STRONGER TOGETHER UPDATE: MARCH 15, 2023
Catch up on the latest news, meet new colleagues, and see opportunities to give, learn, cook and get in shape ... all that and more in this edition! As always, we welcome your feedback at strongertogether@stonybrook.edu.
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HOLD DOORS OPEN AT OUR 5TH ANNUAL GIVING DAY!
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On Giving Day, you can #HoldDoorsOpen for leading problem solvers, healthcare heroes, entrepreneurs and forward thinkers at SBU. Your gift, however big or small, can make significant and lasting impacts on our community and our world.
Thanks for holding doors open for students, faculty, academic programs and initiatives across campus!
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| COVID PROTOCOLS UPDATE, INCLUDING MASKING
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After careful consideration and following the masking guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the NYS Department of Health, there have been a few changes to some of our COVID protocols. Among them, patients, visitors and nonclinical staff within all areas of our health system will be encouraged, but not required, to wear masks.
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Meet Wesam Hassanin
Executive Assistant to the Provost
Start Date: July 18, 2022
If you’d like to connect with Provost Carl Lejuez, chances are you’ll start by meeting his Executive Assistant, Wesam Hassanin – and you’ll be all the better for it. Those who get to know her liken her to a ray of sunshine.
“I feel like I’ve always been the person who people turn to when they need that smile, that hug, or a quick therapy session,” she says. Read about Wesam.
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| TWO LECTURES TO ATTEND NEXT WEEK
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| SHOUT OUT TO THIS MONTH'S URECA RESEARCHER
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Nicholas Smith Named March's Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities (URECA) Researcher of the Month
Congratulations to Nicholas Smith, a senior in the Honors College majoring in Human Evolutionary Biology. For his senior honors thesis, he is currently working under the direction of Dr. Paul Kelton, Department of History, to research the origins of the 1918 influenza pandemic.
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WHAT'S 'COOKING' AROUND CAMPUS
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Summer 2023 Kids Cooking and Nutrition Workshop
The Department of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine presents a Cooking and Nutrition Workshop for kids ages 7-10. Kids will harvest produce directly from the Stony Brook Heights rooftop farm at our Stony Brook University Hospital, and use the vegetables to prepare healthy and delicious recipes. They'll learn kitchen safety and etiquette, how to read and follow recipes, and how to make and enjoy healthy meals. Registration is open now! Don't wait; classes fill up quickly! Questions? Email us
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| H.R.S. OPPORTUNITY FROM HEALTHIER U
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REGISTER TODAY for Healthier U “Couch to 5K” Virtual Information Session
Have you wanted to try running but didn’t know where to start? Need some motivation from colleagues and a certified coach to get moving?
Join Healthier U’s “Couch to 5K” virtual information session and see if this program is right for you. You don’t need any running experience – just a willingness to put one foot in front of the other to achieve a goal – a 5K race in May! See the flyer.
Register here to attend the session, which takes place TOMORROW, Thursday, March 16, at 3 pm.
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