<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2026/02-17/06-star-community-link-returns.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><categories/><pubDate>02/17/2026 03:00:00 AM</pubDate><title>A STAR Shines Brighter: Community Link Returns</title><sub-title/><description>For more than three decades, the STAR Program has demonstrated that care, prevention, education, and research achieve their most significant impact when rooted in the community. That principle has shaped its clinical work, informed its research agenda, and strengthened partnerships across Brooklyn and beyond.</description><author>Office of the President</author><image><img xmlns:ouc="http://omniupdate.com/XSL/Variables" src="https://www.downstate.edu/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2026/02-17/_images/star-logo.png" alt="STAR Logo"/></image><loc>/var/staging/oucampus/suny-downstate/downstate/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2026/02-17/06-star-community-link-returns.xml</loc><tags><tag>STAR Program</tag></tags><categories/></item>