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Released: 19-Mar-2024 4:05 PM EDT
UAlbany Cybersecurity Incident Response Studio Wins $1.25M in Federal Funding
University at Albany, State University of New York

The initiative will bring cyber and crisis management researchers from across campus together to support training and simulation exercises for public, private and non-profit sector partners.

Released: 12-Mar-2024 10:50 AM EDT
Researchers Connect Declining Atmospheric Sulfur Dioxide Levels to Rise in Legionnaires’ Disease
University at Albany, State University of New York

Declining atmospheric sulfur dioxide levels might be related to the global rise in Legionnaires’ disease, according to a new UAlbany study which examined trends in atmospheric sulfur dioxide, Legionnaires’ disease incidence, and the role of cooling towers in harboring Legionella.

Released: 29-Feb-2024 4:40 PM EST
New Research Aims to Improve Global Security of Small Modular Reactors
University at Albany, State University of New York

The year-long project seeks to examine the risks to export control that still-developing SMR technology will play for the next several decades.

Released: 29-Feb-2024 4:15 PM EST
Climate Scientist Awarded Federal Grant to Improve Resiliency of Coastal Power Grids
University at Albany, State University of New York

The project will use Puerto Rico as a testbed to develop new solutions to improve the security and resiliency of coastal power grids around severe weather events.

Released: 8-Feb-2024 3:05 PM EST
UAlbany Partners on New U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute Consortium
University at Albany, State University of New York

The University at Albany has been selected to contribute to a national research consortium that will support and demonstrate pathways to developing safe and trustworthy artificial intelligence.

Released: 31-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
RNA Scientist Receives Federal Funding to Commercialize Molecular Tool Against Alzheimer’s Disease
University at Albany, State University of New York

University at Albany scientist Scott Tenenbaum, founder of UAlbany spinoff company sxRNA Technologies, Inc. (sxRNA Tech), has received $500,000 from the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, to study how aging brain cells shape the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, and advance RNA technology that could inform new therapeutics to prevent and treat Alzheimer's and related dementias.

Newswise: UAlbany Chemists Developing New Technique to Help Fight Illegal Logging and Deforestation
Released: 25-Jan-2024 2:45 PM EST
UAlbany Chemists Developing New Technique to Help Fight Illegal Logging and Deforestation
University at Albany, State University of New York

The technique yields a chemical fingerprint that is unique to each tree species, allowing authorities to quickly determine whether the harvested wood is from a protected species.

Released: 23-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Researchers at UAlbany’s RNA Institute and Albany Medical College Awarded More Than $2.9 Million to Explore Treatments for Spinocerebellar Ataxias
University at Albany, State University of New York

University at Albany researchers at the RNA Institute and scientists at Albany Medical College have received new funding to study and develop new drugs to treat spinocerebellar ataxias caused by CAG repeat expansion mutations.

Released: 14-Dec-2023 2:20 PM EST
UAlbany Scientists Explore New Molecular Tool to Treat Retinal Degenerative Disease
University at Albany, State University of New York

RNA Institute research team receives funding to explore a new molecular tool for treating retinal degenerative disease

Newswise: Study: ‘Vaccine Apartheid’ Caused by Gap in Access between Richer and Poorer Countries
Released: 12-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Study: ‘Vaccine Apartheid’ Caused by Gap in Access between Richer and Poorer Countries
University at Albany, State University of New York

The new study is among the first to quantify unmet demand for the vaccine — people who would be willing to be vaccinated if they had access.

     
Released: 30-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
Study: Climate Change Has Increased Atmospheric Instability Over Past 40 Years
University at Albany, State University of New York

Atmospheric scientists at UAlbany and China’s Jiangsu Meteorological Observatory recently co-published a new paper in AGU’s Geophysical Research Letters that finds unstable atmospheric conditions have significantly increased over the last several decades.

Newswise: UAlbany Chemist Partners on $300K Project to Improve Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Methods
Released: 30-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
UAlbany Chemist Partners on $300K Project to Improve Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Methods
University at Albany, State University of New York

The two-year, NSF-funded project is co-led by Jeremy Feldblyum of the University at Albany and Doug Genna of Youngstown State University.

Newswise: UAlbany Expert Available to Discuss the Intersection of Social Media and Youth Mental Health
Released: 29-Nov-2023 12:25 PM EST
UAlbany Expert Available to Discuss the Intersection of Social Media and Youth Mental Health
University at Albany, State University of New York

New interview featuring University at Albany expert Sarah Domoff on the ways social media can shape youth mental health, strategies for healthy social media use and ways that regulation rooted in policy can help.

Released: 3-Nov-2023 8:05 AM EDT
UAlbany Experts Available to Discuss the Intersection of AI and Public Health
University at Albany, State University of New York

Researchers at the University at Albany’s School of Public Health are actively exploring ways that artificial intelligence and machine learning can be applied to public health, to enhance health outcomes for patients while prioritizing patient safety and data security.

Newswise: CEHC Researchers Partner with National Weather Service to Improve Extreme Heat Communication
Released: 27-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
CEHC Researchers Partner with National Weather Service to Improve Extreme Heat Communication
University at Albany, State University of New York

A new two-year study will focus on how current heat information is accessed and understood by people in the U.S. through $471,805 in support from NOAA.

Released: 12-Oct-2023 7:05 AM EDT
Study: Oral Health Workers Are Burned Out Too
University at Albany, State University of New York

University at Albany School of Public Health study shines light on rates of burnout among health care workers, leading causes of burnout and strategies to improve working conditions

Newswise: UAlbany Chemist Receives $1 Million in Federal Support to Commercialize Forensic Investigation Tool
Released: 5-Oct-2023 11:55 AM EDT
UAlbany Chemist Receives $1 Million in Federal Support to Commercialize Forensic Investigation Tool
University at Albany, State University of New York

The funding will be used to advance a novel technology, which combines Raman spectroscopy and machine learning to identify body fluid traces at crime scenes.

