SUNY Downstate

09/10/2026

Join us for our 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony

Click here to view on September 11 at 8:46 AM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rd_m3eWNoNM

09/09/2026

The September 8, 2026 Edition of the President's Bulletin, is now LIVE! Don't forget to check out the latest in , , and Downstate news! CLICK LINK BELOW to READ MORE!

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading urban medical centers, serving the people of Brooklyn since 1860.

09/03/2026

September is National Preparedness Month!

UHD Emergency Management invites Downstate staff and students to the 2nd Annual Staff Education Day on Monday, September 28, from 7 AM–4 PM in the PHAB ABC Conference Room.

Join us throughout the day for hands-on preparedness education, including Stop the Bleed, MedSled hospital evacuation training, emergency preparedness activities, community partners, and more.

Food and refreshments will be provided, and participants who complete the stations and post-event survey will have an opportunity to enter our preparedness prize raffle!

Register here: https://qualtrics.downstate.edu/jfe/form/SV_2t80mgqQjJPEeGO

Stay Ready, So You Don’t Have to Get Ready!

09/01/2026

Brooklyn, come join the Downstate community! 💙
Spend the day with us at the FREE 5th Annual Community Healthy Lifestyle Fair—with screenings, wellness activities, cooking demos, giveaways, family fun, and more.
Sept. 20 • 10 AM–4 PM • 445 Lenox Road
Bring your family, bring your friends, and

08/27/2026

Congratulations to Samantha Zinman, a third-year student in Downstate’s College of Medicine, on being selected as one of just 21 medical students nationwide to receive a scholarship to the International Conference on Nutrition in Medicine! 🎉

The recognition highlights Samantha’s leadership and commitment to advancing nutrition and preventive medicine in healthcare. We’re proud to see her representing Downstate on the national stage!

Read more:
https://www.downstate.edu/news-events/downstate-update/digest/issue-06/downstate-medical-student-earns-scholarship.html

Samantha Zinman, a third-year student in the College of Medicine, represented Downstate at the International Conference on Nutrition in Medicine, held earlier this month in Washington, D.C. Conference organizers selected Samantha as one of 21 medical students nationwide to receive an ICNM scholarshi...

08/27/2026

Helping Brooklyn’s children find their voices.

University Hospital at Downstate’s outpatient Speech-Language Pathology Program provides individualized care for children experiencing challenges with feeding, swallowing, speech, and language. From the neonatal period through young adulthood, our team works with children and their families to build skills that can make a meaningful difference in everyday life.

Learn more:
https://www.downstate.edu/news-events/downstate-update/digest/issue-06/helping-brooklyns-children-find-their-voices.html

For a child, eating a meal safely, asking for something they need, or telling a parent what hurts are important parts of daily life. When feeding, swallowing, speech, or language is difficult, it can affect a child’s health, learning, and ability to connect with others.

08/27/2026

Clean hands are one of our strongest defenses against infection.

At University Hospital at Downstate, BioVigil helps reinforce proper hand hygiene practices and supports our ongoing commitment to patient and staff safety. When it comes to clean hands, we’re giving safety the green light!

BioVigil Technologies LLC

Learn more:
https://www.downstate.edu/news-events/downstate-update/digest/issue-06/biovigil-green-light-for-clean-hands.html

08/27/2026

Every stitch tells a story of strength, remembrance, and hope.

Downstate’s STAR Survivors’ Quilt Project honors the journeys of people living with HIV while celebrating resilience, healing, and community. Through art and storytelling, the project ensures that these powerful experiences are seen, shared, and remembered.

STAR Program - Brooklyn Heat Program

Learn more:
https://www.downstate.edu/news-events/downstate-update/digest/issue-06/survivors-quilt-project.html

The STAR Program, in partnership with the STAR/THEO and HEAT programs, is bringing together art, storytelling, and community through the Survivors’ Quilt Project. The project continues a long tradition of using quilts to make the human impact of HIV and AIDS visible.

08/27/2026

A Brooklyn legacy lives on at Downstate!

We recently celebrated renowned children’s book illustrator George Cephas Ford’s 100th birthday and dedicated the new George Cephas Ford Children’s Reading Corner in our Child Life Center. Over a remarkable five-decade career, Mr. Ford illustrated more than 130 children’s books, helping generations of children see themselves represented in the stories they read.

Learn more about this Brooklyn icon and his lasting legacy at Downstate:
https://www.downstate.edu/news-events/downstate-update/digest/issue-06/george-cephas-ford-100th-birthday.html

One hundred years ago, when George Cephas Ford was born in Brooklyn, Black illustrators had few opportunities in children’s publishing, and Black children rarely saw themselves, their families, or their communities reflected in books. Mr. Ford helped change that.

08/26/2026

One donor gave Downstate’s Denise John the kidney she needed nearly 20 years ago. Today, Denise is healthy, raising her family, and helping other Downstate patients through their own transplant journeys as a Staff Assistant in Transplant Services.

During National Minority Donor Awareness Month, we honor organ, eye, and tissue donors and their families, celebrate recipients like Denise, and raise awareness of the thousands still waiting for a lifesaving transplant.

Learn more and register as an organ donor: https://www.donatelife.net/

Donate Life America