2026 President's Bulletin

Downstate Researchers Develop AI Tool to Support Mental Health, Clinicians

by Office of the President - March 17 , 2026

Access to timely mental health care remains a major public health challenge in New York City. Nearly one in seven adults, about 945,000 people, reported an unmet need for mental health treatment in the past year, according to the New York City Department...

Downstate Student Tobi Somorin Receives U.S. Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Award

by Office of the President - March 17 , 2026

Downstate medical and public health student, Tobi J. Somorin, received the United States Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Award. The national recognition, administered through the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, is...