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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. If you would like to submit a story idea or letter to the editor, please email us at president@dhsiu.edu.

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Downstate Students Organize White House Hunger, Nutrition, and Health Viewing Event

by Office of the President - October 24 , 2022

Downstate students organized and hosted a virtual watch party for last month’s Biden-Harris White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health—one of the hundreds of nationwide watch parties at colleges and universities, allowing Downstate...

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Tags: Community Health and Wellness, Education

Shout-Outs

by Office of The President - October 24 , 2022

Institute for Genomics in Health Co-Director Tim B. Bigdeli, Ph.D., helped comedian Jon Stewart break down the gender binary and gender spectrum in Season 2, Episode 1 of The Problem with Jon Stewart on Apple TV+. Watch Stewart spin up the issue...

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In Case You Missed It

by Office of the President - October 24 , 2022

Well-Being Study to Compare Mental and Overall Health Among Haitian and Haitian American Groups

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Conde and Desport

Downstate Hosts Latinx Youth Issue Brief Discussion with New York Youth Justice Institute

by Office of the President - October 11 , 2022

Thanks to Adriana M. Conde, Labor Relations assistant vice president, and Brigitte C. Desport, DPS, OTR/L, SOHP Strategic Initiatives associate dean—host, and moderator, respectively—for a stimulating Hispanic Heritage Month presentation led...

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NYAM Students Present at Annual Medical and Dental Student Forum

by Office of the President - October 11 , 2022

Following a highly competitive process earlier this year, Susan Gong (COM ’25), Tasmia Promi (COM ’25), Carolyn “McKenzie” Andrews (COM ’25), Grace Shadid (COM ’25), and Lulu Wei (COM ’24) received New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM)...

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Tags: Education, Events

Shout-Outs

by Office of Communications & Marketing - October 11 , 2022

Jeffrey P. Weiss, M.D., Ph.D., FACS, Urology Department chairman, and professor received the Joseph N. Cunningham, Jr. Mentorship Award. This honor is granted each year by the Brooklyn and Long Island Chapter of the American College of Surgeons for...

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In Case You Missed It

by Office of Communications & Marketing - October 11 , 2022

Well-Being Study to Compare Mental and Overall Health Among Haitian and Haitian American Groups

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Downstate Marks National Constitution and Citizenship Day

by Office of the President - September 26 , 2022

National Constitution and Citizenship Day commemorates the September 17, 1787, signing of the US Constitution. It is also a day to recognize those born in the United States or who have become naturalized citizens. This past week, as part of celebrating...

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Tags: Holidays

President Riley and Chandler Waterman

Newly-elected City and State Legislators Visit Downstate

by Office of The President - September 26 , 2022

Downstate welcomed visits—coordinated by Alishia Goodridge, Assistant Vice President Government & Community Relations—to the campus from the most recently elected city and state members in the last few months. These are first-time visits by these...

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Tags: Events, Presidents Office

Barbados Prime Minister

SUNY Downstate Welcomes Barbados Prime Minister

by Office of The President - September 26 , 2022

SUNY Downstate welcomed the Honorable Mia Amor Mottley, the Prime Minister of Barbados, to the campus for a town hall conversation with Bajan constituents in the tri-state area. PM Mottley was in New York to attend the annual United Nations General...

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Tags: Community, Events

Jacob V. Aranda, M.D., Ph.D., FRCPC, FAAP,

Dr. Jacob V. Aranda Receives the American Academy of Pediatrics 2022 Landmark Award

by Office of Communications & Marketing - May 16 , 2022

Congratulations to Jacob V. Aranda, M.D., Ph.D., FRCPC, FAAP, director of Neonatology and the Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program. He is also a professor, neonatologist, and clinical and biochemical pharmacologist in the Pediatrics and...

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