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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

5 min read

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

2 min read

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

3 min read

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

4 min read

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

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

Nikita Nekrasov Awarded 2023 Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics

Nikita Nekrasov, a professor at Stony Brook University’s Simons Center for Geometry and Physics and the C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics, has been awarded the 2023 Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical...

November 10, 2022

4 min read

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

How to Have Difficult Conversations at Election Time

College of Arts and Sciences Profs Share Their Expertise With the midterm elections upon us, several faculty members from Stony Brook University’s College of Arts and Sciences share their thoughts on how to best...

November 7, 2022

5 min read

Academics College of Arts & Sciences College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Research STEM University

$13.6M DOE Grant Renewal Enables Researchers to Focus on Energy Storage

The Center for Mesoscale Transport Properties (m2M#S) was awarded renewed funding for research focused on electrochemical energy storage.

October 29, 2022

3 min read

In February Stony Brook University and Brookhaven National Laboratory hosted a Quantum Information Science Workshop that brought together more than 200 attendees interested in QIST research.

Academics College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff STEM University

QuEST Project Increases Pre-College Exposure to Quantum Information Science

With $1.5 million in funding from the NSF, three SBU faculty are spearheading this effort with the potential of directly impacting 800 students and 160 teachers in New York City and Long Island.

October 25, 2022

3 min read

Academics College of Arts & Sciences School of Communication and Journalism SoMAS University

New Course on Energy, Climate and Society Is a Cross-College Collaboration

The energy consumption of 21st century societies is causing the Earth’s climate to warm at an alarming rate, but our way of life is heavily reliant on fossil fuels. Knowing how we came to this moment in time...

October 24, 2022

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Category: College of Arts & Sciences

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

Nikita Nekrasov Awarded 2023 Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics

How to Have Difficult Conversations at Election Time

$13.6M DOE Grant Renewal Enables Researchers to Focus on Energy Storage

QuEST Project Increases Pre-College Exposure to Quantum Information Science

New Course on Energy, Climate and Society Is a Cross-College Collaboration

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