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5Q with Melissa Arnold Lyon on the Impacts of Teacher Strikes
Teacher strikes may be more effective than previously thought and have little or no impact on student academic achievement, according to new research from Melissa Arnold Lyon.
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Study Finds Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Fatal Police Shootings Vary Widely State to State
A key finding was that New York has the lowest rate of police shooting per 100,000 residents across all racial and ethnic groups, with rates that were between 50% and 80% lower than the national averages.
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Rockefeller College Awards Ceremony set for May 1
Join us as we honor this year’s Rockefeller College alumni and student award recipients! This annual celebratory event will include a presentation of the awards as well as a reception at the UAlbany Campus Center Ballroom.
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Study Finds ‘Smartphone-Only’ Internet Access Deepens Digital Inequality
A new study led by researchers at UAlbany examining digital behavior in Taiwan suggests that simply having internet access is no longer enough to ensure digital inclusion — a finding with growing implications for the U.S. as governments, schools and employers continue shifting services online.
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From Rockefeller to Mayoral Fellow: UAlbany Grad Works to Broaden Albany’s Appeal
Just a month after graduating from UAlbany, Sean Millington began serving as a mayoral fellow for Albany Mayor Dorcey Applyrs, focusing on ways to make the city more attractive to young people.
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Alum's Commitment to Public Service Shaped by Global Experience, Family Heritage
For Battulga “Tulga” Buyannemekh, a commitment to public service has always been both personal and professional. Shaped by his family’s example and a life that spanned multiple cultures, Buyannemekh now brings that commitment to his work with New York State’s Cyber Incident Response Team, following the completion of his PhD at the University at Albany.
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Engineering, Life Sciences Lead R&D Growth at UAlbany
UAlbany’s nearly $472M in 2024 R&D more than doubled the number the University reported in the NSF Higher Education Research and Development survey in 2023, driven largely by the return of the Department of Nanoscale Science & Engineering and its semiconductor industry R&D partnerships at the NY Creates Albany NanoTech Complex.
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From student to professor: How Rockefeller is shaping the next generation
The mentorship and interdisciplinary approach at Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy made all the difference for Soyun Jeong. “Rockefeller allows students to learn across public administration, public policy and political science, and that intersectionality helped me expand my academic horizons in meaningful ways,” Jeong said.