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School of Public Health senior Michael Jakakas discusses his research on how TikTok challenges are covered by news media, and implications for public health. Jakakas will present his work at the SPH poster symposium at UAlbany Showcase Day on April 30.

The collaboration will leverage the respective strengths and formidable resources of the region’s two R1 institutions for the benefit of the Capital Region, New York, and the nation

At his annual Spring University Address, President Havidán Rodríguez announced the winners of the 2024 President’s Excellence Awards.

The University at Albany’s Massry School of Business is being highlighted by Insight Into Diversity for its ongoing leadership in social mobility. The School has won the 2023-24 Inspiring Programs in Business Award for its EY Leadership Education in Accounting and Diversity Program.

University at Albany senior Brianna Lennon has been named “BSW Social Work Student of the Year” by the New York State chapter of the National Association of Social Workers.

Janell Hobson, professor of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, discussed the symbolism and historical messages behind Beyoncé's "Cowboy Carter" album cover in an interview with NPR and an article in Ms. magazine.

Kennedy — an Albany native who founded the New York State Writers Institute at UAlbany in 1983 and whose work chronicled the hard lives of the city’s poor, often at the hands of its political machine — was selected for his leadership in making Albany a must-visit stop for decades of literary and creative giants.