Health Equity News

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Aghomo Wins the Young Women in Conservation Biology Award
Stony Brook University doctoral student Florence Aghomo won the Young Women in Conservation Biology (YWCB) Award from the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) Africa Region.
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New NSF Funded Program to Help Disadvantaged ECE Students
Mónica Bugallo and her team are aiming to tear down barriers in STEM education with a new $2 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant.
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Navarra Selected to National Fellowship to Address Health Inequities
Ann-Margaret Navarra, associate professor in the Stony Brook University School of Nursing, has been named to a national fellowship program that will examine social determinants of health (SDOH) in the context of eliminating healthcare inequities.
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Gomes Named a Fellow of SUNY's 2025 Hispanic Leadership Institute
Carly Gomes, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics in the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, is one of 10 emerging Hispanic leaders and allies named as fellows of the State University of New York (SUNY) Hispanic Leadership Institute (HLI) class of 2025.
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Schools of Social Welfare, Dental Medicine Combat Food Insecurity
Last week, students in Stony Brook University’s School of Social Welfare (SSW) and School of Dental Medicine (SDM) held a successful food distribution event to help combat food insecurity.
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Stories They Could Tell: Human Library Makes Diversity the Protagonist
Stony Brook University welcomed marine scientists from across the country to the Society for Women in Marine Science (SWMS) Symposium.