All reports are taken directly from the University Police Department and cannot be independently verified by The Statesman. On Thursday, Jan. 25, there was a report of a missing Apple watch in Gershwin Hall. The case was closed by investigation. On Thursday, Jan. 25, a patient struck an employee in Stony Brook University Hospital. The.
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Most classes at Stony Brook University will be held in-person during the Fall 2021 semester.
According to President Maurie McInnis, only about 20% of the classes including those designed to be taught online and those with extremely large class sizes will be taught online. Large scale lectures will not be included partially because of a reduction in space due to the renovations to the Jacob K. Javits Lecture Center, which started earlier this year.
McInnis attributed the ability to return to in-person learning in part to the vaccine distribution by New York state and around the country. The university will still follow state and federal guidelines for their reopening, although they do expect fewer density restrictions in the next few months.