July 2013 NewsCenter Archive
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UAlbany Study Finds Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS) Outcomes Vary by Race
Older white patients in the U.S. have the highest rate of mortality from certain types of stroke among all racial and ethnic groups, a study by health researchers at the University at Albany finds. The study was published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
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UAlbany's David McDowall Named Distinguished Teaching Professor
University at Albany Professor of Criminal Justice David McDowall was recently appointed Distinguished Teaching Professor, the highest faculty honor bestowed by the State University of New York Board of Trustees.
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UAlbany School of Social Welfare to Address Needs of Growing Aging Population
The University at Albany’s School of Social Welfare has received a $10,000 grant -- half of it in the form of a challenge grant – from the Troy Savings Bank Charitable Foundation to continue its mission to train social workers to care for a burgeoning aging population.
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SUNY to Establish Pioneering College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering As Separate Institution Within the SUNY System
State University of New York Chancellor Nancy Zimpher today announced that the pioneering College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering will become a separate institution within the SUNY system by the 2014-15 academic year. -
UAlbany International Expert Teams Up with Puerto Rican University to Advance Groundbreaking Alzheimer’s Research
UAlbany chemist Igor Lednev is attracting leading laboratories worldwide to collaborate on amyloid fibrils research as it relates to Alzheimer’s disease. Puerto Rican graduate students Manuel F. Rosario-Alomar and Tatiana Quiñones-Ruiz were here this summer working with Lednev.
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UAlbany Researcher Leads Investigation of Games for Enhanced STEM Education in K-12 Environment
The School of Education's Peter Shea leads “SUNY Games II,” a study among faculty and students from several SUNY schools investigating the use of guided inquiry-based, immersive games to promote enhanced understanding of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) content in K-12 settings.
