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A woman with gray hair walks down a woodland path with her arm around a young child walking beside her; both are wearing purple jackets. Three children run ahead on the trail; two are wearing yellow jackets, one is in an orange T-shirt.
UAlbany Launches Healthy Aging Research Initiative
Public workshop will engage community partners to identify needs, research priorities, and opportunities for collaboration
A professor and a student sit across from each other looking over a laptop in an office with a bookshelf in the background.
Showcase 2023: Student Scientists Tackle Brain Chemistry, Poliovirus
Venessa NyBlom, a sophomore pursuing a double major in psychology and human biology, and Matt Long, a senior biochemistry and molecular biology major will be among those presenting their research at UAlbany’s inaugural Showcase Day on Thursday, April 27.
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Social Inequities Reflected in Wait Times: The Poor Wait Longer
Longer wait times for services faced by Black Americans and lower income Americans have clear impacts, even beyond stress and the loss of productivity. Longer waits for medical services result in worse health outcomes, and long lines at the polls impact people’s ability to vote.
Person holds up phone with COVID-19 Screening Tool app opened.
CEHC Researchers Publish New Book on COVID-19 and the Digital Divide
The book is part of a series published by Springer Nature on topics related to information science and applications of technology.
A home in Guayama, Puerto Rico is swept away in floodwaters following Hurricane Fiona.
UAlbany Climate Scientist Joins New Caribbean Climate Adaptation Network
The network seeks to connect multidisciplinary scientists with community and government stakeholders in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
Collage of quoted RNA researchers. Clockwise from top left, those pictured include Marlene Belfort, Lynne Maquat, Alexis Weber, Andrew Berglund.
RNA Institute to Hold Annual Symposium in Collaboration with University of Rochester
This year’s event will feature guest speakers from leading pharmaceutical & biotechnology companies, industry networking opportunities
Congressman Paul Tonko tours the RNA Institute alongside members of UAlbany leadership. In this image, nine people are proceeding down a hall in the RNA Institute, among the labs. The group is led by Paul Tonko on the left and guest speaker Jennifer Rittner is being pushed in a wheelchair on the right. UAlbany President Havidán Rodríguez and RNA Institute Director Andy Berglund are in conversation behind them.
Congressman Paul Tonko Visits UAlbany to Celebrate the HEART Act
The new legislation will help accelerate treatments for rare and ultra-rare diseases