December 2011 NewsCenter Archive
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Video Game Aims to Train Adults to Overcome Critical Decision-Making Biases
ALBANY, N.Y. (December 1, 2011) -- A University at Albany research team is developing a computer game to train people to recognize cognitive biases they routinely use when confronted with incomplete information or operating under time pressure. Such biases can lead to bad decisions in critical matters, including national security.
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UAlbany Student Juggled Hard Times to Pursue Her Calling: Protecting Our Natural Resources
Albany, N.Y. (Dec. 4, 2011) — Katherine Czajkowski, graduating from UAlbany on Sunday, has battled the loss of her home, cancer and the challenges of full-time work, attending college and being a wife and mom. But along the way, she found her true calling: protecting and restoring the environment. -
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UAlbany's Third World Impact Helps One Person at a Time
ALBANY, N.Y. (Dec. 6, 2011) --Third World Impact (TWI), a nationally-recognized community service group of some 110 UAlbany students, has pledged to raise $100,000 in the Spring 2012 semester to build a second school in Uganda, as well as a dormitory to house UAlbany students who will one day volunteer as teachers at the school. -
UAlbany Launches Fountain and Water Tower Renovation Plans
Albany, N.Y. (December 8, 2011) – To address long-standing critical maintenance and energy consumption concerns, the University at Albany will rehabilitate a central campus locale and create an energy-efficient, four-season area for students, faculty, staff and visitors.
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University at Albany Student Athletes Assist Families in Need
ALBANY, N.Y. (December 9, 2011) -- UAlbany student athletes have a unique understanding of their community. Their appreciation for the support shown to them is the reason why the Great Danes volunteer more than 2,500 hours annually to provide positive experiences for the less fortunate. -
University at Albany Life Sciences Initiatives Win State Funding
ALBANY, N.Y. (December 9, 2011) – The University at Albany is a beneficiary of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's "Open for Business" grant competition. UAlbany’s RNA Institute has been awarded $2M to promote biotech translational research, while UAlbany’s East Campus will receive $1M toward the development of a biotech corridor. -
World of Difference: UAlbany Junior a Role Model for Foster Children
ALBANY, N.Y (December 12, 2011) -- University at Albany student Raven Profit understands the difficulties facing foster children. At age 15, Profit was thrust into the foster care system when her mother was diagnosed with schizophrenia. -
Perceived Racism May Impact Black Americans' Mental Health
ALBANY, N.Y (December 12, 2011) -- For black Americans, perceived racism may cause mental health symptoms similar to trauma and could lead to physical health disparities between blacks and other populations in the United States, according to a new study led by University at Albany Assistant Professor Alex Pieterse. -
Dell Donates Ultra-High Speed Computers to UAlbany's RNA Institute for Enhanced Drug Discovery and Design
ALBANY, N.Y. (December 6, 2011) – The University's RNA Institute has received a donation of state-of-the-art computational equipment from Dell, Inc., which will provide the institute's researchers with greater capacity to model ribonucleic acid (RNA) for drug discovery and design. -
UAlbany Social Welfare Professor Leads Comparative Study of Disaster Recovery Efforts in U.S. Gulf Coast Communities and Haiti
ALBANY, N.Y. (December 14, 2011) – The dynamics of disaster recovery efforts in rural communities in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Haiti are the focus of a research project led by University at Albany School of Social Welfare Associate Professor Loretta Pyles. The three-year project is funded by the National Science Foundation.
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Community Health Centers Face Challenges Attracting, Retaining Quality Staff, Finds UAlbany Center for Workforce Studies Report
ALBANY, N.Y. (Dec. 19, 2011) -- Community health centers, often located in underserved communities, play an important role in New York’s primary care delivery system. Despite their significance, a new study by UAlbany’s Center for Workforce Studies sheds light on the challenges centers face in recruiting and retaining quality staff. -
CEMHD's Women's Health Project Begins Work in Hudson with New Peer Outreach Assistants
Hudson, N.Y. (Dec. 16, 2011) – Four Hudson residents have received certificates for completing training as adult peer outreach assistants for the Women's Health Project, a community-based initiative of UAlbany's Center for Elimination of Minority Health Disparities. -
UAlbany Professors Explore the Moral and Legal Ramifications of Wrongful Convictions
ALBANY, N.Y. (December 27, 2011) – Hundreds of individuals erroneously convicted of rape, murder, and other serious felonies, many of whom spent decades in prisons and/or were under sentence of death, have been exonerated by DNA evidence.
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UAlbany Study Links Incomplete Revascularization, Mortality in Patients with Multivessel Disease
ALBANY, N.Y (December 28, 2011) -- A new study led by University at Albany School of Public Health Distinguished Professor Emeritus Edward L. Hannan finds a link between higher mortality rates and incomplete revascularization procedures for patients suffering from multivessel disease.
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UAlbany Researcher: Practice Key to Sustaining New Year's Resolutions
ALBANY, N.Y (December 28, 2011) -- With another new year fast approaching, millions of Americans will resolve to achieve one or more personal goals or break an old habit. University at Albany Associate Professor of Psychology Mark Muraven is an expert on self-control, addiction, motivation and emotion. -
UAlbany’s EOP Students, Led by Senior Molly Silvanic, Warmed Hearts at the Holidays
Delivering gifts to young patients at Albany Medical Center Hospital, and collecting donations for a local food pantry and Equinox Center were just a few of the ways University at Albany’s Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) students touched the community this holiday season.
