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Interview with Dr. David Holtgrave, dean of the UAlbany School of Public Health

NYS Writers Institute

Apr 3, 2020
1 min

Interview with Dr. David Holtgrave, dean of the UAlbany School of Public Health

NYS Writers Institute Director Paul Grondahl interviews Dr. David Holtgrave on COVID-19, “physical distancing,” the CDC, his three rescue...

How will the coronavirus end?

NYS Writers Institute

Mar 30, 2020
2 min

How will the coronavirus end?

We caught up with Ed Yong, one of science writing's master storytellers. Ed made two presentations at UAlbany under the sponsorship of...

Neurobiologist / musician Joseph LeDoux on anxiety and fear

NYS Writers Institute

Mar 27, 2020
3 min

Neurobiologist / musician Joseph LeDoux on anxiety and fear

In this age of anxiety about COVID-19, we checked in with neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux, preeminent authority on the neurobiology of fear...

Q&A: David Quammen, author of "Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic"

NYS Writers Institute

Mar 24, 2020
2 min

Q&A: David Quammen, author of "Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic"

We caught up with David Quammen, one of the greatest science journalists at work today. David visited the NYS Writers Institute at the...

In these days of social isolation, which book are you most looking forward to reading?

NYS Writers Institute

Mar 13, 2020
1 min

In these days of social isolation, which book are you most looking forward to reading?

Welcome to the Virtual Writers Institute at the University at Albany! We look forward to staying connected with you during these strange...