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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.

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.

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.

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.

A University-wide discussion on race, social justice and the campus climate was held last week during the President’s Extended Council meeting. President Rodríguez began the meeting by affirming the University’s condemnation of racism, violence, oppression and hatred.

In this JAMA Network article, Rockefeller College faculty members Lucy Sorensen and Erika Martin make eight recommendations for what schools can do to protect the health of vulnerable children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the world begins the slow recovery process from COVID-19, all while monitoring for a second wave, the critical importance of preparedness remains an often overlooked piece of the puzzle. Rockefeller College Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy Erika Martin has recently co-authored two new articles that shed light on our readiness and response to the Coronavirus.

The University at Albany’s Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy will be hosting its inaugural Rockefeller Reads Book Club this summer with Associate Professor Virginia Eubanks' Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police, and Punish the Poor. The award-winning book has garnered national media attention for its investigative look at data-based discrimination.