UAlbany School of Public Health, SUNY Downstate, and Partnership for Research and Action for Health Receive $1.5 Million to Combat Georgian HIV Epidemic
With $1.5 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), faculty from the University at Albany and SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University are collaborating with Partnership for Research and Action for Health, a Georgian non-governmental organization, to deliver a 5-year strategic training initiative to help combat the AIDS epidemic in the country of Georgia.
Findings Released from Observational Study of Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin on Patients with COVID-19 in New York State
ALBANY, N.Y. (May 11, 2020) – Results from an observational study of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin have been released from the University at Albany and the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH); the findings were published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The study aimed to answer three main questions:
1. To what degree are physicians prescribing hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin, and/or chloroquine for COVID-19 hospitalized patients?
UAlbany, Department of Health Partner on Epidemiological Report of COVID-19 in New York
The University at Albany School of Public Health and the New York State Department of Health have developed a detailed report of the emergence of COVID-19 in New York State (outside of New York City). It is the first comprehensive epidemiological report on the emergence of COVID-19 from a U.S. state in a peer-reviewed publication.
Researchers are Given the Seeds to Fight COVID-19
The State University of New York has awarded School of Public Health faculty SUNY research seed grants for their research proposals.
Dr. Birkhead on APPAM Podcast
Dr. Guthrie (Gus) S. Birkhead, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Director of the Center for Collaborative HIV Research in Practice and Policy, was recently featured on the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management's policy podcast, The Wonk, which examines policy issues of today discussed by expert practitioners, researchers, and academics.
Featured on Episode 11, Dr. Birkhead discusses public health policy and COVID-19.
View the podcast here.
Virtual Student Poster Day
The School of Public Health's annual Student Poster Day draws more than 250 attendees from our community, including graduate students, faculty, staff, mentors, parents, and friends of the university.
School of Public Health Students Rise to the Occasion
Dozens of undergraduate and graduate students at the School of Public Health have helped with the current public health crisis, and many acknowledge the educational value of watching a global public health crisis of this magnitude unfold before their eyes.
School of Public Health Students Rise to the Occasion
Albany, N.Y. (April 21, 2020) – School of Public Health students are already putting their education to good use this semester to help with the COVID-19 crisis. More than two dozen undergraduate and graduate students have adapted their spring plans to help with the current public health crisis, and many acknowledge the educational value of watching a global public health crisis of this magnitude unfold right before their eyes: