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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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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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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

2 min read

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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

7 min read

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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

2 min read

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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

Godfrey Excellence in Teaching Award Recipients Eva Nagase, Catherine Marrone and Michael Zingale

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College of Arts and Sciences ‘Difference You Make’ Awards

The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) at Stony Brook University recently held its annual Difference You Make Awards and recognition ceremony at the Hilton Garden Inn on campus. Now in its fifth year, this event...

May 14, 2019

2 min read

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Ken A. Dill Wins Raymond and Beverly Sackler International Prize in Biophysics

Distinguished Professor of Chemistry Ken A. Dill, Director of the Laufer Center for Physical and Quantitative Biology at Stony Brook University, has been awarded the 2019 Raymond and Beverly Sackler International Prize...

April 24, 2019

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Linguist and philanthropist Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali

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New Postdoctoral Fellowship Will Support Endangered Iranian Languages

A generous grant of $210,000 from Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute to Stony Brook University has helped establish the Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Postdoctoral Fellowship in Endangered Iranian Languages in the Department...

April 11, 2019

4 min read

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2019 Discovery Prize Finalists Announced

Four young scholars are competing for the 2019 Discovery Prize, a $200,000 award given to a Stony Brook University faculty member in the STEM disciplines whose research project embraces risk and innovation and embodies...

April 2, 2019

4 min read

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Stony Brook’s Student Entrepreneurs are Growing and Glowing

For most students, going to college is a stepping stone to greater things, a means of reaching their professional goals and aspirations. But a growing number of Stony Brook students are getting a head start on...

March 22, 2019

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SBU scores high in US News graduate school rankings

Stony Brook graduate schools and programs have again been rated impressively in the U.S. News and World Report annual graduate school rankings. In the 2020 edition of Best Graduate Schools, Stony Brook University was...

March 13, 2019

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Susan Scheckel Throws a Humanist’s Hat Into the Ring

Susan Scheckel, Professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences, is on a mission. She’s committed to showing that education in the humanities provides invaluable training in the acquisition of real-world skills...

March 12, 2019

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Stony Brook to Welcome Preet Bharara to Campus March 22

Former U.S. Attorney for Southern District of New York to deliver Dr. Krishna Gujavarty Seminar The Dr. Krishna Gujavarty Seminar on Leadership and Values will feature a lawyer lauded as one of the “100 Most Influential...

March 11, 2019

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

Rowan Ricardo Phillips Honored for Best Literary Sports Writing

Rowan Ricardo Phillips, a professor in the English Department of the College of Arts and Sciences, was recently awarded the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing for his book, The Circuit: A Tennis Odyssey. This...

March 5, 2019

3 min read

Academics Alumni Spotlight Story Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Faculty/Staff Faculty/Student Spotlights Social Sciences Stony Brook Matters

Lauren Richmond Named a 2019 Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science

The Association for Psychological Science (APS) has named Dr. Lauren Richmond a 2019 Rising Star, a designation that is presented to outstanding APS members in the earliest stages of their research career post-PhD. Dr...

February 28, 2019

2 min read

Academics College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff Sustainability

Saving the Brown Bears of Italy

We sat down with Roger Thompson, director of the Program in Writing and Rhetoric at Stony Brook University and author of No Word For Wilderness: Italy’s Grizzlies and the Race to Save the Rarest Bears on Earth (Ashland...

February 26, 2019

6 min read

Category: College of Arts & Sciences

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing

Doctoral Student Explores History of Lesbian Feminism – and Cats

Digital Intelligence Training Program Melds Science with Humanities

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

Howardena Pindell Makes Art that Matters

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

Eriko Sato Receives American Association of University Women Research Publication Grant

College of Arts and Sciences ‘Difference You Make’ Awards

Ken A. Dill Wins Raymond and Beverly Sackler International Prize in Biophysics

New Postdoctoral Fellowship Will Support Endangered Iranian Languages

2019 Discovery Prize Finalists Announced

Stony Brook’s Student Entrepreneurs are Growing and Glowing

Susan Scheckel Throws a Humanist’s Hat Into the Ring

Stony Brook to Welcome Preet Bharara to Campus March 22

Rowan Ricardo Phillips Honored for Best Literary Sports Writing

Saving the Brown Bears of Italy

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