Epidemiology Student Wins First Place in Student Presentation Session at APHA
ALBANY, N.Y. (Nov. 16, 2022) - Epidemiology PhD student Fei Tang won first place in the Greg Alexander Outstanding Student Presentations in Maternal and Child Health at the American Public Health Association (APHA) conference in Boston last week.
UAlbany Launches Massive Artificial Intelligence Cluster Hire of 27 Faculty
The University at Albany will add an unprecedented 27 new faculty members specializing in artificial intelligence in the coming months, marking the next critical phase in the University’s ambitious plan to incorporate elements of AI teaching and research across all academic programs. The 27 new hires — the largest cluster hire in the University’s history — are among 49 new faculty members expected to join UAlbany next year and will help lay the foundation for the University’s new AI academy.
MPH Student Helps Tell the Story of Environmental Injustice in City of Albany Public Housing Complex
ALBANY, N.Y. (Nov. 15, 2022) — SPH student Saima Hannan knew she wanted to be a physician. She was also interested in public health. So, she enrolled in the dual BS/Master of Public Health (MPH) program offered through UAlbany’s School of Public Health and Albany College of Pharmacy. She started on her MPH, working to deepen her knowledge of public health while preparing for medical school.
UAlbany at APHA 2022
ALBANY, N.Y. (Nov. 14, 2022) - Last week, faculty and students from the UAlbany School of Public Health joined nearly 13,000 public health students and professionals at this year’s American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and Expo in Boston to learn, network, and share their research.
SPH Receives $2 Million to Study Social Disadvantages and Cardiovascular Health Disparity
ALBANY, N.Y. (Nov. 8, 2022) – Kai Zhang from the Department of Environmental Health Sciences has received $2.17 million from the National Institute on Aging to study the underlying biological mechanisms between social determinants of health and cardiovascular disease (CVD), the leading cause of death in the U.S. that disproportionately affects Black communities.
UAlbany Public Health Experts Discuss Surge in RSV Cases
Children’s hospitals in parts of the U.S. are seeing a surge in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases, a common respiratory virus that can cause severe breathing problems for babies and older adults. UAlbany public health experts weigh in.
SPH Receives $1.5 Million to Study Impact of Extreme Weather on Health Outcomes
ALBANY, N.Y. (Oct. 28, 2022) - Professor Shao Lin from the Department of Environmental Health Sciences has been awarded $1.5 million from the National Institute on Aging to study weather extremes, natural disasters, and health outcomes among vulnerable older adults.
Fighting Misinformation about Halloween Candy Tampering
You may have heard rumors that “rainbow fentanyl,” or fentanyl pills that have been dyed to look like candy, might be lurking in your child’s basket this Halloween. You may even be planning to inspect your child’s hard-earned candy in order to discard anything that looks suspicious. And while there are many health-related reasons to limit your child’s intake of sugar this Halloween, public health experts say the rumors are unfounded and there is no reason to believe that anyone is planning to disguise the profitable black-market medication to distribute to trick-or-treaters.