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Department News Archive
Economics PhD Student Won ASHEcon Diversity Scholarship
UAlbany economics PhD student, Abdulazize Wolle, has won the American Society of Health Economists (ASHEcon) Diversity Scholarship.
PhD Student's Research Featured in The Economist
A research by Karan Bhasin, a PhD student in our department, has been featured in The Economist.
Professor Gerald Marschke Appointed to National Advisory General Medical Sciences Council
Professor Gerald Marschke was appointed to a three-year term on the National Advisory General Medical Sciences Council, advising the NIH’s National Institute of General Medical Sciences on policy and funding decisions.
Amar Malik Received Minerva Center Innovation Funding
Amar Malik, a senior Honors student in the economics department, has received funding from the Minerva Center Innovation Funding for Research & Creative Endeavors.
Conference on Demographic Heterogeneity in Aggregate Economics to be Held in Albany
The Economics Department will host a conference on Demographic Heterogeneity in Aggregate Economics on April 11-12, 2025.
Faculty Research Cited in the 2025 Economic Report of the President
Professor Pinka Chatterji's research about the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansions and maternal morbidity is cited in the 2025 Economic Report of the President.
Jiahao Lin and Karan Bhasin Win the 2024 Pong S. Lee Award
Jiahao Lin and Karan Bhasin have received the 2024 Pong S. Lee Award for outstanding third-year Ph.D. research papers.
Piyush Gade Receives Dissertation Research Fellowship Award
Piyush Gade, a PhD candidate in the Economics Department, has been awarded the University at Albany Dissertation Research Fellowship for 2024-2025.