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The President’s Bulletin is a bi-weekly publication created to keep students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors, friends, and others informed about the latest news at Downstate Health Sciences University. We hope you enjoy reading the articles and find them informative and useful.
by Office of the President - November 18 , 2025
As we begin a new academic year, I am pleased to welcome our returning students, faculty, and staff and warmly welcome the new students joining each of our colleges at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (Downstate).
by Office of the President - November 18 , 2025
Downstate’s School of Public Health strengthened its global footprint with the release of Health and Healthcare Systems: A Global View, published by Springer on October 31, 2025. Five faculty members contributed chapters examining health systems...
Tags: School of Public Health
by Office of the President - November 18 , 2025
Enitza George, M.D., MBA, MSAI, Chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine and Chief Population Health Officer, was an invited panelist at Becker’s Hospital Review’s national webinar, “Proactive, Personalized, Preventive: Redefining...
Tags: Family Medicine
by Office of the President - November 18 , 2025
Some stories truly come full circle. For Vanessa Vales-Lewis, Ph.D., M.Phil., that circle begins and ends at Downstate. Born at University Hospital at Downstate and growing up in Brooklyn, she discovered her passion for science education through...
by Office of the President - November 18 , 2025
We proudly congratulate Lashawn Peña, a fourth-year student in Downstate’s College of Medicine and MPH candidate at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, on receiving the 2025 William and Charlotte Cadbury Award, the highest honor presented...
by Office of the President - November 18 , 2025
Downstate took a significant step toward achieving fair and inclusive healthcare in Brooklyn with the launch of the Brooklyn Health Equity Index (BKHI), a new survey tool designed to understand better and address racial and cultural differences in...
by Office of the President - November 18 , 2025
Downstate’s STAR Program is extending its impact far beyond Brooklyn, partnering with communities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia to help strengthen public health systems where HIV continues to grow.
by Office of the President - November 18 , 2025
Under the leadership of Dean Lori Escallier, Ph.D., RN, CPNP-PC, FAAN, Downstate’s College of Nursing is expanding its faculty at a time when nursing schools nationwide face educator shortages.
by Office of the President - November 4 , 2025
Downstate continues to strengthen its partnership with the VA New York Harbor Health Care System through research that informs better care for aging patients. A recent study led by Downstate and VA investigators, published in JAMA Surgery on October...
by Office of the President - November 4 , 2025
As we begin a new academic year, I am pleased to welcome our returning students, faculty, and staff and warmly welcome the new students joining each of our colleges at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (Downstate).
by Office of the President - November 4 , 2025
At our recent Domestic Violence (DV) Awareness panel discussion, From Harm to Healing: Reframing Domestic and Gender-Based Violence Through a Public Health Lens, three distinguished panelists explored how trauma-informed care, survivor leadership,...
by Office of the President - November 4 , 2025
Sponsored by the Office of the Senior Vice President for Research, the recent 3rd Annual Fall Research Symposium last month showcased the depth, creativity, and rigor of Downstate’s research community. The daylong event brought together students,...
by Office of the President - November 4 , 2025
Jane R. Zucker, M.D., MSc, Adjunct Professor in the School of Public Health’s Department of Community Health Sciences and former Assistant Commissioner at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, has authored a compelling Viewpoint...
by Office of the President - November 4 , 2025
At the close October and LGBTQ History Month, we pause to reflect and to feel deep pride in a moment that captures the very heart of SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. The story we celebrate is far more than a grant announcement; it is a...
by Office of the President - November 4 , 2025
What happens in the brain when we win—or lose? Researchers in Downstate’s Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Laboratory (HBNL) have taken a closer look, using advanced brain imaging to trace how healthy young adults process rewards. The project builds...
by Office of the President - October 21 , 2025
As we begin a new academic year, I am pleased to welcome our returning students, faculty, and staff and warmly welcome the new students joining each of our colleges at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (Downstate).
by Office of the President - October 21 , 2025
Downstate continues to earn distinction in academic medicine with the recent publication of a significant New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) review co-authored by Panos Kougias, M.D., MSc FACS, Professor in the Department of Surgery. The article,...
by Office of the President - October 21 , 2025
Downstate reaffirmed its commitment to advancing health equity, inclusion, and leadership in the diverse communities we serve with a powerful and solutions-driven discussion titled “Latino and Underserved Community Leadership in Public Service,...