“Our responsibility is to recognize cognitive change early, and to identify those of greatest risk before the impairment becomes irreversible,” said Benjamin J. Luft, MD, Medical Director of the World Trade Center Health Program Clinical Center of Excellence at Stony Brook.

“The types of exposures that you have, be they air pollution or traumatic, can increase your risk for dementia,” Sean Clouston of the WTC Health Program at Stony Brook University said. And that’s what researchers at the Stony Brook University’s World Trade Center Clinic found. “The people who were there for a long period of time never wore a mask,” Clouston said. “We’re always working in dusty conditions, they were at roughly 10 times the risk as versus someone who never really worked in the dust.”

Dr. Benjamin Luft, director of the Stony Brook WTC Health and Wellness Program, said he initially expected most people’s breathing problems and other conditions would go away after a year or two. …”The dust doesn’t stay on the ground when you dig in it,” said Sean Clouston, a public health professor at Stony Brook University and lead author of a study that found responders who had the greatest exposure to toxins had the highest lung cancer rates. “It blows up in your face. The responders were digging in it, and they were inhaling the air as they dug in it.”

For those seeking some late summer jazz, head to Stony Brook for the 12th annual Harbor Jazz Festival from Sept. 16-19. The four-day festival, presented by The Jazz Loft, will combine live music with vintage vehicles and gourmet dining. “This year’s lineup delivers an extraordinary opportunity to hear some of the world’s finest jazz artists, right here in our own backyard,” Jazz Loft founder Thomas Manuel said. “These musicians regularly grace the top venues in New York City and now our Long Island community gets to experience them up close in a truly unique setting.”

What Are Early Signs Of Dementia? “Early signs can be subtle and extend beyond simply forgetting things,” Dr. Joe Verghese, a professor of neurology at Stony Brook University, told Newsweek. He said they may include “difficulty remembering recent events, finding words, managing medications or finances, navigating familiar places, solving problems, or completing tasks that were previously routine.” “There may also be non-cognitive features such as changes in walking patterns, loss of smell or behavioral changes,” he added.

To properly clean a reusable water bottle at home, you should follow the methods you use to clean plates, glass cups and other everyday items that you eat or drink from. A mix of lukewarm water and mild liquid dish soap are all you need, according to Dr. Sharon Nachman, chief of the division of pediatric infectious diseases at Stony Brook University’s Renaissance School of Medicine.

In honor of the 25th anniversary  of 9/11, Stony Brook University’s Staller Center for the Arts, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook will present a free encore screening of 9/11: An American Requiem (2011) on its Main Stage on Thursday, Sept. 10 at 7 p.m.

(podcast with video)

David Wrobel can relate to first year undergraduate students at Stony Brook University. The dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Wrobel was the first member of his family to go to a university. Years ago, he felt a “real anxiety about belonging” in his first days at the University of Kent in Canterbury, England which has architecture similar to Stony Brook’s. “I know that our faculty here are much more welcoming and supportive of students than was the case for me.”

From the first time she heard about the Southampton campus of Stony Brook University, Dr. Andrea Goldsmith said she knew that she wanted to make sure it was utilized. Goldsmith is the seventh president of Stony Brook University, having come into the role in August 2025. In her first year at the helm of the university, she developed the new strategic plan ASPIRE 2035 for the university’s future — which includes broad goals that apply to the Southampton campus.