Health Equity News

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App That Predicts Fall Risk Advances in a National Start-Up Competition
Falling can be an overlooked major health risk for millions of Americans, particularly for older adults, and one that can lead to or cause reduced mobility, lack of independence and death.
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HOPE Program Celebrates Local High School Students
Seventy-seven outstanding high school students were honored by Stony Brook Medicine at the 2025 Health Occupations Partnership for Excellence (HOPE) Program Moving-Up and Graduation Ceremony on May 6 in the Bauman Center.
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Engineering with Empathy: All-Women Senior Design Team Creates 3D-Printed Vest to Help Injured Sea Turtle
At the intersection of innovation and compassion, a senior design team of three women — Polina Bragina, Molly Rubin and Anna Koulakova —
SOLAR students graduating
SOLAR Program Set to Graduate Inaugural Cohort
The Social Work Opportunities for Leadership in Addiction and Recovery (SOLAR) program will graduate its inaugural cohort when the Stony Brook School of Social Welfare (SSW) hosts its annual commencement ceremony on May 20.
Suan Lane
Dr. Susan Lane Has Been Named an ELAM Fellow
Susan Lane, MD, MACP, SUNY distinguished service professor and professor of medicine in the Renaissance School of Medicine (RSOM) at Stony Brook University, has been named to the 2025-26 Class of Fellows for the Hedwig van Amerigen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program.
Women in STEM.
Women in STEM Career Awareness Series Inspires the Next Generation
As Women’s History Month unfolds, Stony Brook is shaping the future of STEM by providing high school women with hands-on experiences that could define their careers.