Dr. Stanley inaugurated (Village Times Herald)
The sports complex at Stony Brook University was filled Friday to celebrate the inauguration of Dr. Samuel Stanley, the fifth president in the university's five-decade history. With SBU Senate President Michael Schwartz facilitating the inaugural ceremony, members of the university community and elected officials offered greetings to the new president. (Village Times Herald, Oct 30, 2009 - 11:57:56 AM)
Finished with chemo, LI man to run NY Marathon (Newsday)
Gary Resnick knew he had a few hours after chemotherapy before he would feel sick. So he ran the 4 miles to and from his treatment center. The East Setauket resident was training for Sunday's ING New York City Marathon. "It was unbelievable to me," he said. "How can I feel so good and have this cancer inside of me?" In July, Resnick, 47, completed his chemo sessions. Last month, he learned he's cancer-free. On Sunday, he hopes to finish the marathon in under four and a half hours. (Newsday - account access required, Oct 30, 2009 - 7:09:42 AM)
Hundreds of Stony Brook students line up for H1N1 shots (Newsday)
Even though Jessica Diamond, 18, would have rather gotten dinner, she listened to her father's advice and waited on line for almost an hour to get vaccinated for H1N1 at Stony Brook University Wednesday night. (Newsday, Oct 22, 2009 - 12:09:29 AM)
Stony Brook Southampton Debuts New, Green Library (Newsday)
In Saturday's debut of its library, Stony Brook Southampton heralded the campus' first new building - and the first to meet stringent energy and environmental standards. (Newsday, Oct 11, 2009 - 9:34:00 AM)
Kids' weight a factor in hospital admission (Reuters Health)
Overweight or underweight children who are seen in the emergency department are more likely to be admitted to the hospital, and to stay longer, than normal-weight youngsters, according to a study reported Monday by Dr. Adam Singer from the State University of New York at Stony Brook at the American College of Emergency Physicians' annual meeting in Boston. (Reuters Health, Oct 9, 2009 - 1:17:58 PM)
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