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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.

Confirmed COVID-19 cases on three SUNY campuses

Administration Long Island News Top StoryMarch 15, 2020

The State University of New York (SUNY) confirmed cases of students with COVID-19 at three campuses as of March 13, according to an email from SUNY Chancellor Kristina Johnson.

Suffolk County declares state of emergency and New York bans large gatherings, as coronavirus cases increase

Long Island NewsMarch 14, 2020

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone declared a state of emergency in Suffolk County on Thursday afternoon after the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the county more than doubled in a day.

Graphic shows U.S. universities affected by COVID-19

Featured Long Island NewsMarch 12, 2020March 13, 2020

New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo confirmed that all State University of New York (SUNY) and City University of New York (CUNY) schools are going remote for the remainder of the semester.

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Video: SBU distributes Moderna vaccine to frontline workers

As NY starts to administer vaccines, Stony Brook Medicine pushes to become a vaccine distribution center

Stony Brook faculty lead study on the performance of local oysters

Joe Biden wins the presidency, Republicans win eastern Suffolk state elections, projected results show

SBU Professor Nancy Goroff and incumbent Lee Zeldin vie for eastern Suffolk’s seat in Congress