Health Equity News
‘And Still I Rise: Empowering Women of Color in Higher Education’ Luncheon, April 11
The high tea and luncheon is a foundational step in fostering community among mid- to senior-level women of color and allies in higher education across Long Island and the New York metro area.
SBU Celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Stony Brook University kicked off its celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month with two campus events April 3 — the opening ceremony and the student showcase.
SSK Arts Festival Showcases Community and Diversity
Offering both virtual and in-person events to celebrate cultural diversity and the arts, the SSK Festival promises to be a vibrant showcase of artistic expression, community engagement, and cultural diversity.
Faculty Awarded $1.3M for Smartphone Accessibility Research
Professors Xiaojun Bi and IV Ramakrishnan from the Department of Computer Science received a $1.3M R01 award from the National Institutes of Health’s National Eye Institute (NEI) for the project, Intelligent Text Input and Editing Methods on Smartphones for Blind Users.
Food Rescue Partners with Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital
Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital is taking great pride in its partnership with the new Food Rescue US North Fork chapter, contributing the hospital’s freshly prepared and packaged unused food each week to support the efforts of local volunteer food rescuers.
Long Island health care networks reaching out to LGBTQ+ community, raising awareness of services
Medical services that sup- port the LGBTQ+ community’s unique needs have become more widely available on Long Island in recent years, experts say, and matching community members with the right provider remains critical to making them feel accepted.