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Melanie Formosa taking a photo with her english class in Madagascar. While she was on her trip, Formosa volunteered to teach english. PHOTO COURTESY OF MELANIE FORMOSA

SBU graduate Melanie Formosa named communications officer of Madagascar research institute

Teagan O'Connell • October 2, 2024

  On Monday, Sept. 16, Melanie Formosa, valedictorian of Stony Brook University's undergraduate class of 2023, embarked on an incredible journey to Madagascar to work as a communications officer...

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Stony Brook University's Research Centre ValBio in Madagascar was hit by a cyclone. TEE LA ROSA/FLICKR VIA CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Stony Brook’s Madagascar research center hit by cyclone

Scott Terwilliger • January 28, 2018
Centre ValBio — Stony Brook University’s research facility in Madagascar — is raising money to help the surrounding community, which was devastated by Cyclone Ava earlier this month.
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A scan of yersinia pestis, the cause of bubonic plague. NIAID/FLICKR VIA CC BY 2.0

Stony Brook students in Madagascar faced with modern day plague

Ian Passe • November 12, 2017
There are currently 17 SBU students studying abroad at Centre ValBio in Ranomafana, Madagascar.
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SBU Global Health Institute names director, sets sights on Madagascar

SBU Global Health Institute names director, sets sights on Madagascar

Nujbat Meraji • August 22, 2015
The Stony Brook University Global Health Institute has appointed Dr. Peter M. Small as its founding director, beginning this month.
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