World Trade Center Health Program expands to SUNY Downstate

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Ribbon cutting ceremony for the SUNY Downstate World Trade Center Health Program satellite office

Stony Brook University’s Long Island Clinical Center of Excellence (LI-CCE) chapter of the World Trade Center Health Program has expanded to SUNY Downstate Medical Center.  This new extension site will allow medical professionals to care for thousands more non-FDNY 9/11 responders living or working in Brooklyn (Kings County).  An opening ceremony was held yesterday to mark the occasion.

The new satellite location opened on February 28, 2012 at 760 Parkside Avenue.  The convenient location and collaboration with SUNY Downstate Medical Center was chosen to ensure geographic accessibility and comprehensive, free medical services for responders living in Brooklyn. The facility offers services including annual health monitoring examinations, physical and mental health treatment, as well as diagnostic and specialist care and is staffed by a team of medical experts to serve responders suffering from WTC-related illnesses.

The program at SBU has been operating since the days after September 11 and is supported by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).  The chapter expanded in response to the health needs of responders in the Brooklyn region who continue to suffer from various physical and mental health conditions following the attacks on the World Trade Center and the environment of the region in the days after.

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Alumni Profiles: Heather Saffer – bakery owner and winner of Food Network’s “Cupcake Wars”

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Heather Saffer (photo courtesy of Dollop)

Alumni Profiles is an ongoing series highlighting successful graduates who, with a SUNY education, achieved interesting and influential careers.

Heather Saffer is an alumna of SUNY Brockport and the owner of Dollop, a gourmet cupcake shop, just outside Rochester, NY. In February, her bakery team won $10,000 on an episode of Food Network’s “Cupcake Wars.”  Congratulations, Heather!

How did your SUNY education help prepare you for life and your career?

Well, majoring in psychology taught me about people and since I deal with many different people on a daily basis, I think that education is fairly useful.

What is a typical day at work like for you?

Each day is different and I actually never know what to expect. Something amazing might happen or something terrible might happen from day to day. I usually try to get a crossfit workout in when I wake up, and then the rest of the day includes going to the shop, dealing with staff matters, sales, meetings, phone calls, etc. There’s always something I’m working towards.

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FastTrac alum gives out sweet treats for Spring!

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FastTrac alum Sugar Flower Cake Shop has teamed up with Citi® to bring NYC the Citi ThankYou® Truck!  In celebration of Small Business Month, Citi is going to be handing out delicious Sugar Flower Cake Shop trifle cups to celebrate and thank local small businesses. If you want a complimentary trifle cups, visit the ThankYou Truck when we are the featured bakery-of-the-day today until 10 am in front of NYU (Broadway & 8th Street) or from 12-2 pm in front of Chelsea Market (9th Ave & 15th Street).  More details can be found on Twitter and Facebook using the #ThankYou and #CitiSmallBiz hashtags – so please make sure you are following @SugarFlowerShop on Twitter and Facebook (www.facebook.com/SugarFlowerCakeShop).  Get there early as items are limited!

President Obama Visits UAlbany’s College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering

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Online Extra: Watch President Obama's speech from CNSE – YNN, Your News NowCollege of Nanoscale Science and EngineeringState University of New York Albany, New York 1:24 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, New York! (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you. Everybody, please have a seat. It is great to be back in Albany. It is wonderful to be with all of you here today.

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Yesterday, President Obama visited the University at Albany’s College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, where he was given a tour of the facility and delivered a speech on the U.S. economy.   Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher had this to say on President Obama’s visit.

“Today it was my honor to join Governor Andrew Cuomo as SUNY and the Capital District welcomed President Barack Obama to the University at Albany.

 “Our College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering served as an ideal backdrop as the President outlined his vision for rebuilding the American economy. SUNY’s role as a leading economic driver has been a beacon for job growth and for the preparation of tomorrow’s highly skilled workforce, helping to position New York as a model for the nation.

 “It takes visionary leaders like President Obama and Governor Cuomo, responsible public-private partnerships, an engaged community, and a higher education network that is committed to meeting workforce demands to achieve what we have in New York. It is clear from my ongoing conversations with President Obama and the White House around college cost and preparing America’s next generation of innovators that he aims to bring these values to scale across the country.

 “I commend President Obama for his strong leadership on economic development and his determined focus on creating – as we say here in New York – jobs, jobs, jobs.”

Shine On! Conference Turns Spotlight on Girls’ Confidence and Resiliency

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Picture of college student speaking to girls.

A SUNY Plattsburgh student speaks to girls about unrealistic images in the media.

Morgan Polhemus is savvy enough to know the models found in women’s magazines aren’t everything they appear to be.

The models use a lot of makeup and are digitally made to look a certain way.

The 10-year-old fifth grader gained that insight last weekend at the Shine On! Conference, an overnight event held at the CVPH Wellness Center in Plattsburgh, N.Y., for third-, fourth- and fifth-grade girls.

In one workshop, the girls looked at magazines and found pictures that portray unrealistic images of women in advertising. The girls would then rip the pages from the magazine and throw them out in a symbolic gesture of refusing to accept the message.

“We learned that beauty isn’t just on the outside,” Polhemus said. “We learned that we shouldn’t pay attention to endorsements that say you’ll look better if you do this or buy that, or you’ll be more popular if you do something in a certain way.”

The conference evolved from an extra-credit practicum created for public relations majors last year by Assistant Professor Colleen Lemza to a credit-bearing, two-semester event-planning class. It received funding through a grant from the CVPH Foundation in association with the Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York.

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