Category: Graduate School

Stony Brook’s 2026 3MT Winner Esther Opoola Advances to NAGS Regionals

Esther Opoola, winner of Stony Brook's 2026 Three Minute Thesis competition, has advanced to the second round of the NAGS regional 3MT competition.

April 17, 2026

2 min read

Exploring the Role of Mentorship in Graduate Education

What does effective mentorship look like in graduate education today? As part of the “Conversations in Graduate Education” series, The Graduate School hosted a virtual discussion on March 2 featuring Angela Byars...

April 8, 2026

3 min read

From Atoms to Impact: Shuting Xiang’s Research Earns SUNY Dissertation Award Recognition

Recent Materials Science and Chemical Engineering PhD graduate Shuting Xiang earned Honorable Mention for the SUNY Distinguished PhD Dissertation Award.

April 7, 2026

4 min read

Exploring the Globe Through Fulbright and Boren: How Two Seawolves Are Shaping the World

Recently, the Graduate School connected with two Seawolves and past recipients of prestigious global fellowships: Michael Dilluvio and Kiara Kolaczyk. The two first crossed paths as undergraduates in the same chemistry...

April 3, 2026

8 min read

Engineering Excellence: Alumnus Wong Joins National Academy of Engineering

H.S. Philip Wong, MS ’83, one of the world’s leading innovators in nanoscale semiconductor technology, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering.

March 25, 2026

2 min read

Purely Cosmetic: Aisha Dar Shines in 79th Cosmetic Chemist Showcase

Aisha Dar, a PhD candidate in Stony Brook’s Department of Chemistry, was awarded first place at the Society of Cosmetic Chemists Scientific Meeting and Showcase

March 24, 2026

4 min read

Grad Students and Postdocs Explain Their Research — Quickly — in the Three Minute Thesis Competition

Stony Brook University graduate students and postdoctoral scholars had just three minutes to explain their research in the Three Minute Thesis competition.

March 19, 2026

7 min read

PhD Student Florence Aghomo Honored by the Explorers Club as a Top 50 Star

Stony Brook PhD student and primatologist Florence Aghomo was named an Explorers Club 50 star for work as coordinator with the Red Colobus Conservation Network

March 17, 2026

2 min read

Short Time, Lasting Impact: 3MT, Postdoc Spotlight Winners Share Their Stories

The Three Minute Thesis and Postdoc Spotlight competitions ask grad students and postdoctoral researchers to explain their research clearly in a few minutes.

March 12, 2026

3 min read

MFA Student Madeline Yacovone Takes on Adam and Eve, Gender Dynamics in First Solo Show

“Take, eat.” — Madeline Yacovone’s solo art exhibition at the Lawrence Alloway Memorial Gallery — explores the boundaries of gender and religion.

March 6, 2026

4 min read

Doctoral Candidate Behrgen Smith Named Finalist for Hertz Foundation Fellowship

Behrgen Smith, doctoral candidate in SBU’s Biochemistry and Structural Biology graduate program, is a finalist for the prestigious Hertz Foundation Fellowship.

February 26, 2026

6 min read

BRIDGES 2026 Highlights Graduate Scholarship, Creativity and Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration

The second annual BRIDGES Cross-Departmental Graduate Student Conference provided a full day of research, creative work and professional development programming

February 24, 2026

5 min read

Three Stony Brook Scholars Honored with Zonta Women in STEM Awards

Three Stony Brook University students have been honored by the Zonta Club of Suffolk County for achievements in science, technology, engineering and mathematics

February 18, 2026

3 min read

SBU Graduate Student Receives Silver Award from Materials Research Society

David Arnot, a Stony Brook graduate student in Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, received the silver award from the Materials Research Society.

February 3, 2026

2 min read

SBU Film Student Earns National Recognition for Short Film ‘Baby Fat’

MFA film student Margarita Mina won a National Board of Review Student Grant and her short film Baby Fat was one of Rolling Stone's best Filipino Films of 2025.

January 16, 2026

5 min read

I Hit Submit! Stony Brook Celebrates Fellowship Applicants

Stony Brook's third I Hit Submit! celebration focused on something that often goes unrecognized in the race for national fellowships: the act of applying.

December 5, 2025

5 min read

From Southampton to Manhattan: Ankita Nagpal Finds Her Voice in Stony Brook MFA Program

When Ankita Nagpal boarded a flight from India to the United States, she brought a passion for writing and a sense that she needed time to grow as a writer.

December 3, 2025

7 min read

Social Justice Summer Grants Roundtable Highlights Impact of Student Research

The Center for Changing Systems of Power presented a roundtable featuring four summer grantees who each had an opportunity to share their work and its impact.

November 25, 2025

7 min read

Category: Graduate School

Stony Brook’s 2026 3MT Winner Esther Opoola Advances to NAGS Regionals

Exploring the Role of Mentorship in Graduate Education

From Atoms to Impact: Shuting Xiang’s Research Earns SUNY Dissertation Award Recognition

Exploring the Globe Through Fulbright and Boren: How Two Seawolves Are Shaping the World

Engineering Excellence: Alumnus Wong Joins National Academy of Engineering

Purely Cosmetic: Aisha Dar Shines in 79th Cosmetic Chemist Showcase

Grad Students and Postdocs Explain Their Research — Quickly — in the Three Minute Thesis Competition

PhD Student Florence Aghomo Honored by the Explorers Club as a Top 50 Star

Short Time, Lasting Impact: 3MT, Postdoc Spotlight Winners Share Their Stories

MFA Student Madeline Yacovone Takes on Adam and Eve, Gender Dynamics in First Solo Show

Doctoral Candidate Behrgen Smith Named Finalist for Hertz Foundation Fellowship

BRIDGES 2026 Highlights Graduate Scholarship, Creativity and Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration

Three Stony Brook Scholars Honored with Zonta Women in STEM Awards

SBU Graduate Student Receives Silver Award from Materials Research Society

SBU Film Student Earns National Recognition for Short Film ‘Baby Fat’

I Hit Submit! Stony Brook Celebrates Fellowship Applicants

From Southampton to Manhattan: Ankita Nagpal Finds Her Voice in Stony Brook MFA Program

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