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Stony Brook Nets $2.45M in State Funds for 'High Need' Fields
Gov. Cuomo announces $12 million package for 36 SUNY campuses.
New York State has awarded Stony Brook University a $2.45 million grant to develop programs in what state officials have determined are "high need" areas, the university announced Friday.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a statement that the program targets future workforce needs in the state of New York; the program will distribute a total of $12 million to 36 SUNY campuses over the next three years.
"The High Needs Program and others like it are helping fulfill SUNY’s original purpose: to be world class institutions that foster cutting edge innovation and train the next generation of high tech workers," Cuomo said.
The Stony Brook programs that will receive funding are:
- Advanced Manufacturing Design ($118,500)
- Civil Engineering ($309,984)
- Electrical Engineering [along with Binghamton University and University at Buffalo ($615,000]
- Computer Systems ($331,000)
- Clinical Laboratory Science ($555,453)
- Physical Therapy ($168,000)
- Nursing ($255,000)
- Quantitative Biology to meet needs in biomedicine, biotechnology and healthcare ($94,000)
Stony Brook President Dr. Samuel L. Stanley Jr. said the High Needs Program is an "excellent concept."
"This funding will help establish new programs and augment existing programs at Stony Brook University to educate and train students so they are prepared to launch into a viable, prosperous career right here in New York," Stanley said in a statement.
According to the university, state administrators determined the high-need areas by analyzing the number of job openings in specific areas as well as the potential for growth in those areas. Among those areas are renewable energy – including civil engineers, environmental engineers, electrical and electronics engineering technicians, heating, air conditioning, refrigeration mechanics and installers, and mechanical engineers – as well as information technology and skilled biomedical and biological technicians, chemical technicians, and medical and clinical laboratory technicians.
Cuomo also recently announced a proposal to establish tax-free zones on and around SUNY campuses.
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