Lisseth Aguilar, Author at The Statesman

Presidential Lecture Series: Professor Stephanie Kelton debunks the national debt

Lisseth AguilarNewsOctober 17, 2018October 21, 2018

Kelton described the debate over the national debt as a “bipartisan chorus,” since both parties in Washington agree that having such a high debt will produce dangerous economic consequences for future generations. Contrarily, she argues that deficits are necessary for economic growth.

Center for the Study of Men and Masculinities researches “toxic masculinity” amid a post-Weinstein climate

Lisseth AguilarFeatured NewsNovember 21, 2017

Founded in 2013 with a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Center for the Study of Men and Masculinities engages in the research of boys, men, masculinities and gender in order “to foster greater social justice” in gender relations, according to the center’s website.

Bidding war underway in search of new bookstore retailer

Lisseth AguilarFeatured News Top StoryNovember 5, 2017November 5, 2017

After a year of serving Stony Brook students, starting this summer Amazon will no longer be the official campus bookstore retailer for the university.

Stony Brook Southampton Hospital’s new cardiac catheterization laboratory

Lisseth AguilarFeatured News Top StoryOctober 13, 2017October 26, 2017

Donated by Audrey and Martin Gruss, a prominent philanthropic East End couple, this facility will provide critically ill heart patients with services that include angioplasty, stenting, intravascular ultrasound and Impella, a treatment designed to improve blood flow in heart failure patients who require care in the lab.