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Introducing The Downstate Update

by Office of Communications & Marketing - July 1 , 2025

We know things move fast in healthcare—and we want to keep you in the know. That’s why we created the Downstate Update: a quick, easy-to-read newsletter that brings you the latest news, updates, and highlights from around SUNY Downstate Health...

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Avaya Cloud Hosted Voicemail to Email Feature

by Information Services & Technology - September 25 , 2026

The Information and Services Department is excited to announce the introduction of Avaya Cloud-Hosted Voicemail to Email, a new enhancement designed to make communication more convenient, accessible, and aligned with today’s modern technology.

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Tags: Information Services

Mandatory Sexual Harassment Prevention & SUNY Title VI and IX Responsible Employee Trainings

by Office of Diversity & Inclusion - September 18 , 2026

At SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (Downstate), we are committed to fostering a campus where everyone feels welcomed, valued, and able to fully participate. One way we support this shared commitment is through required training that helps...

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Tags: Diversity Equity and Inclusion

September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month

by Office of Communications and Marketing - September 17 , 2026

Each September, Sickle Cell Awareness Month brings attention to an inherited blood disorder affecting more than 100,000 Americans, with a significant impact on individuals and families across Brooklyn.

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Tags: Commemorative Months

UHD Emergency Preparedness

September is National Preparedness Month!

by Office of Communications & Marketing - September 16 , 2026

UHD Emergency Management invites all staff and students to our 2nd Annual Staff Education Day on Monday, September 28, from 7:00 AM–4:00 PM in the PHAB ABC Conference Room.

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Tags: University Hospital at Downstate

Frontline Employee

WellNYS Daily To-Do and Frontline Newsletter for September 2026

by Office of Communications & Marketing - September 14 , 2026

September is a good time to reset your routine. As schedules change, make time for rest, movement, stress management, and the people and activities that help you recharge. Small, consistent choices can support your well-being throughout the season.

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Tags: Wellness

Never Forget 9-11

9/11 - We remember. We honor. We serve.

by Office of Communications & Marketing - September 14 , 2026

Last Friday, we gathered as a Downstate community to mark 25 years since the attacks that changed our city and our nation on September 11, 2001.

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Assembly of Faculty and Professional Staff 2026 Elections

by Office of Communications & Marketing - September 11 , 2026

At Downstate, our local, campuswide University Senate is called the Downstate Assembly of the Faculty and Professional Staff (DAFPS). Matters of concern shared by the faculty and staff of all Schools and Colleges are relayed to this committee for...

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Tags: Faculty / Staff

9/11 Tribute

September 11th in the Words of Those Who Lived it

by Office of Communications & Marketing - September 11 , 2026

At 8:46 a.m. on September 11, 2026, members of the Downstate community stood in silence. Exactly 25 years earlier, at 8:46 a.m., American Airlines Flight 11 had struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center.

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Tags: observances

Lloyd Graham

Brother Lloyd Graham In Memoriam

by Office of Communications & Marketing - September 10 , 2026

The Downstate community mourns the passing of Lloyd “Brother Lloyd” Graham, a longtime member of the Downstate family who died on August 31, 2026, just days after celebrating his eighty-eighth birthday

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Security Awareness News

September Security Awareness News

by Information Services - September 8 , 2026

Access control defines how organizations manage systems, data, and entry points, both physical and digital. You can think of it as the rights granted to team members to perform tasks such as logging into a system or entering a secure area.

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Tags: Information Services, Security Training

Chabad of SUNY Downstate Flyer

Rosh Hashanah Services

by Office of Communications & Marketing - September 8 , 2026

As the sun sets this evening, Jewish communities at Downstate, across Brooklyn, and around the world will come together to welcome Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year and the beginning of the High Holy Days.

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Tags: Holidays, observances

George Cephas 100th birthday

George Cephas Ford: A Brooklyn Storybook Legacy Opens a New Chapter at Downstate

by Office of Communications & Marketing - August 27 , 2026

One hundred years ago, when George Cephas Ford was born in Brooklyn, Black illustrators had few opportunities in children’s publishing, and Black children rarely saw themselves, their families, or their communities reflected in books. Mr. Ford...

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Tags: Downstate Health, Pediatrics

Survivors Quilt

Survivors’ Quilt Project Weaves Together Stories of Strength

by Office of Communications & Marketing - August 27 , 2026

The STAR Program, in partnership with the STAR/THEO and HEAT programs, is bringing together art, storytelling, and community through the Survivors’ Quilt Project. The project continues a long tradition of using quilts to make the human impact of...

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Tags: STAR Program

Biovigil Relaunch

Green Light for Clean Hands and Safer Care

by Office of Communications & Marketing - August 27 , 2026

Eight years after introducing BioVigil, University Hospital at Downstate renewed the program last week with an event in The Commons focused on hand hygiene and patient safety.

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Tags: Downstate Health, Keep Care Close, University Hospital at Downstate