UAlbany Center Research: Home Support Reduces Cost of Treatment for Young People with Emotional Difficulties
New research from UAlbany’s Center for Human Services Research (CHSR) shows that a program for treating young people with serious mental health needs in their homes and communities saves money for Medicaid by reducing the number of stays in residential treatment facilities.
Minority Nurse Practitioners Underrepresented in New York State
A recent study conducted by the Center for Health Workforce Studies examined the racial/ethnic composition of New York’s nurse practitioner (NP) workforce.
Research finds people diagnosed with HIV in New York State were more than twice as likely to die from COVID-19
New research out of UAlbany and the AIDS Institute found that through the middle of 2020, people diagnosed with HIV infection were significantly more likely to contract, be hospitalized with and die from COVID-19.
PIRE Researchers Launch New Tool to Visualize Global Climate Change
A new tool developed through the AVAIL lab is offering an interactive way to view up to two millennium’s worth of paleoclimate data around the globe.
Forensic Chemist’s Laser Technique Distinguishes Human and Animal Blood
New research published by forensic chemist Igor Lednev could soon offer law enforcement another valuable crime scene tool.
Rockefeller College Partners with Zimbabwe Parliament to Strengthen Democracy
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through a contract with Southern African Parliamentary Support Trust, has awarded the University at Albany’s Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy a 5-year, $3,039,475 grant to assist the Parliament of Zimbabwe in strengthening its institutional, legislative and oversight capacity.
An RNA researcher finds in flavonoids potential therapies for Myotonic Dystrophy
Post doctoral fellow Subodh Mishra has been awarded a fellowship from a foundation targeting Myotonic Dystrophy (DM) to support new RNA Institute research into how a natural dietary supplement can be used as a therapeutic to combat the disease.