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SB to MD: The Osteopathic Medicine Path

Mackenzie Yaddaw and Angelina Livigni March 1, 2024
This week, hosts Mackenzie Yaddaw and Angelina Livigni are joined by Undergraduate Clinical Experience advisors Frankie Matos and Alexandra Solowinska, as well as medical student Kelsey Fisher, to talk about osteopathic medicine. Fisher, who is pursuing a DO degree, explains her journey to medical school and how other students can begin their path to osteopathic medicine. 
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SB to MD: Tips on Mentorship

Mackenzie Yaddaw and Angelina Livigni February 17, 2024
In this episode, hosts Mackenzie Yaddaw and Angelina Livigni talk with Undergraduate Clinical Experience advisors Frankie Matos and Alexandra Solowinska, as well as Clinical Assistant Professor for Population and Preventive Medicine Maria Basile, about the importance of mentorship in the medical field. They explore how to build connections and foster professional relationships while in medical school.
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SB to MD: How to make your personal statement stand out to medical schools

Mackenzie Yaddaw and Angelina Livigni February 4, 2024
Hosts Mackenzie Yaddaw and Angelina Livigni talk with Undergraduate Clinical Experience advisors Alexandra Solowinska and Frankie Matos to discuss how to best prepare a personal statement for medical school.
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SB to MD: Tips on research programs and clinical hours

Mackenzie Yaddaw and Angelina Livigni January 28, 2024
In the second season of SB to MD, hosts Mackenzie Yaddaw and Angelina Livigni sit down with Undergraduate Clinical Experience (UCEP) advisor Frankie Matos and medical student Anthony Sochan, to discuss research programs and clinical hours.
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SB to MD: How to deal with medical school burnout

Mackenzie Yaddaw and Angelina Livigni January 20, 2024

Hosts Mackenzie Yaddaw and Angelina Livigni are joined by Undergraduate Clinical Experience (UCEP) advisor Alexandra Solowinska and medical student Marwah Wilson to explore the concept of burnout for students...

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SB to MD: Women in Stem

Mackenzie Yaddaw and Angelina Livigni November 21, 2023
For The Statesman's STEM special issue, hosts Mackenzie Yaddaw and Angelina Livigni sit down with Undergraduate Clinical Experience (UCEP) advisor Alexandra Solowinska and Dr. Abby Chua to discuss being women in medicine. They explore the challenges associated with being in a male-dominated field and the solidarity they have found with other women during their medical school journeys. 
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A banner hung around all of Stony Brook campus stating the University is driving the New York Climate Change. BRITTNEY DIETZ/THE STATESMAN

Research conducted at Brookhaven National Laboratory plays key role in predicting climate change

Beth Gatto November 19, 2023
For the past 20 years, Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) has been developing new tools for understanding and predicting the impacts of climate change. Stony Brook University manages BNL and has been listed as the single largest user of the laboratory’s facilities.
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Stony Brook University campus at night right next to Melville library. ANGELINA LIVIGNI

‘Tis the season of seasonal depression

Sarah Chaudhry November 19, 2023
Seasonal depression, formally known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD), is one type of psychological mood disorder that is linked to depression. According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, SAD is a mood disorder that mimics symptoms of depression, with triggers being shorter days and less daylight in the fall and winter.
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The inaugural class of the Chancellors Summer Research Excellence Fund which facilitated the Universitys Summer Opportunity for Academic Research (SOAR). PHOTO COURTESY OF STONY BROOK NEWS

Stony Brook introduces SOAR, a new research pilot program

Mariam Ismail November 19, 2023
Stony Brook University’s new pilot research program for underprivileged students, Summer Opportunity for Academic Research (SOAR), made its debut on May 30 and concluded on August 4. 
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