Category: Wellness

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Student Blogger Shares Health and Fitness Wisdom with College Peers

Staying fit, trim and healthy can be challenging for college students, and gaining the notorious “Freshman 15” is all the more likely these days given restrictions necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic...

October 19, 2020

8 min read

Alumni Hottest Stories Featured Story Long Island Medicine and Research Research Stony Brook Matters Wellness

$1.7M NSF Grant to Help SBU Researchers Improve Quality of Life for Seniors

The fastest-growing population on Long Island and around the world is older adults. By 2035, those aged 65 and over are expected to comprise more than 20 percent of Long Island’s population — a demographic shift that...

October 12, 2020

6 min read

Coming Back Safe and Strong COVID-19 President University Wellness

Deborah Birx Calls for Continued Vigilance in Campus Visit

Dr. Deborah Birx, head of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, visited Stony Brook University on October 7, praising the University’s success in controlling the spread of COVID-19 and emphasizing steps that can be...

October 8, 2020

3 min read

#SBUProtectYourHealth Contest Submission by Kenny Desai ’22

Community COVID-19 Student Spotlight Wellness

Protect yOUR Health Campaign Aims to Raise Awareness Among Students

COVID-19 presents unique challenges for education institutions as they are opening all across the U.S. Stony Brook University’s Center for Prevention and Outreach (CPO), Protect yOUR Health campaign is an initiative to...

September 30, 2020

3 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Faculty/Student Spotlights Featured Story Giving Back Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight Wellness

Volunteer Ambulance Corps Marks a Half-Century of Community Service

For the all-student Stony Brook Volunteer Ambulance Corps (SBVAC), it began with a Volkswagen bus and a Cadillac. In 1970, frustrated by long response times from local ambulance corps, Stony Brook University students...

September 14, 2020

10 min read

Alumni Chapters & Groups Awards and Honors Diversity LGBTQ group Long Island Medicine News Highlights SB Southampton Stony Brook Matters Wellness

Two Stony Brook Hospitals Are National Leaders in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality

Stony Brook University Hospital and Stony Brook Southampton Hospital have been named leaders by the National LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Index of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.

September 9, 2020

3 min read

Alumni Chapters & Groups Alumni Hottest Stories Awards and Honors Long Island Medicine Medicine Alumni News Medicine and Research News Highlights Nursing Alumni Stony Brook Matters Wellness

Stony Brook Recognized for Commitment to Quality Heart Failure Care

For the second consecutive year, SBU Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.

September 9, 2020

2 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Featured Story Research Stony Brook Matters Wellness

Low-Carb Diet Could Boost Brain Health, Study Finds

The Stony Brook-led research showed that even in younger adults (under age 50) dietary ketosis increased overall brain activity and stabilized functional networks.

September 4, 2020

6 min read

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Brain Imaging May Help Predict Obesity and Self-Control Issues

A study led by SBU's Anat Biegon is the first to show a direct correlation between aromatase (an enzyme) availability in the amygdala and body mass index.

August 31, 2020

2 min read

Coming Back Safe and Strong University Wellness

Stony Brook Welcomes New and Returning Students

Embracing a safe and strong return to campus, Stony Brook students are already meeting the challenges of a semester like no other, eager for a chance to get reacquainted — at a safe distance — as classes and activities...

August 21, 2020

4 min read

Community COVID-19 Faculty/Staff Medicine School of Medicine Wellness

SB Medicine Supports Healthcare Workers’ Mental Health

Stony Brook Medicine implemented a series of mental health support initiatives during the pandemic, ranging from creating a respite area to holding virtual mindfulness sessions.

August 20, 2020

2 min read

Coming Back Safe and Strong COVID-19 News Highlights University Wellness

President Announces Pandemic Health & Safety Policy

Stony Brook University President Maurie McInnis has issued a message to students, faculty and staff sharing the University’s COVID-19 Pandemic Health & Safety Policy. The message reads as follows: With the...

August 13, 2020

3 min read

Coming Back Safe and Strong Wellness

Healthier U Issues Call for “Face Mask Champions”

Cathrine Duffy, Director of Student Support and Healthier U, has issued a call for volunteers to become “Face Mask Champions.” The message reads as follows: As we prepare for students, faculty and staff to return to...

August 12, 2020

2 min read

Community Wellness

Join the Wellness Walking Challenge

Healthier U has partnered with WUSB radio to bring the 2020 "Ready, Set, Move!" Wellness Walking Challenge to the Seawolves community starting July 20.

July 13, 2020

2 min read

News Highlights Student Spotlight Wellness

Online Outreach Helps Students Cope

At a time when face-to-face counseling is all but impossible, Stony Brook University students have been receiving crucial outreach services through virtual Center for Prevention and Outreach (CPO) programs. The...

June 2, 2020

9 min read

Community Wellness

Let’s Get Virtual: Stony Brook University Moves Fitness Classes Online

Recreation and Wellness (RAW) has moved to virtual classes so students can work out without having to go out. Classes range from stretching and conditioning to strenuous workouts like cardio kickboxing. Students also...

May 8, 2020

2 min read

COVID-19 Wellness

University Issues Guidance on Use of Face Coverings

A message containing guidance on the use of face coverings has been issued by Gary Kaczmarczyk, Assistant Vice President for Environmental Health & Safety, and Marisa Bisiani, Assistant Vice President for Student...

April 10, 2020

2 min read

News Highlights Student Spotlight Wellness

Public Health Grad Students Host Healthcare Information Podcast

When deciding on the monthly podcast topic, the co-hosts employ social media to ask their listener base what they would like to hear about.

March 26, 2020

3 min read

Category: Wellness

Student Blogger Shares Health and Fitness Wisdom with College Peers

$1.7M NSF Grant to Help SBU Researchers Improve Quality of Life for Seniors

Deborah Birx Calls for Continued Vigilance in Campus Visit

Protect yOUR Health Campaign Aims to Raise Awareness Among Students

Volunteer Ambulance Corps Marks a Half-Century of Community Service

Two Stony Brook Hospitals Are National Leaders in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality

Stony Brook Recognized for Commitment to Quality Heart Failure Care

Low-Carb Diet Could Boost Brain Health, Study Finds

Brain Imaging May Help Predict Obesity and Self-Control Issues

Stony Brook Welcomes New and Returning Students

SB Medicine Supports Healthcare Workers’ Mental Health

President Announces Pandemic Health & Safety Policy

Healthier U Issues Call for “Face Mask Champions”

Join the Wellness Walking Challenge

Online Outreach Helps Students Cope

Let’s Get Virtual: Stony Brook University Moves Fitness Classes Online

University Issues Guidance on Use of Face Coverings

Public Health Grad Students Host Healthcare Information Podcast

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