Eligible Old Westbury students will be given priority enrollment consideration at SUNY Downstate for graduate and accelerated degrees in Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant and Nursing programs.
Three Biological Sciences and Chemistry students earned spots on the presentation roster at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students in Indianapolis.
One weekend, two first-place honors, and a lifetime of memories were the result as six SUNY Old Westbury students represented the campus at this annual research competition and showcase.
SUNY Old Westbury's Science and Technology Program (STEP) student researchers returned from the 20th Annual STEP Statewide Student Conference with good news, knowledge, and accolades. Over 600 STEP students and staff from approximately forty-five colleges and universities from New York State participated in the conference, which was held at the Marriott Hotel in Albany, NY from March 23-25, 2018.
Five students from the SUNY Old Westbury Honors College participated in the Northeastern Honors Council Conference in Pittsburgh, Pa. from April 6-9, 2017. Students showcased their various research projects during the annual event with the theme of "Bridging the Divide."
Seniors Sara Bey, Alicia Fyne, and Nadia Hameed earn the highest honor bestowed upon students in the SUNY system - the Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence.
SUNY Old Westbury's Biological Sciences Department had renewed its accelerated B.S./Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine agreement with New York Institute of Technology's College of Osteopathic Medicine. The program allows Old Westbury students to complete three years towards the Bachelor of Science degree at Old Westbury, and begin the first year of medical studies at NYITCOM.
The Biological Sciences Department at SUNY Old Westbury was selected to be part of the 10th cohort of the HHMI Science Education Alliance's Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Sciences (SEA-PHAGES) program beginning in the 2017-2018 academic year.
