UAlbany Faculty Author Major Introductory Public Health Titles
ALBANY, N.Y. (October 29, 2020) – While developing advanced knowledge, conducting groundbreaking research and helping guide critical pandemic response, UAlbany School of Public Health faculty also recognize that sharing the basics of the field is fundamental to public health success. They hold authorship on several major introductory titles used to train public health students, each recently updated to include COVID-19 information.
Important introductory textbooks authored by UAlbany faculty include:
Enhancing Emergency Medical Response with Public Health Knowledge
ALBANY, N.Y. (October 26, 2020) – Lou Rotkowitz, an emergency medicine physician at NYC Health+Hospitals/Queens, is one of many students at the School of Public Health who is enhancing a career in medicine with public health knowledge. Since March 2020, he has been using his Master of Public Health coursework to help him succeed on the front lines of pandemic response.
Virtual Event: Using Social Media to Predict & Understand Patterns of Disease
Join us online on November 9 from 12-1 p.m. to hear Dr. Dolores Albarracín discuss how she uses social media to predict and understand patterns of disease.
Dr. Otis Brawley Shares Expertise at 10th Annual Hogarty Lecture
ALBANY, N.Y. (October 14, 2020) - Last night on October 13, 2020, the University at Albany School of Public Health was thrilled to welcome Dr. Otis Brawley virtually to campus to give the 10th Annual Hogarty Lecture, made possible thanks to the support of Dan and Ellen Hogarty and their daughter Sheila Mendelson. This year's topic was cancer control in the 21st century with an emphasis on health disparities.
Introducing Assistant Professor BK Lee
The University at Albany School of Public Health is pleased to announce BK Lee will be joining the Biomedical Sciences faculty as Assistant Professor!
Students’ Grant Accepted Following Grant Writing Course
ALBANY, N.Y. (September 30, 2020) – Students enrolled in an online grant writing course at the School of Public Health have had their public health grant— related to pandemic response— approved.
Core Elements of a National COVID-19 Strategy
Dean David Holtgrave and colleagues recently published what they believe are the core elements of a national COVID-19 strategy, using the national HIV/AIDS strategy as a blueprint, in AIDS and Behavior.
Virtual Ending the Epidemic (ETE) learning series
The New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute and the University at Albany Center for Collaborative Research in Practice and Policy (CCHRPP) are excited to host a virtual Ending the Epidemic (ETE) learning series! All sessions will be pre-recorded, convened via Zoom, and will feature live Q&A with session presenters.