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Video: SBU distributes Moderna vaccine to frontline workers

Alek Lewis January 4, 2021
Stony Brook University started administering vaccines to workers prioritized by the New York State Department of Health’s first phase of vaccine distribution on Dec. 29 and 30.
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The Stony Brook University hospital. Oregon was the first state to codify a right-to-death law in 1997. ARACELY JIMENEZ/STATESMAN FILE

Suffolk County Mental Health Project identifies social factors behind mental illness

Alexandra Grace Gaspar October 4, 2018
What once began as an observational study on patients with schizophrenia in 1989, has now branched out into two decades worth of an in-depth look into psychiatric epidemiology, the study of what societal factors cause mental illness.
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Acceptance into the undergraduate program in pharmacology has been suspended effective immediately. The professors that taught courses in the program have been reassigned to different departments. MANJU SHIVACHARAN/STATESMAN FILE

College of Arts and Sciences cuts undergraduate pharmacology program

Rebecca Liebson February 25, 2018
Acceptance into the undergraduate program in pharmacology has been suspended indefinitely, due to a programmatic decision from the College of Arts and Sciences, said Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmacological Sciences Michael Frohman.
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The International Space Station in orbit. CAROLINE DAVIS2010/FLICKR VIA CC BY-NC 2.0

NASA-funded researchers: Can e-mental health tools aid astronauts way up?

Charles Scott October 10, 2017
NASA-funded researchers at Stony Brook University are assessing applications of e-mental health tools in managing depression, anxiety and stress for astronauts and astronaut-like individuals.
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The Stony Brook University hospital. Oregon was the first state to codify a right-to-death law in 1997. ARACELY JIMENEZ/STATESMAN FILE

School of Medicine course teaches compassion to students

Andrew Goldstein April 19, 2016
The Stony Brook Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care, and Bioethics focuses on teaching literature, history, philosophy and the arts, in relation to patient care.
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SBU lifers recall their college experiences

SBU “lifers” recall their college experiences

Taylor Ha March 24, 2016
Recently, some Stony Brook University "lifers" recounted their college years at Stony Brook and reflected upon how they journeyed back to Seawolves Country.
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Stanley announces new projects in State of the University address

Stanley announces new projects in State of the University address

Paula Pecorella September 18, 2015
Stony Brook University President Samuel L. Stanley announced several plans for the upcoming year, at his State of the University address on Sept. 16.
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SB School of Medicine prepares for curriculum changes

Heather Khalifa May 15, 2014
Stony Brook School of Medicine is preparing for a drastic change in teaching curriculum come the Fall 2014 academic year, with other medical schools across the country following suit.
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SBU School of Medicine at the Health Sciences Center runs its popular “Mini-Medical School” lecture series

September 7, 2002

The Stony Brook School of Medicine at the Health Sciences Center will be running its popular "Mini-Medical School" lecture series. The series, which is open to the general public free of charge, addresses...

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