Health Equity News

SOLAR students graduating
SOLAR Program Set to Graduate Inaugural Cohort
The Social Work Opportunities for Leadership in Addiction and Recovery (SOLAR) program will graduate its inaugural cohort when the Stony Brook School of Social Welfare (SSW) hosts its annual commencement ceremony on May 20.
Suan Lane
Dr. Susan Lane Has Been Named an ELAM Fellow
Susan Lane, MD, MACP, SUNY distinguished service professor and professor of medicine in the Renaissance School of Medicine (RSOM) at Stony Brook University, has been named to the 2025-26 Class of Fellows for the Hedwig van Amerigen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program.
Women in STEM.
Women in STEM Career Awareness Series Inspires the Next Generation
As Women’s History Month unfolds, Stony Brook is shaping the future of STEM by providing high school women with hands-on experiences that could define their careers.
The real-time mobile phone surveys revealed a sharp increase in the odds of intimate partner violence (IPV) when teenage boys were victims of violence within 24 hours, particularly sexual violence.  Credit: Rachel Kidman
Teenage Boys Who Experience Violence More Likely to Use Violence on Partner
A study that measured real-time violence exposure on adolescent boys (ages 15 to 19) using cell phone survey data reveals that boys who experienced recent violence were more likely to use violence directed at their partners.
Wendy Pearson
Wendy Pearson Honored as One of the Town of Southampton’s ‘Women of Distinction’
Stony Brook University Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Executive Director of Stony Brook Southampton Wendy Pearson was honored by the Town of Southampton as one of its “Women of Distinction” on March 6.
Age related Brain Decline
Research Reveals Critical ‘Midlife Window’ for Preventing Age-Related Brain Decline
The research, conducted by an international team of scientists led by Stony Brook’s Lilianne R. Mujica-Parodi offers new insights into when metabolic interventions to prevent cognitive decline might be most effective.