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Suffolk Schools Outdated Vaping Policies go up in Smoke as Epidemic Spreads Across Long Island
By Katherine Hoey and Erika Peters. Originally on The Osprey. Two more Suffolk County school districts are expected to join a new program by the end of February and early March alongside the county’s Department of Health to rethink how students are educated and reprimanded regarding vaping. The “Vape Out” program, which includes community and parent…
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The Wonders Of New York’s Metro Reptile Expo
Photos and article by Katherine Hoey. Originally in The Stony Brook Press It was a wet Sunday afternoon, and the parking lot outside the Westchester County Center was nearly full. Fog cut off the tips of the buildings. Groups of people of all ages and backgrounds were returning to their cars, carrying glass tanks of…
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Columnist Carl Zimmer Discusses How Fake News Hurts Scientists
Originally in The Statesmen On Thursday, Oct. 12, Carl Zimmer, The New York Times speaker and columnist, spoke to a packed crowdat Stony Brook University’s Charles B. Wang Center about the consequences of fake news. He discussed the power of fake news in affecting the credibility of the science community — especially in regard to climate change. …