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The atmosphere and operations of the Panther Community Care Center (PCCC) and the Food Pantry got even more vibrant this semester as The Home Depot Foundation presented SUNY Old Westbury with a more than $14,000 grant to make improvements to the space.  From left to right: Claudia Newman…

 DOE grant award promotes access, preparationfor Physics students from underrepresented communitiesIncreasing participation among underrepresented students in high-energy physics while promoting research engagement between faculty at SUNY Old Westbury and scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy…

Public art display installed during Spring Break 2024 is first major public art exhibition erected on campus in more than 40 yearsA three-person crew from Lyle Welding Fabrication of Poultney, Vermont, began work at 7 a.m. on March 18,2024 to construct "Cracked Ice" outside the Campus Center at the…

In celebration of Women's History Month, SUNY Old Westbury was joined by SUNY Senior Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation, and Economic Development Dr.  Shahedipour-Sandvik for a panel discussion on the experiences of women in STEM. She was joined by two Old Westbury students and an education…

Members from several Greek-letter organizations in the region came to SUNY Old Westbury to take part in a career panel during Unity Week 2024. The event, “Beyond the Letters,” featured panelists from higher education, technology, health care and finance share how being in a fraternity or sorority…

With the goal of bringing together the many talents and passions or researchers and academics in the cancer research field, SUNY Old Westbury held its second Cancer Symposium last month. Students from the pre-med, Biological Sciences, Public Health majors and more had the opportunity to hear and…

Danielle Lee, Ph.D.SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. announced on March 5, 2024, the launch of the SUNY Black Leadership Institute (BLI), and two SUNY Old Westbury representatives will play prominent roles.Along with SUNY’s Hispanic Leadership Institute (HLI), BLI is designed to ensure…

How does a journalism professor end up as the subject of an editorial cartoon? By his fierce advocacy for local journalism and media on Long Island for more than 50 years!Professor Karl Grossman, American Studies/Media & Communications Department, was recently captured in an editorial cartoon…