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Biomedical Engineering Professor Danny Bluestein Honored By ASME

Danny Bluestein, professor of biomedical engineering at Stony Brook University, has been named the 2021 recipient of the Savio L-Y. Woo Translational Biomechanics Medal from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers...

May 20, 2021

2 min read

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Discovery May Prevent Dangerous Side Effect of Certain Medicines

A national team of researchers including Ira S. Cohen, MD, PhD, from the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, has identified a compound that prevents the lengthening of the heart’s electrical event...

May 18, 2021

5 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Faculty/Student Spotlights News Highlights Recent Grads School of Journalism Stony Brook Matters Student

Fifteen Journalism Students Win Awards for Excellent Reporting

Honors came from the Long Island Fair Media Council, the New York Press Association, and the Hearst Journalism Award Program.

May 17, 2021

3 min read

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Taking Stock of How Weather Affects Investing

Weather is said to affect our demeanor, influencing our ability to focus, remember and even think critically. According to a recent research paper by Danling Jiang, professor of finance and associate dean of research...

May 14, 2021

4 min read

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Always Striving to Find the Perfect Fit

Being the proverbial square peg in the round hole is nothing new to Pavithra Venkataraman ’22. In fact, that is how she has felt both in her hometown of Columbus, Indiana, and in Chennai, India, where she lived from...

May 14, 2021

5 min read

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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

Awards and Honors School of Journalism Student Spotlight

Journalism Student Receives Stony Brook Provost’s Award for Academic Excellence

Brianne Ledda Brianne Ledda, a senior journalism major from Miller Place, NY, has received the Stony Brook Provost’s Award for Academic Excellence. The award was given to 14 graduating seniors across academic programs...

May 13, 2021

3 min read

Academics Alumni Spotlight Story Medicine and Research News Highlights Research SoMAS STEM Stony Brook Matters University

SBU Researchers Studying Mercury Levels Under Ice

Scientists at Stony Brook University, the University of Vermont and Dartmouth College have been studying mercury uptake into the food chain during the winter, and how mercury uptake may change in the future, as climate...

May 12, 2021

3 min read

College of Arts & Sciences Events

‘Truth, Science and Free Speech’ Town Hall, May 17

Keynote speaker Ali Velshi from MSNBC and other panelists will bring their unique perspectives and engage in a conversation about these critical issues.

May 12, 2021

2 min read

Alumni Hottest Stories Faculty/Student Spotlights School of Journalism Stony Brook Matters Student

School of Communication and Journalism Awards Record Number of Scholarships

A record-setting 15 students this spring received scholarships from Stony Brook’s School of Communication and Journalism (SoCJ). The scholarships, all funded by private support, recognize students for their academic and...

May 12, 2021

4 min read

Academics Research School of Journalism SoMAS Student Spotlight University

Students Ask: What’s Your Opinion of the Hudson?

Three Stony Brook University students are conducting a survey to determine the public’s perception of the Hudson River under the mentorship of David Taylor, an assistant professor in the sustainability studies...

May 11, 2021

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Doodling Leads to Fellowship for English Doctoral Candidate

Doodling during class is something virtually every college student has done. For the vast majority, it’s a mindless activity to pass a few pre-occupied moments. For PhD candidate Kay Sohini Kumar, it opened a door that...

May 11, 2021

7 min read

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Cernadas-Martín Is a Champion for Marine and Human Diversity

Sara Cernadas-Martín is a self-described interdisciplinary scientist with knowledge spanning the fields of marine biology, molecular genetics, and conservation ecology, with an MS and a PhD from Stony Brook University...

May 7, 2021

5 min read

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Semester by the Sea Students Clean Up Warner Island Beach

On the last weekend in April, Stony Brook University students took part in the Southhampton Warner Island Cleanup. Students from the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) boarded the RV Peconic, traveled...

May 6, 2021

2 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Awards and Honors Faculty/Student Spotlights Graduate School News Highlights Research Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight

Grad Students Present Research at Annual 3MT Competition

Held annually since 2017, 3MT is an opportunity for graduate students to present their dissertation research findings to a general audience in three minutes with only one PowerPoint slide.

May 4, 2021

3 min read

Academics College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff Research University

For the Love of Chemistry

Professor Inspires Lab Team by Tapping Into His Past By Liza N. Burby | Photography by John Griffin Carlos Simmerling, PhD, was one of those kids with a chemistry kit in his basement and tolerant parents who didn’t mind...

May 3, 2021

7 min read

Academics Alumni Spotlight Story Faculty Faculty/Staff Faculty/Student Spotlights Giving Back Research SB Southampton SoMAS Stony Brook Matters University

SBU Scientists Take a Multi-Faceted Approach to Restoring Shinnecock Bay

Shinnecock Bay bears the name of an indigenous people, but due to human activity it bears little resemblance to what it once was when it sustained Native American populations. In recent decades, poor water quality...

May 3, 2021

7 min read

Alumni Hottest Stories College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Faculty/Student Spotlights Medicine and Research News Highlights Research Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight Sustainability

PhD Candidate Wins National Graduate Student Award in Environmental Chemistry

Shrish Patel was honored for his research that utilizes concrete waste for the removal of nitrogen dioxide, one of the most dangerous and prevalent air pollutants in the country.

April 30, 2021

2 min read

Category: Academics

Biomedical Engineering Professor Danny Bluestein Honored By ASME

Discovery May Prevent Dangerous Side Effect of Certain Medicines

Fifteen Journalism Students Win Awards for Excellent Reporting

Taking Stock of How Weather Affects Investing

Always Striving to Find the Perfect Fit

Alan Alda Film Festival, May 20-23

Journalism Student Receives Stony Brook Provost’s Award for Academic Excellence

SBU Researchers Studying Mercury Levels Under Ice

‘Truth, Science and Free Speech’ Town Hall, May 17

School of Communication and Journalism Awards Record Number of Scholarships

Students Ask: What’s Your Opinion of the Hudson?

Doodling Leads to Fellowship for English Doctoral Candidate

Cernadas-Martín Is a Champion for Marine and Human Diversity

Semester by the Sea Students Clean Up Warner Island Beach

Grad Students Present Research at Annual 3MT Competition

For the Love of Chemistry

SBU Scientists Take a Multi-Faceted Approach to Restoring Shinnecock Bay

PhD Candidate Wins National Graduate Student Award in Environmental Chemistry

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