The University at Albany is a major public research university where students and faculty collaborate to conduct life-enhancing research and scholarship in a wide range of disciplines. With nationally respected programs, top-ranked professors and a strategic location, UAlbany offers a world-class education to nearly 18,000 students at the graduate and undergraduate levels — and prepares them for a world of opportunities.
Jason Lane, University at Albany, State University of New York
For decades, the US has used international education to support democracy and positive relations with countries. For most of the 1970s, Iran sent more students to America than any other country.
Researchers have found that today's students, despite being 'digital natives,' have a hard time distinguishing what is real and what is fake online. Metaliteracy might provide the answers.
Mega companies have managed to make themselves the center of regulators’ world.
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Richard Lachmann, University at Albany, State University of New York
AT&T's planned merger would add to a growing list of mega deals that have not only harmed consumers and exacerbated inequality but also undermined our democracy.
What can ‘Snowden’ teach us about cybersecurity?
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Sanjay Goel, University at Albany, State University of New York
The new movie about the NSA leaker is a new way for the public to learn about government surveillance, communications technology and privacy. How well does it prepare the public for that discussion?
Jose Louis Morales sits and prays under his brother Edward Sotomayor Jr.‘s cross for victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando.
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Richard Lachmann, University at Albany, State University of New York
Are Americans at increasing risk of being killed in a terrorist attack? A sociologist explains how the way we remember the dead may make it feel that way.
Does Trump University follow the for-profit model?
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Kevin Kinser, University at Albany, State University of New York
For-profit colleges and universities have been in a lot of trouble. But the case of Trump University is different. To start with, it cannot even be called a for-profit university.
Conditions in Alberta were ideal for wildfires: little snow cover, dry and warm.
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Paul Roundy, University at Albany, State University of New York
Yes, climate change is creating conditions for the extraordinary wildfires near Fort McMurray, Alberta, but El Niño played a bigger role, says atmospheric scientist.
The attacker may already be inside.
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Jason Lane, University at Albany, State University of New York
Nombreux sont les étudiants qui décident de partir à l’étranger. Mais l’Amérique n’est plus la terre promise. Troisième volet de notre série sur l’internationalisation de l’enseignement supérieur.
Can global campuses promise the same academic freedom?
Liz Lawley
Jason Lane, University at Albany, State University of New York
In recent years, a large market in higher education has emerged. From 2.1 million students studying abroad in 2001, the number has gone up to roughly 4.5 million. How is the US faring?
Pedro Caban, University at Albany, State University of New York
Puerto Rico's economic woes have led some analysts to compare it to Greece. Paradoxically, Puerto Rico's colonial status explains both its growth and the impending financial debacle.
The new global university: is this a gamble?
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Eric Block, University at Albany, State University of New York
New research couldn't find evidence for a controversial theory of how our sense of smell works.
Sanctions intended to be biting have more often been toothless and about giving supporters the warm, fuzzy feeling that comes from taking a principled stand.
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Kamiar Alaei, University at Albany, State University of New York
Brothers, Kamiar and Arash Alaei were imprisoned in Iran in 2008 for their work with HIV. Under a new government, Iran’s health minister, Hassan Hashemi, has blamed “misinformation and unscientific claims…
Chair and Professor of Educational Policy and Leadership & Co-Director of the Cross-Border Education Research Team, University at Albany, State University of New York
