New York City set a record last week for the worst recorded air quality the city has ever seen due to wildfire smoke drifting from Canada. At its peak, the Air Quality Index (AQI) for the city reached 405 out of 500 —the ...
Environment
Jun 13, 2023
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A team of scientists at the University at Albany and Albany Medical Center have developed a new method for noninvasive diagnostics of Alzheimer's Disease (AD). Taking Raman spectra of blood samples, the research led by Igor ...
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 14, 2015
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One percent of all black men in the U.S. are registered sex offenders, and black men enter the sex offender registry at nearly twice the rate of white men, a new University at Albany study finds.
Social Sciences
May 19, 2016
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Igor Lednev is adding yet another capability to his patented laser technology, a development that could soon help law enforcement catch criminals.
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 15, 2017
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El Niño, a climate pattern where warm waters in the eastern Pacific fuel hotter weather, is finally beginning to wane after bringing a long stretch of record heat and heavy precipitation across the world since last summer.
Earth Sciences
Apr 1, 2024
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The first day at a new school or in a new job can be exhilarating, but the awkward introductions and halting conversations when meeting new people often lead to stress and social anxiety.
Social Sciences
Oct 27, 2023
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To enable a better understanding of how terrorist organizations network and function over time, the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) has launched the Big Allied and Dangerous ...
Social Sciences
Oct 21, 2015
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Death investigators may soon be able to rely on tiny insect eggs to rapidly estimate a corpse's time-of-death.
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 6, 2017
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A group of scientists affiliated with the University at Albany and New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) are predicting that the total number of West Nile virus (WNV) cases will increase, and be more geographically ...
Ecology
Sep 30, 2021
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Research by University at Albany economics professor Baris Yörük may provide additional motivation for those resolving to become more charitable in 2016.
Social Sciences
Jan 6, 2016
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