Michael Leczinsky, a professor of practice in the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity (CEHC), and Don Berchoff, CEO and founder of TruWeather Solutions, join the series to share their predictions for what ethi

The Future of Democracy in Bolivia, with Gabriel Hetland

Dec 13th, 2019 25m 52s

It’s been about a month since Evo Morales resigned as president of Bolivia following weeks of civil protests over disputed results of the country’s general election in October.After initially seeking asylum in Mexico, Morales flew to Argentina

How a Traveling Salesman in the 1970s Became a Leading Opponent to the Death Penalty

Dec 11th, 2019 30m 4s

James Acker, a distinguished teaching professor at the School of Criminal Justice, and Brian Keough, head of the M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives, are among the founders of the University’s National Death Penalty Arch

The UK's General Election: What You Need to Know

Dec 9th, 2019 20m

Ahead of the UK's General Election this Thursday (on Dec. 12), we brought Timothy Weaver of Rockefeller College to the show to share what's at stake and what to look out for in the last three days of the campaign trail.Photo credit: "Brexit pro

The Opportunity Zone Program: What 2019 Has Taught Us, with Timothy Weaver

Dec 4th, 2019 23m 11s

Rep. Rashida Tlaib introduced a bill on Nov. 22 to repeal the now controversial Opportunity Zone Program. Other politicians, including presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, have begun criticizing the tax incen

The Search for Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Off the West Coast, with Kevin Knuth

Nov 13th, 2019 16m 57s

Kevin Knuth is an associate professor of physics whose research focuses on exoplanets, and quantum mechanics and relativity.He is a former computer scientist in the Intelligent Systems Division of NASA’s Ames Research Center in the San Francisc

Gangster Movies and Their Muses, with Frankie Bailey

Nov 8th, 2019 19m 52s

Frankie Bailey is a professor in the School of Criminal Justice and a crime novelist. Her research focuses on crime history, mass media and pop culture. She is the author of the Lizzie Stuart and Hannah McCabe mystery series.Bailey is working o

The Connections Between Eating Disorders and Mental Health, with Tomoko Udo

Oct 22nd, 2019 18m 13s

Tomoko Udo of the School of Public Health has examined the connections between eating disorders and mental health. Fewer than 30 percent of people with eating disorders (i.e. anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating) seek help from a

Improving the Parental Experience in the NICU, with Beth DuFault

Oct 7th, 2019 22m 32s

Parents whose infant is admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit often experience a sense of exclusion from their role as caregivers and separation from their child. Due to the distressing environment that NICUs can facilitate, many parents s

How Women's Views on Gender Roles are Changing in Central Asia, with Jildyz Urbaeva

Sep 27th, 2019 20m 12s

As more countries in Central Asia transition to market economies, women are being left behind in the workforce despite high levels of education and employment. Jildyz Urbaeva, an assistant professor in the School of Social Welfare, has conducte

The Growing Industry of Homeland Security, with Danny Goodwin and Edward Schwarzschild

Sep 12th, 2019 29m 51s

A photographer and a writer, both who grew up in military families, are collaborating to examine the growth industry of homeland security in the United States for an upcoming book.Danny Goodwin, a photographer and an associate professor of art,

The Politicization of the Amazon Rainforest Wildfires, with Climatologists Mathias Vuille and Andrei Lapenas

Aug 30th, 2019 17m 41s

We've all probably read recently of wildfires blistering through what are often called the "lungs of the earth." Reports stating that the Amazon Rainforest has experienced more than 27,000 fires this month alone have provoked an international o

How Educators Can Help Reduce Political Polarization, with Brett Levy

Aug 29th, 2019 18m 44s

More than eight-in-ten U.S. adults believe that political discourse has become more negative and less respectful, according to a survey conducted earlier this year by the Pew Research Center.On this episode, Brett Levy of the School of Educati

The Changing Role of Business Improvement Districts, with Wonhyung Lee

Aug 27th, 2019 25m 11s

Wonhyung Lee is an assistant professor in the School of Social Welfare. Her research looks at the role of business improvement districts among U.S. cities (including Los Angeles, Washington D.C. and Detroit) in addressing social issues. On this

Entrepreneurship Takeover Pt. 2 with Anthony Lombardo and Robert Manasier

Aug 2nd, 2019 26m 4s

For the second part of our series speaking with entrepreneurs, we brought Anthony Lombardo, the president and founder of expex, to the show. The Latham-based startup helps small and mid-sized businesses with their bookkeeping through an automat

Entrepreneurship Takeover Pt. 1 with Shawn Allan of Lithoz America

Jul 15th, 2019 13m 18s

For our first of a two-part series speaking with entrepreneurs, we brought Shawn Allan of Lithoz America to the show. The startup, an Innovate 518-certified company based in Troy, NY, provides technology for the 3D printing of high-performance

The Blueprint for Achieving 100 Percent Clean Energy, with Richard Perez

Jun 27th, 2019 18m 25s

Richard Perez, a senior research associate at the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center (ASRC), and his colleagues have developed a blueprint for achieving 100 percent clean energy in the United States.His cost-effective solution bridges the ga

Improving Power Outage Prediction and Response, with Jeff Freedman

May 22nd, 2019 10m 57s

Jeff Freedman, a research associate at UAlbany’s Atmospheric Sciences Research Center (ASRC), is working in collaboration with researchers and meteorologists at the Consolidated Edison Company of New York (Con Ed) and MESO, Inc. to create the W

Unpacking AOC's Green New Deal Pt II, with Jim Malatras

May 14th, 2019 14m 5s

For our second episode looking at Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal, we're speaking with Jim Malatras, the president of SUNY's Rockefeller Institute of Government. The institute is a public policy think tank based in downtown Alban

Unpacking AOC's Green New Deal, with Brian Greenhill and Jennifer Dodge

May 13th, 2019 18m

On the first of a two-part series, two political scientists from the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy offer insight on Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal and discuss the degree to which the resolution could transcend

Fighting the Opioid Epidemic, with Patricia Strach

Apr 2nd, 2019 17m 4s

Patricia Strach is a professor of political science and public administration and policy at UAlbany's Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy and the director for policy and research at the Rockefeller Institute of Government, a public p

Automating Inequality, with Virginia Eubanks

Apr 2nd, 2019 20m 18s

Virginia Eubanks is an associate professor of political science at UAlbany's Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy. On this episode of the UAlbany News Podcast, Eubanks shares about her book, 'Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools

Preparing for the Next Zika Outbreak, with Eli Rosenberg

Apr 2nd, 2019 13m 51s

It's been about three years since the World Health Organization announced that the Zika virus and its possible link to birth defects was an international public health emergency. Eli Rosenberg of UAlbany's School of Public Health describes his

Donations and Emergency Response, with Samantha Penta

Mar 22nd, 2019 14m 48s

Samantha Penta is an assistant professor of emergency preparedness in the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity at UAlbany. Her research focuses on health and medical care in crises, decision-making in preparedn

LGBTQ Youth in Foster Care, with Sarah Mountz

Mar 21st, 2019 20m 46s

Sarah Mountz is an assistant professor in the School of Social Welfare at UAlbany. Her research focuses on the experiences of LGBTQ youth in child welfare and juvenile justice systems, and among homeless youth populations.This episode includes