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Fellows studying with the Center for Elimination of Minority Health Disparities
President's Forum on Health Disparities Draws Hundreds
The annual President’s Forum on Health Disparities on April 30 brought together more than 300 community members all focused on a common goal: ending minority health disparities.
Photo of Fjallsarlon, a glacial lake in the Vatnajokull National Park.
UAlbany Meteorologist: NOAA’s Observed Warming Trend a Sign of Global Climate Change
A new NOAA report released last week shows that the United States is getting warmer and parts of it are getting wetter.
Assistant Professor of Computer Science Chinwe Ekenna
Ekenna’s Research Tackles Robotics, Mathematics and Malaria
Assistant Professor Chinwe Ekenna is an active researcher who is also focused on fostering opportunities, particularly for young women, in STEM fields — as a mentor and advocate for equity and inclusiveness in the workplace, life and learning environments.
COVID-19 virus under microscope
Interdisciplinary Town Hall Looked at Lessons Learned, Ways to Move Forward
The School of Public Health, School of Social Welfare and College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity teamed up for a town hall discussion on the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Professor Sanjay Goal gestures toward a whiteboard covered with diagrams while talking to two students seated at a table filled with computers.
Study looks at how businesses cope with “COVID fatigue”
A Massry School of Business study, funded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration, finds changing attitudes to the COVID-19 pandemic can result in risky behavior, and suggests ways businesses can manage and aid employees.
Amir Masoumzadeh and Shaghayegh (Sherry) Sahebi
CEAS Faculty Garner CAREER Awards for Advancing Online Education and Cybersecurity
At UAlbany’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS), two faculty members have joined the esteemed ranks of CAREER Award winners, as they lead projects aimed at improving and securing online learning environments: Assistant professors of Computer Science Amirreza Masoumzadeh and Shaghayegh (Sherry) Sahebi. With their respective grants, CEAS now has seen eight faculty members receive CAREER awards, including researchers in Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Igor Lednev holds a portable Raman spectrometer.
Forensic Chemist’s Start-Up Receives Support from the National Science Foundation
Department of Chemistry professor Igor Lednev is now one step closer to helping law enforcement catch violent criminals.