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John Fleagle to Receive Charles Darwin Lifetime Achievement Award

John Fleagle, distinguished professor of anatomical sciences at Stony Brook University’s Renaissance School of Medicine, has won the Charles Darwin Lifetime Achievement Award. Granted by the American Association of...

January 11, 2023

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Alum Kathleen McGarry Named Thomas Muench Endowed Chair of Economics

Renowned economist Kathleen McGarry will be joining the Department of Economics in the College of Arts and Sciences as the Thomas Muench Endowed Chair of Economics beginning this summer. A proud Stony Brook University...

January 11, 2023

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College of Arts & Sciences News Highlights Research Sustainability University

Study Warns Mammalian Evolution in Madagascar Is Under Threat

A new study by a team of international scientists including Liliana M. Dávalos, professor of conservation biology from Stony Brook University’s Department of Ecology and Evolution, reveals that it would take 3 million...

January 11, 2023

4 min read

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

Physics and Astronomy Faculty Earn NSF Early CAREER Awards

Assistant Professors Cyrus Dreyer and Navid Vafaei-Najafabadi Receive More Than $1M in Total Grants Stony Brook University Assistant Professors Cyrus Dreyer and Navid Vafaei-Najafabadi in the College of Arts and...

January 9, 2023

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College of Arts & Sciences Research Student Spotlight University

SBU Undergrad Gains Research Experience in Plant Biotechnology Field

Matthew Venezia ’23 — the URECA Researcher of the Month for January — is a senior majoring in biology with a minor in writing and rhetoric whose deep interest in plant biology and biotechnology was sparked early on as a...

January 3, 2023

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College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff Featured Story Research Sustainability University

Using Biomass Waste to Create Low-Cost, Sustainable Fertilizer

Innovative Research Supported by NSF Could Lead to More Sustainable Agricultural Practices Imagine being able to develop a low-cost and sustainable fertilizer that improves the production of crops and plant growth by...

December 23, 2022

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Academics College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff News Highlights Research STEM University

Cano and Global Team of Physicists Demo Method for Designing Topological Metals

Jennifer Cano, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Physics and Astronomy, was part of a team of U.S. and European physicists that has demonstrated a new method for predicting whether...

December 6, 2022

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Academics College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff Humanities News Highlights University

‘Writing Beyond the Prison’ Amplifies Voice of the Incarcerated and Their Families

When shared with the wider world, writing moves beyond an act of individual consciousness and self-expression to become a communal exchange that creates knowledge, compassion, empathy, recognition of shared conditions...

December 5, 2022

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College of Arts & Sciences Research Student Spotlight University

SBU Senior Participates in Research Throughout Undergrad Education

Nadine Areikat ’23 — the URECA Researcher of the Month for December — is double majoring in biology and psychology and is completing her biology honors thesis on “Characterization of Apoptosis During Murine Fracture...

December 1, 2022

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Academics Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff News Highlights Research STEM University

Alan Alda and Irina Petrushina Honored by New York Academy of Sciences at Annual Gala

Alan Alda and Irina Petrushina were both honored by the New York Academy of Sciences at its 2022 Gala, held November 14 at Cipriani 25 Broadway in New York City. Alda was given the Inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award...

November 30, 2022

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Academics Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences News Highlights University

Barry Barish Awarded Copernicus Prize for Contributions to Science

Barry Barish, a world-renowned experimental physicist and Nobel Laureate who will be joining Stony Brook University as the inaugural President’s Distinguished Endowed Chair in Physics, has been awarded the Copernicus...

November 29, 2022

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College of Arts & Sciences News Highlights On Campus University

‘SB Unique’ Art Tour Features Notable West Campus Installations

The Office of Government and Community Relations hosted 19 photography and painting students and three art teacher chaperones from Hauppauge High School on November 17 for a tour of temporary and permanent art...

November 28, 2022

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Academics College of Arts & Sciences Events Faculty/Staff Sustainability University

Heidi Hutner Feature Documentary ‘Radioactive’ Premiering in NYC on December 4

Heidi Hutner, an associate professor of Ecofeminism and Environmental Justice in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of English, will premiere her feature-length documentary film, RADIOACTIVE: The Women of Three...

November 22, 2022

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Academics College of Arts & Sciences Events On Campus University

SBU Panel Ponders the Future of Indigenous Studies

Stony Brook University recognized Native American Heritage Month and the rich contributions of Native and Indigenous peoples with a November 16 panel discussion, “The Future of Indigenous Studies Across the...

November 22, 2022

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Academics Arts & Entertainment College of Arts & Sciences Events News Highlights On Campus University

Stony Brook Bach Festival Features Internationally Acclaimed Musicians

The Department of Music presents Bach at Stony Brook, a two-day festival featuring internationally renowned musicians on Wednesday, November 30, and Thursday, December 1. All events are free and open to the general...

November 18, 2022

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Academics Advancement College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff News Highlights University

Katrín Sigurdardóttir Named Charles C. Bergman Endowed Visiting Professor in Studio Art

Internationally renowned visual artist Katrín Sigurdardóttir, MFA, has been named the next Charles C. Bergman Endowed Visiting Professorship in Studio Art in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Art. In her...

November 17, 2022

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Academics College of Arts & Sciences COVID-19 Medicine Research School of Medicine University Wellness

Study Shows Pandemic Was Especially Stressful for Pregnant Women

A study that assessed stress, anxiety and depressive symptoms in pregnant women from seven Western countries during the first major wave of the COVID-19 pandemic (April 17 to May 31, 2020) shows that stress from fears...

November 16, 2022

4 min read

Academics College of Arts & Sciences Research University

Geosciences Grad Student Nandita Kumari Contributes Research to NASA Artemis Mission

The Moon’s south polar region is of special interest to scientists because of the occurrence of water ice in the permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) around it. Craters in this region are scientifically important because...

November 10, 2022

6 min read

Category: College of Arts & Sciences

John Fleagle to Receive Charles Darwin Lifetime Achievement Award

Alum Kathleen McGarry Named Thomas Muench Endowed Chair of Economics

Study Warns Mammalian Evolution in Madagascar Is Under Threat

Physics and Astronomy Faculty Earn NSF Early CAREER Awards

SBU Undergrad Gains Research Experience in Plant Biotechnology Field

Using Biomass Waste to Create Low-Cost, Sustainable Fertilizer

Cano and Global Team of Physicists Demo Method for Designing Topological Metals

‘Writing Beyond the Prison’ Amplifies Voice of the Incarcerated and Their Families

SBU Senior Participates in Research Throughout Undergrad Education

Alan Alda and Irina Petrushina Honored by New York Academy of Sciences at Annual Gala

Barry Barish Awarded Copernicus Prize for Contributions to Science

‘SB Unique’ Art Tour Features Notable West Campus Installations

Heidi Hutner Feature Documentary ‘Radioactive’ Premiering in NYC on December 4

SBU Panel Ponders the Future of Indigenous Studies

Stony Brook Bach Festival Features Internationally Acclaimed Musicians

Katrín Sigurdardóttir Named Charles C. Bergman Endowed Visiting Professor in Studio Art

Study Shows Pandemic Was Especially Stressful for Pregnant Women

Geosciences Grad Student Nandita Kumari Contributes Research to NASA Artemis Mission

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