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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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Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Celebrating Survivorship: Observing Breast Cancer Awareness Month

by Office of Communications & Marketing - October 27 , 2025

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to confront one of the most common and serious diseases affecting women, and to celebrate the strength, survival, and resilience of those who face it. This observance reminds us that survivorship is...

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Tags: Commemorative Months

Domestic Violence Awareness Month Panel & Photo Shoot

Domestic Violence Awareness Month Photo Gallery

by Office of Communications & Marketing - October 23 , 2025

This panel explores how domestic and gender-based violence functions as a public health issue, highlighting survivor-centered, trauma-informed strategies that integrate prevention, clinical care, and policy to advance safety, healing, and health...

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EAP Coat Drive

EAP & SPH Student Council Coat Drive

by Employee Assistance Program - October 22 , 2025

This October 22 to November 24, 2025 come drop off a coat to help someone in need.

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Corridor

Cafeteria Corridor Reopened

by Facilities Management & Development - October 21 , 2025

The corridor connecting the Cafeteria to the Hospital has reopened. You can now access the Hospital or the Cafeteria without having to go to the 2nd floor.

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Tags: Capital Improvements

Every Breath Counts: Celebrating Respiratory Care Week

by Office of Communications & Marketing - October 20 , 2025

From October 19 to 25, 2025, we proudly celebrate Respiratory Care Week and recognize the extraordinary work of our respiratory therapists at Downstate Health.

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Pharmacy Week

Celebrating National Pharmacy Week

by Office of Communications & Marketing - October 20 , 2025

From October 19 through October 25, 2025, we proudly join the nation in recognizing National Pharmacy Week, where we honor the vital work of the professionals in the Department of Pharmacy Services and their commitment to patient care and community...

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Abraham Shulman

In Memoriam Abraham Shulman

by Office of Communications & Marketing - October 20 , 2025

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University mourns the passing of Dr. Abraham Shulman, Professor Emeritus of Clinical Otolaryngology, who died on October 12, 2025, at the age of 96, surrounded by his family.

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Crest Phase II

CREST Phase 2 Pilot Announcement

by TRANSPORT Program - October 16 , 2025

We are excited to announce that the Clinical Research Training Program (CREST) at SUNY Downstate is now accepting applications for Phase II Pilot Grant Awards. This program is designed to cultivate a diverse cohort of clinician-scientists who are...

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11th International Summit on Food, Nutrition & Health

11th International Summit on Food, Nutrition & Health

by Office of Communications & Marketing - October 16 , 2025

The NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health, in lead partnership with BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health, the International Academy of Nutrition Educators (IANE), the iKANN Nutrition Research Registry, the Global Nutrition, Health...

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Time-Off to Vote - N.Y. Election Law Section 3-110

by Department of Human Resources - October 16 , 2025

If you do not have 4 consecutive hours to vote, either from the opening of the polls to the beginning of your working shift, OR between the end of your working shift and the closing of the polls, you may take off up to 2 hours, without loss of pay,...

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HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH Panel

Hispanic Heritage Month Panel

by Office of Communications & Marketing - October 15 , 2025

Hispanic Heritage Month at SUNY Downstate closes with a candid, solutions-driven panel on Latino and underserved community leadership in public service, health equity, and access. Opening remarks convey greetings from President Wayne J. Riley and...

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Tags: Commemorative Months

Sarah Vossoughi, MD, RN

Announcing the Appointment of Sarah Vossoughi, M.D., RN, as Vice Chair and Chief of Clinical Pathology, Director of Clinical Laboratories

by Office of Communications & Marketing - October 15 , 2025

We are pleased to share news of the appointment of Sarah Vossoughi, M.D., RN, as Vice Chair and Chief of Clinical Pathology, Director of Clinical Laboratories in the Department of Pathology. Dr. Vossoughi assumed directorship of our Clinical Laboratories...

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October Newsletter

October 2025 Newsletter

by Office of Communications & Marketing - October 14 , 2025

Ransomware is a type of malicious software (malware) designed to block access to a computer system or files until a large sum of money is paid to the attackers.

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WellNYS to do

WellNYS Daily To-Do and Calendar for October 2025

by Employee Assistance Program - October 7 , 2025

October is nationally recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Domestic Violence Awareness Month and includes World Mental Health Day on October 10. It is a time to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and promote early detection, safety, and...

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Tags: Wellness