Research Report: October 8-14, 2021
A collection of the University at Albany's School of Public Health research from October 8-14, 2021.
Alum Continues Work on Tick-Borne Illness
ALBANY, N.Y. (October 13, 2021) – Collin O’Connor, BS ’18, MS ’20, started researching tick-borne illnesses as a student at the School of Public Health. After publishing his master’s thesis on tick-borne diseases and graduating with his Master of Science in Epidemiology, he now conducts field work in the Western Region of New York State for better understanding tick-borne illness while working towards his PhD in Health Geography.
Virtual Event: Addressing Influenza and COVID-19 Immunization Health Inequities
The Center for Public Health Continuing Education invites you to a webcast on Influenza and COVID-19 immunization health inequities on Monday, November 15, 2021 from 9:00 - 10:00am.
MPH Alum Helping to Create Resource That Allows Researchers to Conduct Thousands of Studies on Health and Disease
ALBANY, N.Y. (October 8, 2021) – Lennon Turner, MPH Class of 2000, is working as a part of the All of Us Research Program, a National Institutes of Health (NIH) initiative to develop a large research cohort that represents all communities. This cohort will volunteer their health data over at least ten years, enabling researchers to conduct studies to speed up medical breakthroughs and improve tailored healthcare approaches.
UAlbany Breast Cancer Expert Chairing Premier Conference on Vitamin D Biology
ALBANY, N.Y. (October 7, 2021) – On October 13 and 14, 2021, Distinguished Professor JoEllen Welsh is chairing a virtual conference on vitamin D, bringing together global research leaders and rising scientists to discuss the latest research advances and accelerate scientific discoveries that optimize the health effects of the vitamin D endocrine system.
Research Report: October 1-7, 2021
A collection of the University at Albany's School of Public Health research from October 1-7, 2021.
Virtual Event: Promoting Injury Prevention Messages in the Current Media Landscape
Please join us on Friday, October 22, 2021 from 1-2 p.m. via Zoom for the Maternal and Child Health Program’s October Brown Bag seminar: Promoting Injury Prevention Messages in the Current Media Landscape.
Covid-19 Research: Messaging from the Church
While preparing her students and transitioning to online teaching in early 2020, Julia Hastings added an additional research project to her plate: examining Covid-19 and the Black church.