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Menorah Lighting

Menorah Lighting 2025

by Office of the President - December 18 , 2025

SUNY Downstate proudly celebrated its 15th Annual Menorah Lighting, a longstanding and cherished tradition on campus. This year’s celebration featured a 12-foot LED menorah, symbolizing light, resilience, and perseverance.

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Tags: Events, Holidays

Rosh Hashanah

Celebrating Rosh Hashanah

by Office of Communications & Marketing - September 22 , 2025

As the sun sets this evening, Jewish communities will gather to welcome Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year and one of the High Holy Days in the Hebrew calendar. It is a time to reflect on the past year, renew our hopes, and look forward with resolve...

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Tags: Commemorative Months, Events, Holidays

Aids Quilt

The National AIDS Memorial Quilt Comes To Downstate

by Office of Communications and Marketing - August 5 , 2025

From August 5 to 29, 2025, a commemorative panel created by the 13 sites of the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) and WIHS Combined Cohort Study (MWCCS) and the Women’s Interagency HIV Study (MACS/WIHS) will be on display. This panel honors...

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Tags: Events, Keep Care Close