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The Center for Social and Demographic Analysis (CSDA)

The Center for Social and Demographic Analysis (CSDA) was established in 1981 with the objective of providing a strong research infrastructure for scholarship in population-based social sciences at the University at Albany. 

We support interdisciplinary population dynamics and population health research, with a special focus on the analysis of spatial inequalities (in particular, urban and regional development and its impact on residents) and the concerns of vulnerable populations (as defined by race and ethnicity, age, social class, and nativity). 

The CSDA provides researchers with access to first-rate computing facilities, statistical consulting, assistance with grant preparation and administration, and other related services. Additionally, through our hosting of a regular colloquium series, research methods workshops, and other events open to the entire University community, the CSDA serves as an intellectual hub that connects our local population researchers to one another, as well as to the broader network of national and international population researchers.


 

Recent News
NextGenPop Works To Expand the Fields of Demography and Population Science
Undergraduate students from across the country meet for an intensive two-week program on population composition and changes, focusing on issues including race and income inequalities, health disparities and immigration.
Inside the boom in Chinese migrants at the southern border
CSDA associate Zai Liang’s insight was featured at AXIOS.
How can you keep kids safe from gun violence?
CSDA associate Lucy Sorensen’s insight was featured at News nation Now.
What we know about toxic ‘forever chemicals’ and how to reduce our exposure
CSDA associate Erin Bell’s research was featured on PBS News. Click here to hear her interview on PBS News.
PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Turning Up in Menstrual Products. Here’s What You Need to Know
CSDA associate Erin Bell’s research was featured at TIME.

Research

The areas of research in the Mathematics & Statistics department encompass a wide breath of topics in modern mathematics and statistics, both in the theoretical world and the applied. Research fields include algebra, analysis, data science, probability, statistics, and topology, with many researchers placing an emphasis on applications, such as machine learning and topological data analysis. 

The research done in the department is internationally recognized, and researchers from around the world come to speak in our weekly seminars and colloquia. Many of our faculty members are supported by prestigious external research grants, for example from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Simons Foundation.

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New York Journal of Mathematics
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UAlbany's Department of Mathematics and Statistics gathered on March 14 for discussions on the history and significance of pi — the mathematical constant whose value is the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle.
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Professor Kehe Zhu Becomes UAlbany's First AMS Fellow
Professor of Mathematics Kehe Zhu has been named fellow of the American Mathematical Society, the first ever professor at the University at Albany to receive the distinction. The honor recognizes members who have made “outstanding contributions to the creation, exposition, advancement, communication, and utilization of mathematics.”
UAlbany Math is Hiring 3 Data Science Professors
The Department of Mathematics & Statistics at the University at Albany, State University of New York, invites applications for three faculty positions in Data Science, beginning in Fall 2024.

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Department of Mathematics & Statistics, College of Arts and Sciences
Catskill 399

1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12222
United States

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