Health Equity News

Southampton doctors holding an LGBTQ+ flag
All Stony Brook Medicine Hospitals Named National Leaders in LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality
Stony Brook University Hospital (SBUH), Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, Stony Brook Southampton Hospital (SBSH) and Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital (SBELIH) have been named “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leaders” for 2024 in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Healthcare Equality Index (HEI).
Empowering Women of Color
‘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.
 Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month
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
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.
Professors Xiaojun Bi and IV Ramakrishnan
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
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.