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A Grad Student Explores the Psychology behind a Video Game Megahit in the COVID-19 Era

ALBANY, N.Y. (Nov. 24, 2020) — As we know all too well, there have been many more losers than winners during the COVID-19 pandemic.

CEHC Red Team Exercise Studies Threat of Biological Warfare

CEHC Associate Professor Gary Ackerman is leading a red team exercise through the Center for Accelerating Operational Efficiency (CAOE), a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) center at Arizona State University, that will provide insight on both the current and future landscape of this emerging threat.

Chemistry Professor Contributes to a Cancer Treatment Now in Clinical Trials

ALBANY, N.Y. (Nov.

Albany Medical School Accepts Record Number of UAlbany Students into Early Assurance Program

The University at Albany and Albany Medical College (AMC) have announced the next cohort of UAlbany students accepted to AMC’s Doctor of Medicine program as part of a partnership designed to increase the number of applicants from underrepresented backgrounds.

CEHC Students Partner with Ten80 Education on Virtual Racing Challenge

Tech-minded students across the globe will soon be able to race remote control (RC) cars from their homes.

Identifying Optimal Points of Intervention to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Fatality Rates in New York State

Identifying Optimal Points of Intervention to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Fatality Rates in New York State

ETEC Makes Progress Toward 2021 Opening

Construction at UAlbany’s $180 million ETEC complex is in full swing this semester.

Master’s Student from Malaysia Makes the Final 10 for a $1M Global Teacher Prize

Malaysian teacher Samuel Isaiah, a master’s student in Educational Policy & Leadership with a Global Comparative Education Policy concentration, has been named a top 10 finalist for the Global Teacher Prize 2020. Now in its sixth year, the $1 million award was established by the Varkey Foundation in partnership with UNESCO.

Enhancing Emergency Medicine with Public Health

Students and faculty from the School of Public Health have been working nearly around the clock on COVID-19 response, and one MPH student’s commitment to public health didn’t stop even when faced with illness himself.

UAlbany Student Support Team Works to Stop Spread of COVID-19

During a semester full of unprecedented challenges, volunteers across campus have played an instrumental role in allowing the University to safely remain open for in-person activities – including a group of 13 interdisciplinary students.

CEHC Professor Presents Lightning Talk on COVID-19 Research

Samantha Penta of the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity (CEHC) is among the many campus faculty actively leading research across a range of disciplines to better understand the COVID-19 crisis.

U.S. Department of Energy Turns to ASRC for New Cloud Imagery Database

For decades, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has collected millions of digital cloud particle images from under the wing of research aircrafts used during observational field campaigns.