Study Finds Immigration Does Not Impact Crime, and Homeownership Corelates to Decreased Theft and Homicide
A study of Guyanese immigration to Schenectady found that increases foreign-born population did not affect neighborhood violent crime or property crime, and that increased homeownership, among all residents, was associated with declines in homicide and motor vehicle theft.
Team Investigates Links Between Childhood Exposure to Violence, Biomarkers and Behavioral Outcomes
A team of interdisciplinary UAlbany researchers from the Depts. of Psychology, Sociology and Epidemiology & Biostatistics have published a new study that surveyed the landscape of research into biomarkers associated with childhood exposure to violence and negative behavioral outcomes later in life.
Researchers’ COVID-19 Study in China: Children Spread the Virus Easier, and Lockdowns Worked
Given rare access to patient profiles and contact tracing data in the city of Shijiazhuang, Professor Zai Liang and student Hun Liu found that children 0-17 infected both children and adults at the greatest rate.
Three Years of Excellence Honored at President's Awards Ceremony
After a two-year hiatus caused by the pandemic, the President’s Excellence Award ceremony returned with an in-person celebration.
A Sociologist Assesses How Immigration Enforcement Affects Children Over Time
For the first time, a study explores the dynamics of immigration enforcement that shape children's lives over time. Led by Joanna Dreby of Sociology and two UAlbany colleagues, the research is published in the Journal of Marriage and Family.
UAlbany Among Best Universities for Social Research
The University at Albany has been recognized as among the best universities for Social Research according to the Higher Education Research and Development Survey released by the National Science Foundation.
A Lifelong Passion to Teach is Rewarded
Samantha Friedman of Sociology is the winner of the Faculty & Student Engagement Torch Award, which honors a faculty member who has had an outstanding positive impact on a graduating senior’s academic and personal success.
SUNY-Wide Honors
The State University of New York has announced the winners of the Chancellor's Awards for Excellence, a system-level honor that recognizes consistently superior professional achievement.
The award, designed to encourage the ongoing pursuit of excellence at SUNY colleges and Universities, underscore SUNY’s commitment to sustaining intellectual vibrancy, advancing the boundaries of knowledge, providing the highest quality of instruction, and serving the public good.
UAlbany’s winners for the Chancellor’s 2017-18 Award for Excellence are: