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The Weekly Wrap-Up Ep. 19

Juliana SlocumMultimedia PodcastsFebruary 24, 2021February 24, 2021

Editors discuss Governor Cuomo’s unofficial budgeting for SUNY, blue light technology, the film “To All the Boys Always and Forever,” student work “Voices from the Chinese Diaspora,” sports games, civic justice and the effects of climate change.

Science does not fully endorse blue-light blocking glasses

Meenu JohnkuttyNews STEMFebruary 17, 2021February 18, 2021

Increases in screen time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic have surfaced new concerns about blue light and its potential impacts on sleep and eye health. However, eye doctors say this wavelength of light is virtually everywhere.

Journalism professor discusses digital innovation during COVID-19 at virtual “My Life As” lecture

Katherine ProcacciFaculty NewsSeptember 22, 2020September 23, 2020

Professor Sree Sreenivasan kicks off the School of Journalism’s Fall 2020 virtual “My Life As” Speaker Series with the lecture, “What Comes Next? Lessons on Digital Innovation Six Months into the Pandemic” on Sept. 16.

How COVID-19 transformed my first summer back home from college

Minal ChawlaCOVID-19 Special Issue Op-eds Opinions Special IssuesSeptember 4, 2020September 6, 2020

Minal Chawla is a junior health science major who found ways to keep busy and stay happy while in quarantine. From self-care to Zoom sessions, Chawla recounts how she made her stay-in summer memorable.

Lessons I learned in quarantine

Xenia GonikbergCOVID-19 Special Issue Op-eds Opinions Special IssuesSeptember 2, 2020September 2, 2020

After spending time in quarantine in both Palo Alto, California and Long Island, New York, a Stony Brook University journalism major shares lessons she learned from her experience.

SUNY campuses create task force to plan fall reopening

Gabby PardoAdministration NewsMay 11, 2020June 13, 2020

Seven groups are uniting to form the State University of New York COVID-19 Re-Imagine and Resume Residential Education Task Force, whose goal is to create a plan to reopen SUNY campuses in the fall.

Stony Brook University cancels summer study abroad programs

Samantha RobinsonAdministration News Student LifeMarch 24, 2020

The International Academics Programs (IAP) noted that the U.S. Department of State declared all international travel to be a “Global Level 4 Health Advisory – Do Not Travel.”

SBU offers another policy update

Samantha RobinsonAdministration NewsMarch 22, 2020March 23, 2020

Stony Brook University offered students another policy update in a campus-wide email sent on March 20.

It’s our civic responsibility to do our part in containing COVID-19

Alek LewisOp-eds OpinionsMarch 22, 2020

This is a war; people must recognize that this fight is only winnable as a community. Everybody has a common enemy and we, as citizens, must take the responsibility of the foot soldiers on the front lines.

How to seek medical help if you think you have COVID-19

Matina DouzenisNews Student LifeMarch 21, 2020March 21, 2020

Students experiencing any sudden coughs or spikes in fever should seek medical help. As worry grows, public health officials and physicians have been encouraging the general public to only seek emergency assistance when direly needed.