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The University at Albany has received a four-year $550,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to support building a SUNY/CUNY Southeast Asia Consortium (SEAC). Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy Professor Meredith Weiss will serve as its initial director, while UAlbany history professor Michitake Aso will also work among lead faculty from various SUNY and CUNY schools.

Professor, constitutional scholar and interim dean, Novkov was appointed after a national search.

Seven University at Albany faculty and staff members have received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to conduct research and teach in their respective fields across Europe, South America, Central America and Asia during the 2023-2024 academic year.

Researchers tracked COVID-19 vaccination rates to determine the effectiveness of communications to foreign-born U.S. residents who weren't native English speakers.

A year-long field experiment that provided public defenders at some initial bail hearings found that having an attorney at these hearings lowered the court's use of cash bail and pretrial detention — without increasing the odds of a defendant not showing up at subsequent hearings.

ALBANY, N.Y. (June 27, 2023) — The latest developments on University at Albany faculty and staff who are receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.

As part of the 3+3 Program, MacKenzie Brown, BA '23 will attend Albany Law School to obtain a JD after majoring in criminal justice at UAlbany, serving as president of the Women in Law Association, and traveling and studying abroad in Wales.

As a mid-career professional, Phil Melecio started his journey in the MPA program with 33 years of work experience in the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (NYSDOCCS). He now has a new set of skills and broader knowledge base for the next steps of his career.