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Cars parked in South P, the commuter student parking lot. A mobile COVID-19 testing center will be available to patients on March 18. GARYGHAYRA/THE STATESMAN

A mobile testing center is taking patients in South P

Brianne Ledda • March 18, 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.
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The outside of Kelly Quad in West Campus. Students living on campus still have access to the food pantry, which has adjusted to social distancing. SHAH ALI HAIDER SHANTO/THE STATESMAN

Q&A for students moving off campus

Brianne Ledda • March 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.
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The Zoom option appears on Stony Brook Blackboard. SCREENSHOT OF ZOOM

Stony Brook University implements Zoom ahead of online classes

Brianne Ledda • March 17, 2020
Stony Brook University officially implemented the web conferencing platform Zoom, according to a March 16 email from the university’s Division of Technology.
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Cars parked in South P, the commuter student parking lot. PAULA PECEGO/STATESMAN FILE

Stony Brook University Hospital drive-through testing for COVID-19 delayed

Brianne Ledda • March 15, 2020
The Three Village Civic Association posted later on Sunday that “due to a worldwide shortage, Stony Brook University Hospital did not receive the swabs needed to conduct their COVID-19 drive-thru testing as planned and is now on hold.”
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SUNY Chancellor Kristina Johnson. PUBLIC DOMAIN

Confirmed COVID-19 cases on three SUNY campuses

Brianne Ledda • March 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.
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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Office in Dec. 2012. GULBENK/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS VIA CC BY SA 3.0

Students with visas will be able to complete semester after SBU goes remote

Brianne Ledda • March 12, 2020
International students at Stony Brook University will be able to remain in the United States to complete their coursework, according to a March 11 email from Stony Brook University Visa and Immigration Services.
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UUP calls on SBU for better communication

Brianne Ledda • March 11, 2020
The Stony Brook University chapter of United University Professions (UUP) is canceling all March UUP events and calling on the university for better communication, according to an email sent to members on March 11.
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo on campus in the Student Activities Center on April 11, 2019. Cuomo announced that all non-essential workers must stay home. GARY GHAYRAT/STATESMAN FILE

SUNY, CUNY classes going remote after March 19

Brianne Ledda • March 11, 2020
City University of New York (CUNY) and State University of New York (SUNY) schools will be going remote for the rest of the Spring 2020 semester starting March 19, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced in a press conference on March 11.
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Far Beyond signage in the Academic Mall. EMMA HARRIS/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook University is planning to move classes online after spring break

Brianne Ledda and Maya Brown • March 9, 2020
The announcement comes after the first coronavirus case was confirmed in Suffolk County on Sunday. There are now 142 confirmed coronavirus cases in New York, including 17 in Nassau County and 19 in New York City.
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History-related careers begin to bounce back

Sam Lauria • March 8, 2020
Since the recession of 2008, the number of students looking to pursue careers in the humanities, specifically history, has decreased. According to occupational employment statistics by the U.S. Department of Labor, 3,700 people were employed as historians in 2008.
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The COVID-19 virus. PUBLIC DOMAIN

Suffolk County sees first confirmed coronavirus case

Brianne Ledda and Alek Lewis • March 8, 2020
There are now 105 total confirmed coronavirus cases in New York. Five of those cases are in Nassau County, and 12 are in New York City.
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Advisory levels provided from the Department of State of the United States, from low to high regarding safety and security risk. PUBLIC DOMAIN

COVID-19: SUNY flying home students abroad

Brianne Ledda • March 4, 2020
The State University of New York (SUNY) and City University of New York (CUNY) are chartering flights from South Korea, Italy and Japan to bring home students studying abroad in the wake of the coronavirus, or COVID-19.
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