Graduate School News

College of Integrated Health Sciences PhD student Heather Duncan. (Photo by Erin Frick)
Epidemiology PhD Student Explores AI to Empower Local Public Health
UAlbany PhD student Heather Duncan is seeking to develop new AI tools to solve data analysis challenges in county health departments and support continuing education resources for medical professionals.
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Factors That Influence Disaster Preparedness: Q&A with Jeesoo Jung
Jeesoo Jung, a PhD student in the School of Social Welfare at UAlbany’s College of Integrated Health Sciences, recently published an article in the British Journal of Social Work that assessed factors that influence how likely individuals are to prepare for disasters, including pandemics and natural disasters like hurricanes.
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Biology Graduate Student Contributes to Research in Neurodegenerative Disease
Graduate student Asmer Aliyeva is working to reveal the molecular mechanisms behind neurodegenerative diseases, with a focus on spinocerebellar ataxias. With colleagues in the Berglund Lab, Aliyeva hopes to identify possible therapeutic targets against this class of disease.
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UAlbany Biologist Awarded $3.3M for Research on Kallmann Syndrome and Olfactory Development
Paolo Forni has received two grants totaling more than $3.3 million from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. The funding will support his work studying Kallmann syndrome and related disorders affecting fertility and olfaction.
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UAlbany Launches Major and Graduate Program in Game Design and Development
Student gamers at the University at Albany have two new academic programs to help turn their passion into a career.
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Environmental Health Sciences PhD Student Studies Air Quality in Saudi Arabia
Yousef Alsufayan came to UAlbany from Saudi Arabia, determined to learn in-depth about health effects of the environment and the development and implementation of policies that protect health.
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Environmental Health PhD Student Examines Herbicides and Metabolic Health
Under the mentorship of UAlbany’s David Lawrence and David Carpenter, PhD student Sarah Otaru is examining the impact of environmental contaminants on health.
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Noteworthy: Research grants, awards and publications
The latest developments on University at Albany faculty and staff who are receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.