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Ms. Christina Corye, a SUNY Old Westbury senior majoring in Biological Sciences from Brentwood, New York, has received the Norman R. McConney Jr. Award for Student Excellence from the State University of New York. One of only 46 students across the state to earn the award, Corye was recognized for…
Campus announces planned change from College to UniversityIn a ceremony replete with African drumming and dance, the traditional trappings of academia and the heart-warming remarks of colleagues and family, Dr. Timothy E. Sams was inaugurated on Friday, April 14, 2023 as the sixth president in the…
From an assessment of taurine as a cognitive enhancer to the view among students about the good and bad of ChatGPT, research and discovery from the world-renowned to the campus-based will be the focus of the day when the State University of New York at Old Westbury holds “2023 Student Research Day…
SUNY Old Westbury to launch resource center to focus on issues related to family crises, food insecurity, student wellness and more SUNY Old Westbury has been awarded a three-year U.S. Department of Education grant to establish the Panther Community Care Center to aid students in gaining…
In celebration of Women's History Month, State University of New York Chancellor John B. King, Jr. announced on March 27, 2023 the Dr. L. Eudora Pettigrew Women's History Summer Research Excellence Grants as one of two new initiatives to promote research into the significant role women have led in…
Acting Dean of the SUNY Old Westbury School of Business Shalei Simms was honored with a 2023 “Diversity in Business Award” by Long Island Business News, the weekly publication covering the region’s business and industry for 70 years.Simms was one of 32 honorees representing…
The debate about reparations in the United States remains a heated one, but a movement towards more and greater compensation for Black Americans for the lasting legacy of slavery, racism and discrimination in the nation continues to grow. Robin Rue Simmons, founder and executive director…
Geanelle R. Sam, Psychology student and Vice President of the Nu Rho Psi Chapter Epsilon at SUNY Old Westbury, was awarded a National Undergraduate Honor Society in Neuroscience (Nu Rho Psi) Chapter Activity Grant for the 4th Advancing Cross-Disciplinary Outreach in Neuroscience (AXON)…
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