Health Equity News
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Embracing Unity: SBU’s Diversity Day Celebration
Students and community members gathered on May 1 to celebrate the 23rd annual Diversity Day, honoring the varied backgrounds on the Stony Brook University campus.
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All Stony Brook Medicine Hospitals Named National Leaders in LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality
Stony Brook University Hospital (SBUH), Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, Stony Brook Southampton Hospital (SBSH) and Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital (SBELIH) have been named “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leaders” for 2024 in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Healthcare Equality Index (HEI).
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‘And Still I Rise: Empowering Women of Color in Higher Education’ Luncheon, April 11
The high tea and luncheon is a foundational step in fostering community among mid- to senior-level women of color and allies in higher education across Long Island and the New York metro area.
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SBU Celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Stony Brook University kicked off its celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month with two campus events April 3 — the opening ceremony and the student showcase.
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SSK Arts Festival Showcases Community and Diversity
Offering both virtual and in-person events to celebrate cultural diversity and the arts, the SSK Festival promises to be a vibrant showcase of artistic expression, community engagement, and cultural diversity.
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Faculty Awarded $1.3M for Smartphone Accessibility Research
Professors Xiaojun Bi and IV Ramakrishnan from the Department of Computer Science received a $1.3M R01 award from the National Institutes of Health’s National Eye Institute (NEI) for the project, Intelligent Text Input and Editing Methods on Smartphones for Blind Users.