Shedding light onto issues related to computational biology, data analysis and how "the cloud" comes to life were the focuses recently of the first in a series of events planned using support from the National Science Foundation Computer and Information Science and Engineering Minority-Serving...
Meeting the needs of a growing number of students and especially those with dietary restrictions will get easier for the Panther Food Pantry at SUNY Old Westbury thanks to a growing collaboration with Stop & Shop. A new grant providing direct support and inclusion in a chain-wide fund-raising...
The new Free Application for Federal Student Aid is now available and SUNY Old Westbury is offering help to the local community navigate the new system. Old Westbury has built a team of students to help prospective students and their families navigate the FAFSA form, which helps determine a student...
"Live from Studio A," SUNY Old Westbury students participated in World Radio Day with a three-hour show featuring its host Angelina Zavala ‘28, the OWWR - Old Westbury Web Radio team and special guests. World Radio Day is an annual observance aimed at celebrating and amplifying the voices of radio...
SUNY Old Westbury is constantly looking for ways to give students applied, real-world experience to spark their interest and development. That was very evident on Election Day 2024, as students engaged in with OWWR-Old Westbury Web Radio engaged as part of an unprecedented initiative to bring...
Two SUNY Old Westbury students were recently in Washington D.C. lending their voices and advocating for causes important to higher education. Student Government Association President Jeanette Adelson participated in the AIPAC Policy Conference from March 25-28, 2017, while simultaneously across town...
SUNY Old Westbury student Ajón Crump is helping those who are helping others during the COVID-19 pandemic by creating a campaign to provide new sneakers to nurses. Since her campaign started in April, she has raised more than $11,500 for local health professionals. “This idea was largely inspired by...
SUNY Old Westbury Panther student-athlete Rosanna Cuttone traveled to Indianapolis, Indiana, as the campus’ representative to the NCAA Career in Sports Forum in June 2022. The Career in Sports Forum is an annual educational program that brings together 200 selected NCAA student-athletes to learn...
Four recent Psychology graduates can now add “published author” to their resumes as their research article with Dr. Erik Benau was recently included in "The Journal of Affective Disorders." The paper, included in the official journal of the International Society of Affective Disorders, reviewed and...
SUNY Old Westbury was recently selected to participate in the exclusive 100-team national competition "Up to Us." The competition encourages students to mobilize their campus community to understand fiscal policy matters and how the federal budget, deficits and the national debt affect students’...
Students got the opportunity to “Show and Tell” their work at SUNY Old Westbury’s annual Research Day on campus this week. Highlighting the event’s theme this year, students showcased their research and creativity through oral, poster, media and art presentations to the community, and heard from...
In a meaningful display of SUNY Old Westbury's dedication to its mission and experiential education, more than 200 students attended the inaugural First-Year Student Walk-the-Talk Peace Summit held recently at the College. The event was a collaboration between the Community Action, Learning &...
The SUNY Old Westbury community celebrated the holiday season of giving by recognizing both those who have supported the campus and those students who benefitted directly when the Office of Institutional Advancement held its annual “Donors and Scholars Reception on Thursday, December 4, 2025. The...
Two recent graduates of the Media and Communications program at SUNY Old Westbury earned top honors in the 2025 Folio Awards. Organized by the Fair Media Council, the Folio Awards annually recognize the best in journalism and social media works from across the metropolitan New York area. Timothy...