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Students lose their jobs in the midst of COVID-19 crisis

Spring break is usually a time when some college students go back home and work at their part-time or full-time jobs. In the midst of the coronavirus (COVID-19), that was not the case.

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.

Maurie McInnis is the sixth president at SBU

Administration News Top StoryMarch 26, 2020March 27, 2020

Stony Brook University announced its sixth president on March 26 after a nearly year-long presidential search, according to a campus-wide email from State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor Kristina Johnson.

COVID-19’s impact on Stony Brook University Hospital

News Top StoryMarch 24, 2020

Stony Brook University Hospital (SBUH) — Long Island’s first academic medical center — is taking proactive measures against coronavirus (COVID-19).

Stony Brook University will be used as a temporary hospital, Cuomo says

Administration News Top StoryMarch 23, 2020March 23, 2020

Stony Brook University will host one of four temporary hospitals to help increase the capacity to treat COVID-19 patients in New York State, Gov. Andrew Cuomo confirmed in a press briefing on March 22.

SBU confirms first COVID-19 cases

Breaking News Top StoryMarch 22, 2020March 22, 2020

Stony Brook University confirmed its first cases of COVID-19 on campus, according to a campus-wide email from Interim President Michael Bernstein.

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.

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.

Q&A for students moving off campus

Administration News Student Life Top StoryMarch 17, 2020March 17, 2020

On March 17, an announcement was made stating that students would be required to move off-campus immediately, so The Statesman asked Stony Brook officials for more information.

SBU closes on-campus housing for the rest of the semester

Administration Breaking News Top StoryMarch 17, 2020March 17, 2020

Campus residents who live within driving distance of the campus were asked to evacuate no later than 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 19. All other campus residents must evacuate no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, March 20.

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Editorial: Citizens and journalists have the right to address systemic racism

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

SUNY reaches renewal agreement with Elsevier

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

Seniors mourn a final semester cut short by COVID-19