Noteworthy: Research grants, awards and publications
The latest on University at Albany faculty and staff receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.
Nadine Al Annabi Wins Prestigious Lamb Prize
Rockefeller College's Nadine Al Annabi has earned the 2023 Bert & Phyllis Lamb Prize in Political Science. Her paper entitled, "Comparative Analysis of America’s and Germany’s Higher Education Systems," garnered the prize worth $1,000 plus travel expenses to present her paper at the annual conference of the World Social Science Association (WSSA), and a one-year membership to WSSA.
30 Years of Transforming Government through Innovation
For three decades, the Center for Technology in Government at the University at Albany (CTG UAlbany) has been working with governments worldwide to transform public services through advances in technology, policy and management.
Miesing’s Fulbright Program Explores Rural Innovation in Chile
This spring, Professor Emeritus Paul Miesing is getting the opportunity to return to the Fulbright program as a Fulbright Specialist in Chile, where he will combine his passion for mentorship with an exploration of sustainability and social issues through a project on rural innovation and entrepreneurship.
SUNY Chancellor Appoints Dina Refki to Head Immigration Institute
The new institute will provide research for policy proposals to help immigrants transition to community life, education and the workforce.
Social Inequities Reflected in Wait Times: The Poor Wait Longer
Longer wait times for services faced by Black Americans and lower income Americans have clear impacts, even beyond stress and the loss of productivity. Longer waits for medical services result in worse health outcomes, and long lines at the polls impact people’s ability to vote.
Law, Policing, and Disorder in Contemporary Pakistan
Join us March 31st in UAlbany’s Campus Center for this speaker event, featuring South Asian experts Yasser Kureshi from the University of Oxford and Zoha Waseem of the University of Warwick.
From Workforce to Well-Force
Hosted by the Center for Women in Government & Civil Society, the conference explores how we can build optimal workplaces and work structures that are women and family-friendly, that attract and retain talent, that leverage maximum productivity, and that avoid stress and burnout. It examines policies and practices that can address systemic issues that the pandemic forced to the forefront.