News Center Archive

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Immune Response to Lyme Disease: Research at the NYS Department of Health’s Wadsworth Center
UAlbany graduate students are researching how the immune system responds to Lyme disease, New York's most common tick-borne illness. Their work aims to develop better vaccines, including one that stops the bacteria inside the tick before it ever reaches humans.
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UAlbany to Host National Summer Research Programs in Emerging Tech and RNA Science
The University at Albany is now home to two nationally competitive summer research programs after receiving new funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
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UAlbany Study Finds Medicaid Expansion Boosted Coverage for Indigenous Communities
New research led by the University at Albany examines how different provisions of the Affordable Care Act affected insurance coverage among American Indian and Alaska Native people between 2011 and 2019.
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UAlbany Receives $1.3M NSF Award to Establish Advanced Wireless Testbed
The University at Albany has received a $1.3 million award from the National Science Foundation to establish an advanced wireless testbed for cutting-edge research aimed at improving use of the electromagnetic spectrum, a vital national resource that is becoming increasingly crowded.
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Report Shows Continued Healthcare Workforce Shortages Across New York State
According to a new report from the Center for Health Workforce Studies, New York State's healthcare workforce is growing, yet persistent workforce shortages and regional disparities remain.
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CTG UAlbany, CDTA Explore AI Tools for Bus Shelter Maintenance
Researchers and students at CTG UAlbany are helping CDTA address that challenge using mobile sensors and artificial intelligence. Through an ongoing partnership, CTG UAlbany has adapted its Community Asset Tracker platform to identify maintenance conditions at bus shelters using AI-enabled camera sensors mounted on CDTA buses.
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Landmark State Funding Boosts New York State Mesonet
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.