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Suffolk County government partners with Stony Brook University as they continue reopening process

Faculty Long Island NewsMay 5, 2020

The Suffolk County Government is partnering with Stony Brook University to create a program that will provide assistance to small businesses recovering from and adapting to the coronavirus (COVID-19).

New pop-up testing site opens near Stony Brook Southampton Hospital

Long Island News Top StoryApril 30, 2020

The Southampton testing facility will operate on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. by appointment only. It’s not a drive-through, so patients will need to leave their cars to be tested.

How the CARES Act affects students and higher education

Administration Long Island News Student Life Top StoryApril 3, 2020April 4, 2020

A student who lost their job because of the coronavirus epidemic, however, may qualify for unemployment under the CARES Act.

Stony Brook University Hospital requests medical equipment donations from the community

Long Island NewsMarch 24, 2020

Stony Brook University Hospital is accepting community donations for personal protective equipment (PPE), including face shields, N95 3M 1860 masks, protective eyewear, goggles, disinfectant wipes or hand sanitizer.

Cuomo orders all of New York’s non-essential workforce to stay home

Long Island News Top StoryMarch 21, 2020March 21, 2020

This is the state’s most dramatic measure yet, as the number of confirmed cases jumped from 4,152 on Thursday afternoon to 7,102 on Friday morning. The additional 2,950 cases were due to a rapid increase in testing, according to Cuomo.

Some broadband companies are offering free wifi to college students impacted by COVID-19

Long Island News Student LifeMarch 18, 2020March 19, 2020

Companies are offering different policies that range from opening up hotspots to noncustomers and providing wifi for students affected by the COVID-19 crisis.

A mobile testing center is taking patients in South P

Long Island News Top StoryMarch 18, 2020March 19, 2020

The mobile COVID-19 testing center in South P lot started taking patients at noon on Wednesday, March 18, according to a state official.

SBU warns students against international travel

Administration Long Island NewsMarch 16, 2020

Stony Brook University warned students not to travel internationally in a campus-wide email sent on March 12, after President Donald Trump banned travel from Europe the night before. The travel…

United States declares national emergency

Long Island NewsMarch 16, 2020

President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in the United States as the coronavirus continues to spread throughout the country.

Cuomo calls for increased federal support to treat and contain coronavirus cases on New York schools start to close

Long Island NewsMarch 15, 2020March 16, 2020

Gov. Andrew Cuomo called on the federal government to deploy the Army Corps of Engineers to retrofit non-hospital facilities, such as SUNY dorms, to make more room for COVID-19 patients in a press conference on Sunday.

Long Island

“Thank you is not enough.” Workers rally at Stony Brook Hospital to request COVID-19 hazard pay

Former SBU professor Nancy Goroff wins democratic primary, set to face Lee Zeldin in general election

Hundreds of locals gather in Stony Brook to protest police brutality

Local protest from Freeport to Merrick stays five hours strong

Stony Brook University Hospital doctor suspects COVID-19 hit Suffolk County in February