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SUNY Optometry Commemorates Juneteenth. Dear College Community, As we honor Juneteenth and its significance to the Black community this weekend, I encourage you to use this time to reflect on both our history and progress as we continue the work toward ensuring that all voices throughout our campus and clinic are recognized, heard and welcome. […]

June 13, 2022

SUNY OPTOMERY HONORS OUTSTANDING ALUMNI

Class of 2020 to receive inaugural Rising Stars Award New York, NY – The State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry recognized outstanding alumni for their leadership and service to the profession and to the College at the Alumni Awards Celebration which preceded the annual Reunion event on Saturday, June 11th at the […]

May 19, 2022

GRADUATION AWARDS FOR THE CLASS OF 2022

GRADUATION AWARDS FOR THE CLASS OF 2022 NEW YORK, NY – SUNY College of Optometry will honor the Class of 2022 for achievements related to academic, service, and professional excellence during the annual Graduation Awards Ceremony on Thursday, May 26 at 10 a.m. in the Schwarz Theater. The Chancellor’s Awards for Student Excellence, the highest […]

May 2, 2022

ICYMI: SUNY OPTOMETRY DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR & DOCTORAL STUDENT PUBLISHED IN NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

The Study Demonstrates How Brains Form Visual Maps NEW YORK, NY – ICYMI, in a new paper entitled “A Theory of Cortical Map Formation in the Visual Brain” published in Nature Communications, SUNY College of Optometry Distinguished Professor Dr. Jose Manuel Alonso and PhD student Sohrab Najafian, offer a theory that explains how the brain forms […]

April 28, 2022

SUNY OPTOMETRY DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR & DOCTORAL STUDENT PUBLISHED IN NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

How brains form visual maps NEW YORK, NY – Maps have played an important role in scientific progress. Claudius Ptolemaeus transformed our understanding of the world with his map of Earth and Tycho Brahe our understanding of the Universe with his map of the stars. The maps of the human body from Claudius Galenus, Leonardo da […]

April 21, 2022

SUNY COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY APPOINTS DR. MATTHEW BOVENZI AS CHIEF OF ADVANCED CARE FOR THE UNIVERSITY EYE CENTER

Dr. Matthew Bovenzi has served as the Assistant Chief of the Primary Care Service since May 2016 New York, New York – SUNY College of Optometry today announced the appointment of Dr. Matthew Bovenzi as the new Chief of Advanced Care for the University Eye Center (UEC). The Advanced Care division supports approximately 14,000 patient […]

April 20, 2022

Former Assemblymember Aravella Simotas & Dr. Thomas T. Norton To Receive Honorary Degrees From SUNY Optometry

Degrees Will Be Awarded During 2022 Commencement Ceremony On May 26th State Senator Jamaal Bailey Will Give 2022 Commencement Address New York, NY – The State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry today announced it will award honorary degrees during the 2022 commencement ceremonies to two distinguished professionals who have made substantial contributions […]

April 18, 2022

SUNY College of Optometry Celebrates 50 Years of Leading Optometry Research & Education, Raises Over $300k in Scholarships

Optometric Center of New York Awards “Eyes on New York” Top Honor to SUNY Optometry President Dr. David A. Heath NEW YORK, NEW YORK — This week, New York State Representatives Amy Paulin and Richard Gottfried, joined the nation’s leading optometry researchers and providers to celebrate 50 years of SUNY College of Optometry’s leadership in […]

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