Ellie Salvino, a nursing student at the University at Albany's College of Integrated Health Sciences, receives her ceremonial white coat from UAlbany Director of Nursing Cassandra Marshall. The event marked the students' transition from classroom learning to hands-on clinical practice, the first step toward becoming registered nurses. UAlbany and St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing celebrated the first official cohort of students accepted through UAlbany's BS in Nursing 1+2+1 program on December 12, 2025. (Photo by Brian Busher)
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Muntasir Masum received two grants to study alcohol use and cardiac health. A $100,000 SUNY AI Platform Award will support AI-driven research on drinking habits, biomarkers and social factors in early midlife, to improve prevention strategies. A $15,000 Bridge Funding Award will support a K01 Research Scientist Development Award and enable a graduate assistant to study cardiac effects of binge drinking.
Jorge Gonzalez-Cruz and F.B. Oppong of the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center have published a study in the journal Geophysical Research Letters that shows extreme heatwaves in the Caribbean have become much more frequent, prolonged and intense over the last five decades. The findings will provide valuable insight to help improve preparations for future extreme heat events in the region.
Jeannette Sutton, associate professor in the Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, testified before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce on strategies to strengthen public safety communications nationwide. Watch the hearing.
