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The United States, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID) distributes more foreign aid than any other country in the world.
Appe Discusses How Nonprofits Can Tackle Funding Gaps in 'The Conversation'
The U.S. government is the largest provider of foreign assistance in the world, doling out $68 billion annually. With USAID facing significant cuts under the Trump administration, Rockefeller College Associate Professor Susan Appe writes in "The Conversation" how nonprofits can fill the funding gaps that are likely ahead.
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Noteworthy: Research grants, awards and publications
The latest developments on University at Albany faculty and staff who are receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.
Tulips
Sister Cities in Bloom: Albany & Nijmegen
In September 2024, Dr. Susan Appe accompanied a delegation from Albany, including four Rockefeller College students, to Albany’s sister city in Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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PISCES Passes $25M in Funding While Working to Secure Global Trade
The Project on International Security, Commerce and Economic Statecraft (PISCES), originally founded to help prevent the proliferation of missiles and nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, has expanded into protecting a whole range of newer technologies from being misused.
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UAlbany Researchers Make Top 2% Worldwide List
More than 40 researchers from the University at Albany have been ranked among the world’s top researchers, according to a Stanford University study published annually through Elsevier.
Rockefeller College Election Series
Rockefeller College Election Series
Leading up to the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election, the University at Albany’s Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy hosted a series of events, covering a range of topics impacting the election and future of the nation. Recordings of the events are now available.
Rudra Sil
Russia and the West En Route to the Ukraine War: From 'Great Expectations' to Cold War Redux?
Join us on Thursday, November 21st at 1:30pm in Milne 215 for a talk by Rudra Sil, professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania.
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UAlbany Students Lead SUNY Student Assembly
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the State University of New York’s Student Assembly (SUNY SA), a group of representative students who advocate for the interests of their campuses.