As an undergraduate at New York University, Associate Professor and acting chair (Fall 2022) of Sociology, and author of Hard Sell: Work and Resistance in Retail Chains Peter Ikeler majored in Philosophy. Ikeler believes that his current focus on political economy and class consciousness was...
Associate Professor of Sociology Ryoko Yamamoto has been selected to receive the Abe Fellowship from the Social Science Research Council’s Abe Fellowship Program and the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership. She is among 10 researchers from the United States and Japan to receive the...
Dr. Curtis Holland of the Sociology Department was the keynote speaker at the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council’s "Together: Building a United Community" (T:BUC) Engagement Forum. The Forum, titled “Peace and Prosperity,” was held on June 4, 2024, in Craigavon, United Kingdom. Holland...
The Chancellor of the State University of New York each year presents honors to members of the system's staff and faculty to acknowledge consistently superior professional achievement and to encourage the ongoing pursuit of excellence. For the 2024-2025 academic year, SUNY Old Westbury had two...
Starting a Major in Physics: A Conversation with Assistant Professors John Estes and Matthew Lippert
“Old Westbury students deserve access to the field of Physics,” says Assistant Professor of Physics John Estes. In Fall 2022, The Chemistry and Physics department at Old Westbury began offering students the opportunity to complete a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics. In Estes’ words, “It’s a...
Three professors and a staff member from SUNY Old Westbury have been named recipients of 2021 State University of New York Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence. The awards acknowledge and provide system-wide recognition for consistently superior achievement and encourage the ongoing pursuit of...
SUNY Old Westbury marked the start of Women’s History Month with its now-annual “Experience of Women in STEM” program. Organized by the campus’ Association of Women in Math and Women in Science and Engineering groups along with the Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program, “Experiences of...
Biological Sciences student Sarah Sadik recently returned from the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students in Indianapolis, Indiana with an award for her poster presentation on prostate cancer. Mentored in the laboratory of Dr. Manya Mascareno, associate professor of Biological...
The SUNY Old Westbury Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) student researchers returned from the 21st annual STEP Statewide Student Conference with good news. More than 600 STEP students and staff from 48 colleges and universities across New York State participated in the conference, which...
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...
With the SUNY Old Westbury Panther men’s baseball team’s season-opening victories over Lehman College (CUNY), head coach Rod Stephan officially became the winningest coach in the history of the campus’ baseball program, reaching 295 career wins in his 16th season at the helm. Stephan, who was...