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Dozens of UAlbany Researchers Among World’s Top 2% of Scientists
The annual Stanford University report, published through Elsevier, creates a public database of top-cited researchers.
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Study: Cluttered TV Weather Warnings Can Distract from Life-saving Details
A new University at Albany study shows that when weather alerts become too visually complex, people spend less time reading the text that tells them what to do.
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Junior Earns Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service
UAlbany Junior Parmesh Thakoordial was recently named a recipient of the Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service, a prestigious national program created by former President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama and Airbnb co-founder Brian Chesky to support students committed to careers in the public sphere.
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UAlbany, Downstate Researchers Demo Prototypes for AI-Supported Mental Health Care
At the Global Center for AI in Mental Health's annual summit, held earlier this month at the SUNY Global Center in Manhattan, researchers from UAlbany and SUNY Downstate, together with developers from Google and other leading tech companies, debuted prototypes of their latest tools to expand mental health care capacity.
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UAlbany Track and Field Sends Two to NCAA Nationals
Fifth-year standout Louis Gordon broke his own program record in the high jump, and freshman Beatriz Mora Herencia threw the javelin 49.42 meters as both students qualified for the NCAA Nationals following their performances at the NCAA Regionals last week in Jacksonville, Fla.
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Zuloaga Exploring Effects of Pregnancy and Menopause on Alzheimer’s Risk
UAlbany’s Damian Zuloaga, an associate professor in the Department of Psychology, was awarded $300,000 to study how pregnancy and menopause impact Alzheimer’s disease risk. The work aims to shed light on how chemical changes in the brain during these two life events could increase chances of developing Alzheimer's later in life.
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Four Students Receive SUNY/OMH Scholarships to Fuel Pipeline of Mental Health Professionals
SUNY Chancellors John B. King Jr. used the occasion of Mental Health Awareness Month to recognize the SUNY/OMH Scholarship Program winners, a total of 15 students from across nine SUNY campuses.
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Psychology Students Partner with Regional Food Bank to Conduct Job Analyses, Offer Recommendations
UAlbany graduate students in the industrial-organizational psychology practicum course work with organizations in the local community to analyze challenges and offer science-backed recommendations. This academic year, for the first time, they partnered with the Regional Food Bank to conduct a jobs analysis.