Highlighting New York’s Leadership in Efforts to End HIV
Center for Collaborative HIV Research in Practice and Policy researchers recently published three articles in a special issue of Public Health Reports, highlighting the center’s work toward its mission to establish thought leadership on groundbreaking efforts to “end the epidemic” (ETE) of HIV in New York.
Senior Kaya Rifenberg-Stempel Named Albany Tulip Queen
On Saturday, July 18th, Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan introduced the 2020 Albany Tulip Queen and her four court members at a press conference in Washington Park. There, Rockefeller College senior Kaya Rifenberg-Stempel was chosen as the 72nd Albany Tulip Queen. Throughout the next year, she will work with her four court members on community service and literacy advocacy initiatives.
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. Their paper, published in Urban Affairs Review, found that these metropolises share unique characteristics that helped them improve their smart city capabilities where smaller cities or larger state governments might face challenges.
Rockefeller Institute Researchers Win National Award
Rockefeller Institute Fellows Patricia Strach, Katie Zuber, and Elizabeth Pérez-Chiqués were recognized by the American Political Science Association for increasing understanding of the opioid epidemic. The Outstanding Public Engagement in Health Policy Award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated leadership in improving health and the health care system through active engagement in politics and policy making.
Op-ed: Mitchel Abolafia
Published in The Conversation, Professor Mitchel Abolafia's article, "The Fed’s independence helped it save the US economy in 2008 — the CDC needs the same authority today," looks at the role of agency independence, expertise, and COVID-19 response.
Virginia Eubanks on Digital Surveillance and People Power
In this Public Books interview, Associate Professor Virginia Eubanks, author of Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police, and Punish the Poor, discusses her path to studying systemic inequality in technology and the issues that need change.
Public Engagement Award Winners Announced
Bryan Early, associate dean for research and associate professor, was named a recipient of the University at Albany’s President’s Award for Exemplary Public Engagement.
UAlbany Establishes Center for HIV Research to Address Epidemic
The new Center for Collaborative HIV Research in Practice and Policy (CCHRPP) addresses the public health and social justice challenges of persons placed at risk for, or living with, HIV and related diseases. CCHRPP researchers, housed at the UAlbany School of Public Health, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, SUNY Downstate, and the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute, are taking a life-course view of prevention and treatment for these interrelated epidemics.