programs for relief.
Image of road closed outside UAlbany COVID-19 testing site.
UAlbany Hosts Upstate New York’s First State-Run COVID-19 Mobile Testing Site
CEAS senior Ian Walter assembles a three-piece medical face shield.
UAlbany Uses 3D Printers to Help Meet the COVID-19 PPE Shortage
As cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in New York, students, faculty and staff at UAlbany are taking initiative to help meet shortages in personal protective equipment (PPE) for hospital personnel and other first responders across the state.