UAlbany Researchers in the News
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A Musicologist Traces 100 Years of the Chicago Musical College’s Modernism and Inclusion
As Chicago developed into an international hub for finance, commerce, industry, education and transportation in the late 19th century, its cultural assets grew in harmony. In the area of music, a chief catalyst was the Chicago Musical College (CMC), founded in 1867.
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Developing a Telehealth Blueprint for Action
The University at Albany’s Center for Technology in Government (CTG UAlbany) teamed with Adirondack Health Institute (AHI) to design and host an online workshop aimed at developing a “telehealth blueprint for action.
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NYSDOH Announces Study on Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children
The New York State Department of Health today announced that the Department has led a study on multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19, which was published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. The Department collaborated with the University at Albany School of Public Health and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to complete the study.
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UAlbany Establishes Center for HIV Research to Address Epidemic
The University at Albany School of Public Health announces the creation of the Center for Collaborative HIV Research in Practice and Policy (CCHRPP), designed to address the public health and social justice challenges of persons placed at risk for, or living with, HIV and related diseases.
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Atmospheric Scientist Virtually Inspires Next Generation of STEM Leaders
Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences (DAES) Associate Professor Brian Tang is part of the “Skype a Scientist” program.
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CTG UAlbany Examines Megacity Smartness
CTG UAlbany researchers J. Ramon Gil-Garcia, Theresa Pardo and Manuel De Tuya recently completed an examination of the information sharing capabilities of two North American megacities, Mexico City and New York.
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NIA Funds Aging and Policy Center with UAlbany, Syracuse and Cornell
A partnership among three universities received a $1.5 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to fund a center that focuses on improving the health, well-being and independence of older adults.
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Center for Myotonic Dystrophy Research Draws a Step Closer with Private Foundation Support
The RNA Institute has been awarded seed funding from The Marigold Foundation to help develop a Center for Myotonic Dystrophy.
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CEHC Researchers Investigate the Impact of COVID-19 on Terrorism
Gary Ackerman, an associate professor in the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity (CEHC), who specializes in terrorist ideology, recently teamed up with CEHC graduate student Hayley Peterson to explore both the challenges and opportunities that the COVID-19 crisis presents for terrorist organizations.
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A COMPASS to Provide Service and Support
UAlbany researchers Daphney-Stavroula Zois, Charalampos Chelmis and Wonhyung Lee have spent the last three years trying to create solutions to these challenges.
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Biological sciences professor receives $1.24 million to study memory
The National Science Foundation has awarded $1.24 million to an associate professor working to answer a fundamental question in neuroscience.
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Atmospheric Scientist Honored by the American Meteorological Society
Junhong (June) Wang will soon be recognized within a group of elite atmospheric scientists.
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Young Researchers Work Keyboard-to-Keyboard in an RNA Institute Summer
In 2019, the program’s inaugural year, students from the Capital Region and beyond flocked to the institute’s advanced labs to conduct hands-on research side by side with some of the region’s top researchers
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RNA Scientists Advance Early Detection of Duchene Muscular Dystrophy
University RNA researchers have discovered a novel method that could solve this long-standing problem.
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UAlbany Research Center Chief lands grants from NIH, NSF
RNA Institute Director Paul Agris has obtained more than $3.3 million in federal funding to study drug-resistant bacteria and cancer treatments.
In the Albany Times Union
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Weather eye for polar vortex
UAlbany researchers monitor conditions for return of polar vortex this winter
In the Albany Times Union
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UAlbany research team obtains $1.34million National Science Foundation award to connect classrooms
The National Science Foundation awarded $1.34 million to a University at Albany research team for its work in developing a learning structure aimed at connecting classrooms across America and internationally
In the Albany Times Union
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Storm Spotters Awed By "Supercell Thunderstorm"
UAlbany faculty members gather data at harm's edge
In the Albany Times Union
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Inaugural President's Forum on Data draws government, industry to discuss opportunities, risks
The inaugural President's Forum on Data held Monday, May 5, 2014, drew together industry and government experts with faculty from across UAlbany to discuss the opportunities ahead in the rapidly-developing field of data analytics.
In the Albany Times Union
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Satellite Data Could Improve Air Quality Index
Combining air quality data from NASA satellites with data from the Environmental Protection Agency’s AirNow service can deliver a number of potential community-level and economic benefits, according to a study from the Center for Technology in Government at the University at Albany.
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Building Bridges to STEM
New program at UAlbany will encourage students from underrepresented populations to pursue graduate studies in science, technology, engineering, and math fields.
In the Glens Falls Post-Star
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Quest to Solve Breast Cancer
Research by Douglas Conklin and his team at the University at Albany Cancer Research Center have earned a patent for identifying a gene as a possible target for breast cancer drugs.
In the Albany Times-Union
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UAlbany Researcher on Cutting Edge
Lednev making finds in forensics, biomedicine and now has new tool to help
A photo gallery from the Albany Times Union