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Portrait of Elizabeth Vásquez against a gray background. Vásquez is smiling, wearing red rimmed glasses, a shell necklace, red top and red and navy striped blazer.
Advancing Research on Minority Health Disparities: A Q&A with CEMHD Director Elizabeth Vásquez
Vásquez embarks on first semester as director of UAlbany’s Center for the Elimination of Minority Health Disparities
Professor and Associate Dean for Research Nathaniel Cady works with students in his lab on semiconductor research.
Q&A With CNSE’s Nate Cady: Why Everyone is Talking About Semiconductors
CNSE Professor and Associate Dean for Research Nathaniel Cady is leading UAlbany’s contribution to the Northeast Regional Defense Technology Hub, or NORDTECH, a $40 million consortium of universities, defense, and semiconductor manufacturing powerhouses announced in September as part of the Microelectronics Commons.
A smiling graduate in a black cap and gown holds a diploma as she poses for a portrait on stage with two others dressed in black graduation robes.
NYS Approves New UAlbany Teacher Certification Programs
The three bachelor’s degrees will help New York address teacher shortage and fill the void left by the closure of The College of Saint Rose
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Study: Powerful Narrative Can Drive Policy Action, Cultural Change
A new study examines how disseminating largely false narratives around the issue of Critical Race Theory and public schools propelled people to demand bans on teaching CRT, influenced long-held political and cultural beliefs, and could have implications for the future of public education.
An older man is vaccinated by a nurse from the NYS National Guard at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.
School of Business Study Examines Vaccine Hesitancy
As the COVID-19 pandemic raged throughout the country in 2020, politics, memes and public messaging converged to dramatically influence individuals’ decisions regarding the in-development COVID vaccines, according to a new article by researchers at the University at Albany’s Massry School of Business and Washington State University’s Carson College of Business.
An illustration of a chatbot being used on a mobile phone.
CTG UAlbany Study Examines AI Chatbots in Public Organizations
Rsearchers from the University at Albany’s Center for Technology in Government (CTG UAlbany) and University College London (UCL)’s School of Public Policy are examining the use of chatbots by governments, and what factors have led to their successful deployment or failure.
Rabi Musah and Allix Coon stand together in a chemistry lab.
UAlbany Chemists Developing New Technique to Help Fight Illegal Logging
The chemists have founded a start-up company that is focused on developing the technique and bringing it to market.