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Racial Discrimination in Healthcare Leads to Patient Avoidance

Patients who perceive racial discrimination in healthcare are less likely to seek needed treatment, according to a study published in the October issue of The Journal of General Internal Medicine. Working from a survey...

October 3, 2018

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Academics Diversity Graduate School Student Spotlight

Student Affairs Expands Efforts to Support Underrepresented Staff and Graduate Students

Graduate students from the Higher Education Administration program networked and mingled with Student Affairs professionals on September 12 as part of the Diversity Leadership Development Initiative (DLDI). Created by...

October 2, 2018

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Diversity Events President Stony Brook Matters University

President Stanley Urges Continued Work for Gender Parity at HeForShe Summit

President Samuel L. Stanley Jr. took the University’s mission to create a safe, empowered and equitable campus culture for all to an international level on Wednesday, Sept. 26. Since 2015, President Stanley has served...

September 26, 2018

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Hispanic Heritage Month at Stony Brook Begins October 5

The 29th annual Hispanic Heritage Month celebration at Stony Brook begins on Friday, October 5, with the Opening Ceremony in the Student Activities Center (SAC), Sidney Gelber Auditorium. The annual flag procession from...

September 25, 2018

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Diversity Events On Campus

Italy and East Asia: Exchanges and Parallels Conference

Following a successful conference focused on Italy and China at the University of Toronto in 2016, Stony Brook University’s Center for Italian Studies and the Confucius Institute in collaboration with the University of...

September 24, 2018

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President Stanley to Represent Stony Brook at UN HeForShe Event

President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., MD, will represent Stony Brook University at the United Nations 2018 HeForShe IMPACT Summit, taking place in New York City September 26. President Stanley will join other university...

September 19, 2018

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Stony Brook Receives 2018 HEED Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine

Stony Brook University received the 2018 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award — a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and...

September 15, 2018

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Diversity Stony Brook Matters Student Spotlight Wellness

Center for Prevention and Outreach Awarded Grant to Expand Mental Health Awareness and Suicide Prevention Initiatives

Stony Brook’s Center for Prevention and Outreach (CPO) from the Division of Student Affairs was one of 20 awardees nationally to receive the competitive 2018 Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention Grant from the...

September 14, 2018

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Maverick Mo’s Childhood Dream Becoming a Reality at SBU

Tianchi Mo was a third grader in China when he read a child’s encyclopedia entry about Nobel Prize winner Yang Chen-Ning, who taught physics at Stony Brook University for 37 years. He was too young to comprehend Yang’s...

September 14, 2018

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Stony Brook Jumps 12 Places in Wall Street Journal Ranking

The Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education College Rankings 2019 rated Stony Brook University at No. 135 nationally, moving up from No. 147 last year. The University is ranked No. 30 nationwide among public...

September 6, 2018

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Crystal Fleming’s Book on Racism Earns Starred Kirkus Review

How to Be Less Stupid About Race: On Racism, White Supremacy and the Racial Divide, the latest book by Stony Brook University Associate Professor Crystal M. Fleming, has earned a starred Kirkus review, awarded to...

August 16, 2018

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University’s Center for Corporate Education Focuses on Empowering Women

Before she started her first corporate job, Anna Goldberg ’09, ’12 said she didn’t recall experiencing gender bias. All that changed when at age 24 she participated in a meeting with predominantly male co-workers and...

August 9, 2018

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Community Diversity Long Island On Campus

First LILTA Young Women Summer Institute Program Held at Stony Brook

Ten talented high school female students and their chaperones came to campus on July 18-19 for two days filled with pre-college workshops, tours and lab experiences. The students, chosen by the Long Island Latino...

July 26, 2018

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Innovative Workshop Prepares Future Faculty

Continuing its mission of serving as a leader and mentor in the area of higher education, diversity and inclusiveness, Stony Brook University held its first Preparing Future Faculty Workshop, June 27 to 29, on campus...

July 2, 2018

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Community Diversity Research

BNL-Stony Brook Joint Outreach Exposes Young Women to Nanoscience

Opportunities to experience what scientists do were few and far between for Shruti Sharma while growing up in India. This lack of early exposure to hands-on science activities contributed to Sharma—now a fifth-year PhD...

July 2, 2018

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Stony Brook participates in the NYC Pride March

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SBU Participates in 2018 NYC Pride March

Diversity and inclusion were the themes on Sunday, June 24, for the 49th Annual New York City LGBTQ* Pride March, and Stony Brook representation was in full force for the festivities. This was the third time Stony Brook...

July 2, 2018

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Celebrate LGBTQ* Pride Month at Inaugural Mixer June 21

The Stony Brook community is invited to celebrate LGBTQ* Pride Month at the university’s inaugural Pride Mixer on Thursday, June 21, 2018. The LGBTQ* community and its friends, allies and supporters will share...

June 11, 2018

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2018 How Class Works Conference Features Speaker Rhonda Williams

Rhonda Y. Williams, Professor of History, John L. Seigenthaler Chair in American History at Vanderbilt University, will discuss “The Things That Divide Us: Meditations” as part of the 2018 How Class Works...

May 24, 2018

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Category: Diversity

Racial Discrimination in Healthcare Leads to Patient Avoidance

Student Affairs Expands Efforts to Support Underrepresented Staff and Graduate Students

President Stanley Urges Continued Work for Gender Parity at HeForShe Summit

Hispanic Heritage Month at Stony Brook Begins October 5

Italy and East Asia: Exchanges and Parallels Conference

President Stanley to Represent Stony Brook at UN HeForShe Event

Stony Brook Receives 2018 HEED Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine

Center for Prevention and Outreach Awarded Grant to Expand Mental Health Awareness and Suicide Prevention Initiatives

Maverick Mo’s Childhood Dream Becoming a Reality at SBU

Stony Brook Jumps 12 Places in Wall Street Journal Ranking

Crystal Fleming’s Book on Racism Earns Starred Kirkus Review

University’s Center for Corporate Education Focuses on Empowering Women

First LILTA Young Women Summer Institute Program Held at Stony Brook

Innovative Workshop Prepares Future Faculty

BNL-Stony Brook Joint Outreach Exposes Young Women to Nanoscience

SBU Participates in 2018 NYC Pride March

Celebrate LGBTQ* Pride Month at Inaugural Mixer June 21

2018 How Class Works Conference Features Speaker Rhonda Williams

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