Health Equity News
Empowered Women Lead with Compassion
Only 25 percent of healthcare executive leadership positions are held by women, despite women accounting for 70 percent of the healthcare sector, worldwide (according to the World Health Organization).
Augmented Listening Lab to Open at Stony Brook University
Andrew Singer's former student and researcher, Manan Mittal, is moving to Long Island from Illinois to follow his professor and work in the Augmented Listening Laboratory at Stony Brook University, which will be the third of its kind.
Abena Ampofoa Asare dismantles the structures supporting racism, a fight we should not give up on
Abena Ampofoa Asare is an Associate Professor of Modern African Affairs & History at Stony Brook University, New York.
Professor Receives National Award from the Dept. of Justice
Michelle Ballan, professor and associate dean for research in the School of Social Welfare at Stony Brook University, has received the Building Knowledge Through Research Award from the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), a program of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
Author Highlights Racial Health Disparities in Presidential Lecture
Author and activist Linda Villarosa spoke about the environment and environmental justice at Stony Brook University’s Presidential Lecture, held April 25 at the Charles B. Wang Center.
SBU Research Team Developing a Robot to Help ALS Patients
The team is using AI, engineering and knowledge of disease complications to create “CART”. The debilitating disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) leads to loss of mobility and an inability for patients to complete even basic tasks like lifting their arms, eating or moving their hands.