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Alda Center Events News Highlights On Campus School of Communication and Journalism University

‘Science on Stage’ Returns to Stony Brook, Oct. 30

“Science on Stage” will return, live and in person, to Stony Brook University this fall. An uncommon application of science communication, the show transforms cutting-edge research into art to bring together...

September 25, 2023

3 min read

Students surrounded by fallen leaves walk across the academic mall on the Stony Brook campus.

Alda Center News Highlights School of Communication and Journalism University

School of Communication and Journalism Welcomes Largest Graduate Class in Its History

Within two years of launching two master’s programs, the School of Communication and Journalism (SoCJ) will welcome an incoming cohort of nearly 20 graduate students in Fall 2023. The new class will join the 9 graduate...

August 9, 2023

3 min read

Alan Alda and Laura Lindenfeld laughing hysterically

Alda Center News Highlights University

Alda’s MAS*H Boots Sell to Benefit Alda Center

The boots and dog tags Alan Alda wore in every episode of the beloved sitcom M*A*S*H recently sold at auction for $125,000. Alda will donate the funds to Stony Brook’s Alda Center for Communicating Science. “The Alda...

July 31, 2023

3 min read

Alda Center Research University

Alda Center Hosts Leading U.S. Department of Defense Researchers at Stony Brook

Nearly 50 researchers from the prestigious Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellows program discussed their work and explored effective science communication strategies.

October 25, 2022

5 min read

Academics Alda Center Arts & Entertainment News Highlights School of Communication and Journalism STEM University

Alan Alda Looks Back on His Career and Current Focus on Communicating Science

Alda spoke with CBS Saturday Morning on September 17 about his career and current advocacy for science communication.

September 21, 2022

2 min read

Academics Alda Center Faculty/Staff News Highlights School of Communication and Journalism SoMAS

SoCJ and SoMAS Faculty Win Federal Grant to Protect Vulnerable Populations from Extreme Weather

The researchers will work with vulnerable populations in New York City to improve outreach to these groups.

September 1, 2022

4 min read

Alda Center Alumni Annual Report Awards and Honors Graduate School Research Stony Brook Matters Student Spotlight

3MT Competition Helps Doctoral Candidates Hone the Art of Communication

Derek Pope took the top honors with a presentation that explored more effective methods of teaching mathematics.

April 18, 2022

6 min read

Alda Center Medicine

Stony Brook Receives Support to Expand Resilience Among Healthcare Providers

Stony Brook University recently received support to expand and evaluate multiple programs to help healthcare providers at Stony Brook Medicine build resilience: One by improving communication skills, and another by...

February 22, 2022

4 min read

Academics Alda Center Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff Stony Brook Matters University

Abhay Deshpande and Alan Alda Are Named 2021 AAAS Fellows

Deshpande, from Physics and Astronomy, and Alda, founder of the Alda Center for Communicating Science, were honored for their distinguished efforts in the advancement of science.

January 27, 2022

4 min read

Alda Center Faculty/Staff

Alda Center’s Holesovsky Joins Board of Science Communication Trainers Network

The Network helps build collaboration across organizations and individuals who help scientists and other researchers communicate more effectively.

January 13, 2022

2 min read

Alda Center

Alda Center Joins ‘Starts With Us’ as Inaugural Science Partner

This civic movement aims to empower U.S. residents to improve how they relate to each other across lines of difference by practicing curiosity, empathy and courage.

December 8, 2021

3 min read

Academics Alda Center College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff Humanities University

Ken Weitzman’s Plays View Current Issues Through a Historic Lens

When COVID hit, theaters around the country scrambled to find a way to continue operating. Like many other industries, some theaters began creating online performances that could be viewed from the safety of the home...

November 18, 2021

5 min read

Alda Center Alda Center (Private)News Highlights Sustainability

Alda Center Launches Climate Conversations Workshop

The three-hour program, Climate Conversations Online, is designed for scientists, researchers and others whose work focuses on climate change and its impact on our world.

September 20, 2021

2 min read

Alda Center Arts & Entertainment Events News Highlights School of Communication and Journalism Stony Brook Matters

Alan Alda Film Festival, May 20-23

Proceeds from the festival will support the Alda Center for Communicating Science, which offers programs for researchers to help them learn to effectively share their work and engage with others.

May 13, 2021

2 min read

Academics Alda Center Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Events Faculty/Staff Research School of Medicine SoMAS STEM Stony Brook Matters University

Eszter Boros wins the $200K Stony Brook Discovery Prize

Eszter Boros, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, was announced as the winner of the 2021 Stony Brook Discovery Prize on April 28. Included with the prestigious award is $200,000 in new funding, meant...

April 28, 2021

8 min read

Alda Center Long Island Research Student Spotlight

SBU Student Science Journal Expands to Engage High School Students

In the next edition of the Stony Brook Young Investigators Review, articles by SBU students will appear alongside winning pieces from a summer writing competition for high school students.

October 30, 2020

4 min read

Academics Alda Center Faculty/Staff News Highlights Research School of Journalism (Private)SoMAS

SBU Receives NSF Grant to Study, Engage Others on Regional Air Pollution

Stony Brook University researchers will lead a team of scientists from around the country to study air pollution and the chemical processes in the atmosphere that create or transform pollutants, such as ozone and...

September 11, 2020

5 min read

Category: Alda Center

‘Science on Stage’ Returns to Stony Brook, Oct. 30

School of Communication and Journalism Welcomes Largest Graduate Class in Its History

Alda’s MAS*H Boots Sell to Benefit Alda Center

Alda Center Hosts Leading U.S. Department of Defense Researchers at Stony Brook

Alan Alda Looks Back on His Career and Current Focus on Communicating Science

SoCJ and SoMAS Faculty Win Federal Grant to Protect Vulnerable Populations from Extreme Weather

3MT Competition Helps Doctoral Candidates Hone the Art of Communication

Stony Brook Receives Support to Expand Resilience Among Healthcare Providers

Abhay Deshpande and Alan Alda Are Named 2021 AAAS Fellows

Alda Center’s Holesovsky Joins Board of Science Communication Trainers Network

Alda Center Joins ‘Starts With Us’ as Inaugural Science Partner

Ken Weitzman’s Plays View Current Issues Through a Historic Lens

Alda Center Launches Climate Conversations Workshop

Alan Alda Film Festival, May 20-23

Eszter Boros wins the $200K Stony Brook Discovery Prize

SBU Student Science Journal Expands to Engage High School Students

SBU Receives NSF Grant to Study, Engage Others on Regional Air Pollution

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