December 2016 NewsCenter Archive
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Mobile Phones in Schools: Educational Tool or Distraction?
Is the mobile phone a learning tool or a distraction for K through 12 students? A new survey from the University at Albany reveals a complex answer regarding mobile phone school policies in China.
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Lightning Before the (Really Big) Storm
Can a professor, a student and a new satellite establish a cyclonic connection?
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A Future in Medicine
Buokem Ikwuazom, a senior who is now applying to medical schools, lived in the impoverished city of Ihiala, Nigeria, until he was 8.
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Can’t Go Backward
Darrell Wheeler reflects on the progress and remaining challenges in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
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Bringing RNA to Life
Research award reaffirms Alan Chen's standing as one of America's top young scientists.
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Study: Expanding Scopes of Practice for Dental Hygienists Improves Oral Health
Research by the Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS) finds that when dental hygienists are allowed to practice at higher levels of professional competence and skill, the population's oral health notably improves. -
‘A Full Commitment’
Interim President James Stellar Affirms University Commitment to Inclusion of all Students
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Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor to Speak on Campus
The first Latina to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court will headline the University’s Speaker Series next semester.
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Making Good on a Dream
Student James Sanchez trades football for the chance to be a business consultant
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Rejecting Fakes
Librarian Trudi Jacobson offers solutions to fight back against disinformation in the digital world.
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By the Numbers
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Raise your Hand if you’re Awesome
For a student, what’s the best new way to let influential people know about your achievements?
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A Peek into the Future
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Inspiration Across the Airwaves
How did a radio broadcast help to establish a rich subset of English literature?
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Advisors, Advocates and Mentors
Rachel Moody, Jason Cotugno and Claudio Gomez have something in common: No matter how busy they are, they make students their top priority.
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A Capital Reunion
Last week, M. Dolores Cimini, director of the Middle Earth Peer Assistance program, attended a White House function -- and not for the first time.
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Solving Urban Blight
The University and its Center for Technology in Government (CTG) are quickly becoming go-to resources and advocates on the subject of urban blight.
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Five Questions with Faculty: David Miller
Trying to make an impact through school-based intervention.
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Solving the Puzzle: Drought in Central Africa
With a widespread decline in vegetation greenness and water content, the Congolese rainforest has been experiencing a long-term drought for the better part of two decades. Now, a research team lead by UAlbany Associate Professor of Atmospheric Sciences Liming Zhou may have found out the cause.
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Our Giving for the Holidays 2016
Where are University ambassadors, alumni, athletes, and the faith-based providing assistance this season?
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Baby Teething Discovery
See why research led by School of Public Health’s Kurunthachalam Kannan is making national headlines.
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Recreation and Recognition
Lauren Taylor is an accounting major, but four years of working for Campus Recreation has taught her a lot.
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The On/Off Switch
A UAlbany research team has discovered a new method for understanding protein regulation.
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