<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2026/03-03/04-larosa-leadership.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><categories/><pubDate>03/03/2026 04:30:00 AM</pubDate><title>How Dr. John LaRosa Shaped Downstate’s Academic and Research Foundations</title><sub-title/><description>The Downstate community recognizes Pascal James Imperato, M.D., MPH&amp;TM, MACP, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer, for his recent biographical tribute in memory of John C. LaRosa, M.D., FACP, Downstate’s 15th president. The article, published in the Journal of Community Health, examines how Dr. LaRosa helped shape the academic, research, and public health structures at Downstate.</description><author>Office of the President</author><image><img xmlns:ouc="http://omniupdate.com/XSL/Variables" src="https://www.downstate.edu/news-events/downstate-update/2025/september/_images/larosa.jpg" alt="photo of Dr. Larosa"/></image><loc>/var/staging/oucampus/suny-downstate/downstate/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2026/03-03/04-larosa-leadership.xml</loc><categories/></item>