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August 3, 2023

SUNY College of Optometry’s CSTEP Program Receives INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine’s 2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award

Award Nationally Recognizes Programs That Are Making a Difference for All Underrepresented Groups in the Fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) New York, NY—Today, SUNY College of Optometry’s Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) Program received the 2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest […]

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July 25, 2023

SUNY OPTOMETRY RECEIVES NIH GRANT TO STUDY THE LINK BETWEEN MYOPIA AND GLAUCOMA

“With this grant we will study how myopic eye growth affects the retina compared to glaucoma, from the cellular to the clinical angle.” New York, NY: SUNY College of Optometry’s Dr. Alexandra Benavente-Pérez was awarded a $2.04 million grant from the National Eye Institute (NEI, Grant #R01EY034086), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), that […]

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July 19, 2023

THE OPTOMETRIC CENTER OF NEW YORK NAMES TWO NEW MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

New York, NY: The Optometric Center of New York (OCNY) recently named former New York State Assembly member Aravella Simotas and Dr. Kevin Gioia, MD to its board of trustees for a three-year term beginning earlier this month. Former Assemblymember Aravella Simotas represented the 36th District in Queens for a decade in the New York […]

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July 17, 2023

SUNY College of Optometry Addresses Race in Optometry with Panel Discussion

Part VI in an Annual Conversation Exploring Emerging Barriers to Success New York, NY:  SUNY College of Optometry’s Office of Continuing Professional Education recently held the Annual Race in Optometry webinar, now in its third year. The series launched in 2020 to stimulate a national, ongoing conversation on race and equity within the profession of optometry. […]

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June 30, 2023

SUNY College of Optometry on SCOTUS Decision on Race Conscious Admissions Cases

New York, NY: Today the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) issued rulings on two related cases addressing race-conscious admissions practices, Students for Fair Admissions (“SFFA”) v. President and Fellow of Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina (“UNC”). The decision found that both Harvard’s and UNC’s affirmative action admissions […]

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June 1, 2023

SUNY COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY CELEBRATES 49TH COMMENCEMENT

100 graduates earn degrees alongside Presidential Medallion and honorary degree recipients Keynote address given by Dr. Wayne J. Riley New York, NY:  The State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry held its 49th commencement on Thursday, May 25th, for 100 Class of 2023 students earing OD, PhD, and MS degrees during an in-person […]

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