Virtual golden anniversary party to kick off a year of celebration New York, NY— The State University of New York College of Optometry community is gearing up to celebrate 50 years of study and service with a virtual celebration that will launch a year-long commemorative campaign stretching through June 2022…
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Program seeks to guide and inspire underrepresented students to careers in healthcare New York, NY—State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry welcomed more than 100 aspiring optometry students from close to home and abroad to its newly launched Eye-CARE Summer Camp, a three-day program designed to expose…
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Dr. Daniella Rutner is an Associate Clinical Professor at the University Eye Center and the Chief of Vision Rehabilitation. She earned both her Doctor of Optometry and Masters of Vision Science degrees from SUNY College of Optometry in 2002. She completed a cornea and contact lens fellowship at SUNY College…
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The partnership will expedite the hiring of optometrists to practice at NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull and at three NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health facilities Optometrists can detect eye and vision problems early, which can lead to better learning outcomes for school-age children, increased work productivity for adults, and help reveal…
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The 2013 graduate helps everyone—including himself—become better optometrists. At the beginning of the first semester at SUNY Optometry, most students are adjusting to a complete overhaul in their schedules and the rigors of unfamiliar coursework. But some—like Dr. Antonio Chirumbolo—are already dreaming beyond the classroom. “A month or two into…
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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…
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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…
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