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April 8, 2025 President's Bulletin

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Dr Riley

A Message from President Riley

by Office of the President - April 8 , 2025

SUNY Downstate stood at the heart of a global crisis in early 2020 that changed the world and tested every fiber of our humanity. As the COVID-19 pandemic upended lives, devastated communities, and claimed millions of lives around the globe, University...

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SOHP Dean Lewis Presents on Culture and Brain Injury Care at BIAC Conference

by Office of the President - April 8 , 2025

Allen N. Lewis, Ph.D., CRC, Dean of the School of Health Professions, joined national leaders at the Brain Injury Alliance of Connecticut (BIAC) Conference, held at Quinnipiac University’s School of Medicine in collaboration with Yale New Haven...

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Tags: Conference

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Bold Voices, Real Talk, and a Call for Equity That Delivers

by Office of the President - April 8 , 2025

In honor of Women’s History Month, Downstate hosted Equity at the Table: Women Leaders in Healthcare, Research & Education, an energizing and thought-provoking panel discussion co-sponsored by the Office of the President and the Office of Communications...

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Tags: Commemorative Months, Diversity

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The Giancarlo Iosue Story of Love and Hope Inspires NICU Nursing Scholarship

by Office of the President - April 8 , 2025

There is perhaps no experience more heart-wrenching than watching a newborn struggle for survival in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The hum of machines, the beeping of monitors, the stillness between alarms—every second is stretched between...

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Tags: Awards, Nursing, Scholarships

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Downstate Study Sheds New Light on Avian Flu Risk Factors

by Office of the President - April 8 , 2025

When highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), known as the H5N1 strain, reached the United States in early 2022, it sparked widespread concern among scientists, farmers and consumers. Millions of poultry birds were culled to contain outbreaks, driving...

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Tags: Research, Study

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Dr. Robin Ovitsh to Receive 2025 NEGEA Distinguished Service & Leadership Award

by Office of the President - April 8 , 2025

Robin K. Ovitsh, M.D., Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and former Associate Dean of Clinical Competencies in the College of Medicine, was named the recipient of the 2025 Northeast Group on Educational Affairs (NEGEA) Distinguished Service...

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Tags: Pediatrics

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Interdisciplinary Collaboration Enhances Patient Care at Case Study Roundtable

by Office of the President - April 8 , 2025

More than 400 students from the School of Health Professions, College of Nursing, and School of Public Health participated in this year’s Interprofessional Case Study Roundtable, a hands-on learning experience designed to reflect the complexity...

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Tags: Patient Care

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In Memoriam: Dr. Hermann Mendez (1949–2025)

by Office of the President - April 8 , 2025

We mourn the passing of Dr. Hermann Mendez, M.D., a trailblazing pediatrician whose work at SUNY Downstate shaped the care of children and families affected by HIV/AIDS in Brooklyn and across the nation.

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Shout Outs

Shout Outs

by Office of the President - April 8 , 2025

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In Case You Missed it

In Case You Missed It

by Office of the President - April 8 , 2025

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