Joe McQueen, Author at The Statesman

It’s time for white people to speak out against systemic racism in America

Joe McQueenOp-eds OpinionsJune 21, 2020

People need to be anti-racist and publicly fight for reforms to begin dismantling the systems that oppress black people in the U.S.

SBU Professor developing new way to combat Alzheimer’s Disease

Joe McQueenFaculty News STEMJanuary 19, 2020January 26, 2020

Stony Brook University professor of Biomedical Engineering, Donghui Zhu, is working with the Institute for Engineering-Driven Medicine to develop a new way to combat Alzheimer’s disease after securing a $3.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Stony Brook University scientists work on clean water initiative

Joe McQueenFeatured NewsOctober 3, 2019October 6, 2019

A team of scientists at Stony Brook University (SBU) is working to develop new technology that prevents nitrogen from entering groundwater.

Feminism is something men should embrace, not vilify

Joe McQueenOpinions Top StorySeptember 27, 2019October 6, 2019

After reading “Misandry in feminism is real and needs to be addressed,” I felt that it was necessary for me to provide an alternative guy’s perspective since there often aren’t many men who speak about this issue.

Stony Brook students will travel cross country to raise money for cancer

Joe McQueenNewsMay 14, 2019May 15, 2019

Two students at Stony Brook University are planning to participate in a fundraiser for the Ulman Foundation starting on June 2 and 16, where they will be traveling across the United States to help raise money for cancer.

Governor Cuomo announces plan to invest in computer science education hoping to close gender gap

Joe McQueenNewsMarch 24, 2019March 24, 2019

“To keep New York at the forefront of innovation, we must level the playing field for young women and provide them with the tools for success,” Gov. Cuomo said in a 2018 press release following the launch of Smart Start.

University Police says farewell to longtime officer

Joe McQueenNews Top StoryFebruary 9, 2019February 9, 2019

Swan, aka “Swannie,” officially retired from the UPD after 39 years of service at the university.

New York warns consumers to take caution during the holiday shopping season

Joe McQueenNewsDecember 8, 2018December 9, 2018

As New Yorkers begin the 2018 holiday shopping season, the State Division of Consumer Protection released a list on Nov. 20 with alerts warning consumers to be cautious for potential scammers looking to steal people’s personal information.

SBU researchers receive $1.2 million to develop technology that studies human eye movement

Joe McQueenNewsNovember 28, 2018November 30, 2018

A team of researchers from Stony Brook University received a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop technology that can analyze patterns in human eye movement to help predict where people direct their attention. Researchers from the department of computer science and the department of psychology have teamed up to work on this project.

Stony Brook University students create new social networking app

Joe McQueenNews Top StoryNovember 23, 2018November 23, 2018

The app, called Caper, was designed to address student complaints about the lack of social life on the SBU campus.