   
Newswise: Five Questions with UAlbany Expert on Sports Betting, Problem Gambling
Released: 3-Oct-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Five Questions with UAlbany Expert on Sports Betting, Problem Gambling
University at Albany, State University of New York

Dolores Cimini, a licensed psychologist and director of the Center for Behavioral Health Promotion and Applied Research at the University at Albany and senior research scientist in the Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology.

Newswise: UAlbany Researchers Awarded $5 Million by U.S. Department of Agriculture to Improve Local Urban Forestry
Released: 19-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
UAlbany Researchers Awarded $5 Million by U.S. Department of Agriculture to Improve Local Urban Forestry
University at Albany, State University of New York

The new project aims to improve the health of Albany’s urban forest and educate the next generation of local climate leaders. It is part of a $1 billion investment from the USDA’s Forest Service to expand access to trees and green spaces in communities and neighborhoods nationwide.

Released: 7-Sep-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Study: Is Teledentistry Here to Stay?
University at Albany, State University of New York

A new UAlbany School of Public Health study examines the rise of teledentistry — including ways that it has proven effective, barriers to service access and comparisons across states

Newswise: Paleoclimate Lab Researchers Use National Science Foundation Support to Study Climate Change Past
Released: 31-Aug-2023 4:15 PM EDT
Paleoclimate Lab Researchers Use National Science Foundation Support to Study Climate Change Past
University at Albany, State University of New York

Through nearly $800,000 in new support from the National Science Foundation this summer, lab researchers are focused on South Asia and the Middle East.

Newswise: Researchers Team Up to Build Open Geoscience Community through $1.6 Million National Science Foundation Project
Released: 10-Aug-2023 2:15 PM EDT
Researchers Team Up to Build Open Geoscience Community through $1.6 Million National Science Foundation Project
University at Albany, State University of New York

The funding supports phase two of “Project Pythia,” a collaborative effort to collect high-quality interactive learning tools for Python-based data analysis and visualization in the geosciences.

Released: 31-Jul-2023 2:15 PM EDT
Climate Scientists Use Data from Hurricane Maria to Test New Social Vulnerability Assessment Tool
University at Albany, State University of New York

Researchers are using data from Hurricane Maria to assess the critical infrastructure vulnerabilities that still exist in Puerto Rico around extreme weather events, specifically for socially vulnerable populations.

Released: 27-Jul-2023 3:20 PM EDT
Faculty Vacancies in New York State Nursing Programs Could Reduce Capacity to Train New Nurses
University at Albany, State University of New York

UAlbany's Center for Health Workforce studies shares results from its annual survey of nursing programs in New York State.

Released: 27-Jun-2023 1:05 PM EDT
University at Albany, Rand Study Links Legal Representation to Reduced Reliance on Bail
University at Albany, State University of New York

Having a defense attorney present at an initial bail hearing lowered the use of cash bail and pretrial detention without increasing the odds that a defendant won’t show up at a preliminary hearing, according to a new study co-authored by UAlbany Professor of Public Administration and Policy Shawn Bushway.

Newswise: UAlbany Professor Receives Funding to Advance ALS Research
Released: 27-Jun-2023 10:50 AM EDT
UAlbany Professor Receives Funding to Advance ALS Research
University at Albany, State University of New York

University at Albany’s Professor Li Niu has received new funding to support his research investigating new treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The proposed work will build on his lab’s existing research in this area, with a focus on testing RNA aptamers designed to block excessive activity of glutamate receptors, which causes cell death in the spinal cord and brain. The team hopes that their findings will help inform a new and an effective approach to ALS treatment.

Released: 14-Jun-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Service-Obligated Program Providers Help Address Health Worker Shortages in New York State
University at Albany, State University of New York

The Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS) at the University at Albany’s School of Public Health released a new report— Service-Obligated Providers in New York State —that shows how service-obligated programs are helping fill critical health care gaps in underserved regions across New York State. The report maps where health care professionals who received incentives, such as loan repayment, are fulfilling their service obligations, and includes regional breakdowns by provider type and programs utilized.

Newswise: RNA Institute Researchers Advance DNA Nanostructure Stability
Released: 6-Jun-2023 10:30 AM EDT
RNA Institute Researchers Advance DNA Nanostructure Stability
University at Albany, State University of New York

Researchers at the University at Albany’s RNA Institute have demonstrated a new approach to DNA nanostructure assembly that does not require magnesium. The method improves the biostability of the structures, making them more useful and reliable in a range of applications.

Released: 26-May-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Study: New York's Bail Reform Law Did Not Increase Crime
University at Albany, State University of New York

New York’s bail reform law had a negligible effect on crime, a study by a recent PhD recipient and a professor in the University at Albany’s School of Criminal Justice found.

Released: 16-May-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Experts Available to Speak on Mental Health Topics
University at Albany, State University of New York

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and this Thursday, May 18, marks the third annual Mental Health Action Day. University at Albany experts are available to discuss the importance of mental health and related topics, with a focus on actionable steps we can take to support our own mental health, as well as the mental health of those around us.

Released: 25-Apr-2023 11:50 AM EDT
Health Care Jobs Continue to Grow in New York, Yet Shortages Remain
University at Albany, State University of New York

The Center for Health Workforce Studies at the University at Albany’s School of Public Health released a new report this month that provides an update on the state of the New York's health care workforce, including data on job growth and employment projections.

   

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