How Students Spent Their UAlbany Summer 2023
Even when classes are not in session, UAlbany students find ways to gain valuable experience.
UAlbany Welcomes 40 New Faculty This Fall
The University at Albany is welcoming 40 new faculty this fall, including 18 who specialize in artificial intelligence. The hires are part of an unprecedented hiring push to add 49 new faculty this year, including 27 who specialize in artificial intelligence-related disciplines as part of UAlbany’s AI Plus initiative to embed teaching and research about AI across all academic programs.
Rockefeller College to Host APPAM Public Policy Camp
Challenge yourself and prepare to change the world by attending this exciting one-day conference hosted by the University at Albany’s nationally ranked Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy! You will learn from and interact with diverse public policy leaders to gain a better understanding of career options in public service, public policy, and public management, how elements of diversity have impacted their careers, and the knowledge and skills to get you where you want to be.
Targeting Mpox Messages to At-Risk Groups Could Result in Stigma, Study Finds
Survey found that emphasizing that men who have sex with men are most at risk for the virus mpox had the negative effect of increasing support for restricting LGBTQ+ events.
Countering the Challenges of Proliferation Financing
Governments and non-state actors around the world seek to exploit the international financial system to facilitate illicit proliferation activities. In a project supported by the Smith Richardson Foundation, Dr. Togzhan Kassenova and Dr. Bryan R. Early explore trends in proliferation financing cases and best practices for implementing proliferation financing controls.
Researchers Examine AI’s role for Improving Government Services
In a new article, CTG UAlbany Director J. Ramon Gil-Garcia and Professor Yi Long of the Shanghai University of Political Science and Law analyze the AI processes currently utilized in China, and if other forms of automation could be better options for ensuring transparency in government services.
Noteworthy: Research grants, awards and publications
ALBANY, N.Y. (July 25, 2023) — The latest developments on University at Albany faculty and staff who are receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.
Research Shows Having Police in Schools Results in Fewer Fights, But Harsher Discipline
The presence of an SRO is associated with a decline in some forms of school violence and an increase in reported firearm offenses, as well as a direct increase in harsh disciplinary actions by school administrators such as suspensions and arrests by police.