<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2026/03-17/08-tobi-somorin-receives-excellence-in-public-health-award.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><categories/><pubDate>03/17/2026 01:30:00 AM</pubDate><title>Downstate Student Tobi Somorin Receives U.S. Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Award</title><sub-title/><description>Downstate medical and public health student, Tobi J. Somorin, received the United States Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Award. The national recognition, administered through the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, is presented each year to students who demonstrate leadership in community and population health, and in service to underserved communities, in support of the Department of Health and Human Services’ mission to build a Healthier, Stronger America.</description><author>Office of the President</author><image><img xmlns:ouc="http://omniupdate.com/XSL/Variables" src="/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2026/03-17/_images/somorin.png" alt="photo of Tobi J. Somorin"/></image><loc>/var/staging/oucampus/suny-downstate/downstate/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2026/03-17/08-tobi-somorin-receives-excellence-in-public-health-award.xml</loc><categories/></item>