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Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing

It was one small step for man and one giant leap for mankind when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon on July 20, 1969, and Stony Brook University is playing a big part in the 50th anniversary celebration...

June 17, 2019

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Dietetic Interns for Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University participated in a Food Network style "Chopped" cooking competition in a partnership with University Hospital foodservice staff.

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Dietetic Interns Compete in “Chopped” Inspired Competition

On June 5 Dietetic Interns for Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University competed against one another in a cooking competition as the internship program came to an end. Lorraine Danowski, Associate...

June 14, 2019

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Academics College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Home Page Spotlight STEM Student Spotlight

Biomedical Engineering Major Combines Swimming and Scholarship

Lexie Bakke was a state champion as a high school swimmer in Maine, but swim programs did not factor into her decision for college. “I chose Stony Brook and the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, despite the...

June 13, 2019

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Academics Alumni Spotlight Story Awards and Honors College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Faculty Faculty/Student Spotlights Research Stony Brook Matters

Kedar Kirane Receives US Army Award for Research to Help Protect Soldiers in Combat

Investigating the effectiveness of composite materials in combat situations is the focus of newly funded research by Kedar Kirane, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the College of...

June 13, 2019

2 min read

Academics College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Home Page Spotlight Research Sustainability

New Research Could Boost Efficiency of Solar Cells

Solar energy could be made more efficient in the future, thanks to new findings published by scientists from Stony Brook and the Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL). As described in a paper...

June 12, 2019

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$2.35 Million ARPA-E Award Will Help Develop Safer Nuclear Energy

$2.35 million from the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program has been awarded to the team in the Engineered Microstructures and Radiation Effects Laboratory (EMREL), led...

June 7, 2019

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Doctoral Student Explores History of Lesbian Feminism – and Cats

Despite its eye-catching title, Rachel Corbman’s upcoming exhibit, “The Wide World of Lesbian Cats, 1970-Today” has nothing to do with the sexual preferences of cats. “My project is actually focused on the circulation...

June 7, 2019

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Annual Roth Regatta Makes a Big Splash

May 2019 was another entertaining Stony Brook community experience for students participating in the Dr. Seuss-themed Roth Regatta, now it in its 30th year. Journalism School students covered the event live, testing...

June 6, 2019

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Donovan Finn Receives Early Career Faculty Innovator Award

Donovan Finn, an assistant professor of Environmental Design, Policy and Planning in the Sustainability Studies Program at Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, is one of nine early...

June 5, 2019

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Academics College of Arts & Sciences College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Humanities News Highlights STEM

Digital Intelligence Training Program Melds Science with Humanities

The Digital Intelligence training program, a new Arts and Technology program that combines computer science with a discipline in the arts, humanities or social sciences, will launch in fall 2019 with the introduction of...

June 4, 2019

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Andrew Rimby, a PhD candidate in English, was named the inaugural recipient of the Guiliano Global Fellowship in Fall 2018.

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Six College of Arts and Sciences Students Awarded Fellowships for Research Projects

Two graduate and four undergraduate students have been named recipients of Edward Guiliano ’78 Global Fellowships, a new program that provides merit-based grants to creative and curious undergraduate and graduate...

May 30, 2019

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Stony Brook Commencement Celebrates Largest, Most Diverse Graduating Class

Stony Brook University honored the largest graduating class in its history on May 24, celebrating its 59th Commencement at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium. The Class of 2019 joins the ranks of nearly 200,000 Seawolves...

May 24, 2019

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Stony Brook’s Film Program Moves Up on The Wrap’s Top 50 List

Stony Brook University’s MFA in Film program moved up to number 32 on TheWrap magazine’s ranking of the “Top 50 Film Schools of 2018.” The magazine’s third annual ranking of the top...

May 22, 2019

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Academics Alumni Hottest Stories Arts & Entertainment College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff Stony Brook Matters

Howardena Pindell Makes Art that Matters

It’s been quite a year for Howardena Pindell. Known for making thought-provoking art and building spaces for women of color to express themselves on their own terms, Pindell is celebrating her 40th year as a professor...

May 22, 2019

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SBU Alum Dr. Lauren Maloney Receives Multiple Honors in Emergency Medicine

Dr. Lauren Maloney, a chief resident in the Department of Emergency Medicine (EM), has received two national Emergency Medicine awards at the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Annual Conference held in Las...

May 21, 2019

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Ten Students Receive Fulbright Scholarships, Setting Stony Brook Record

Ten Stony Brook University students have been recognized by the Department of State’s prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program, a highly competitive scholarship opportunity that provides funding for American students...

May 20, 2019

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Academics Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff Research

Lena Burgos-Lafuente Wins Harvard University’s Wilbur Martin Visiting Scholar Fellowship

Professor Lena Burgos-Lafuente has received the highly prestigious Wilbur Martin Visiting Scholar Fellowship of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) at Harvard University for Fall 2019 to...

May 17, 2019

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Academics Alumni Hottest Stories Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Faculty/Staff Faculty/Student Spotlights Research Stony Brook Matters

Eriko Sato Receives American Association of University Women Research Publication Grant

Professor Eriko Sato has been selected to receive an American Association of University Women (AAUW) research publication grant designed to support scholars and independent researchers. She will use this highly...

May 17, 2019

2 min read

Category: Academics

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing

Dietetic Interns Compete in “Chopped” Inspired Competition

Biomedical Engineering Major Combines Swimming and Scholarship

Kedar Kirane Receives US Army Award for Research to Help Protect Soldiers in Combat

New Research Could Boost Efficiency of Solar Cells

$2.35 Million ARPA-E Award Will Help Develop Safer Nuclear Energy

Doctoral Student Explores History of Lesbian Feminism – and Cats

Annual Roth Regatta Makes a Big Splash

Donovan Finn Receives Early Career Faculty Innovator Award

Digital Intelligence Training Program Melds Science with Humanities

Six College of Arts and Sciences Students Awarded Fellowships for Research Projects

Stony Brook’s Film Program Moves Up on The Wrap’s Top 50 List

Howardena Pindell Makes Art that Matters

SBU Alum Dr. Lauren Maloney Receives Multiple Honors in Emergency Medicine

Ten Students Receive Fulbright Scholarships, Setting Stony Brook Record

Lena Burgos-Lafuente Wins Harvard University’s Wilbur Martin Visiting Scholar Fellowship

Eriko Sato Receives American Association of University Women Research Publication Grant

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