Health Equity News

Professors Xiaojun Bi and IV Ramakrishnan
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.
Food Rescue
Food Rescue Partners with Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital
Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital is taking great pride in its partnership with the new Food Rescue US North Fork chapter, contributing the hospital’s freshly prepared and packaged unused food each week to support the efforts of local volunteer food rescuers.
LGBTQ Care
Long Island health care networks reaching out to LGBTQ+ community, raising awareness of services
Medical services that support the LGBTQ+ community’s unique needs have become more widely available on Long Island in recent years, matching community members with the right provider remains critical to making them feel accepted.
Diversity in Business Award
SBUH Director of Patient Advocacy and Language Assistance Services among 2024 Diversity in Business Awards Winners
The Diversity in Business Awards highlight the outstanding achievements of professionals who actively support the growth of diversity and equality in the community.
Exceptional Women in Medicine
18 SBM physicians named “Exceptional Women in Medicine”
On March 12, Castle Connolly announced its 2024 Exceptional Women in Medicine list. This list recognizes female Top Doctors across the United States who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, expertise and dedication in their respective fields.
IACS Challenge Group photo
New IACS Challenge Celebrates Women and Girls in Science
As part of an initiative to celebrate the incredible scientific and engineering achievements of women, the Institute for Advanced Computational Science (IACS) at SBU introduced the IACS Challenge in honor of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.