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Brianna Gonzalez smiles in front of a huge termite mound in Ghana

College of Arts & Sciences Global School of Communication and Journalism Student Spotlight University

Neuroscience, Science Communication Graduate Student Demystifies the Brain in Ghana

Integrative neuroscience PhD candidate Brianna Gonzalez spent three weeks in Ghana demystifying the brain for school children and members of the public, and bringing together scientists and traditional healers...

May 25, 2023

4 min read

School of Communication and Journalism Student Spotlight University

SOCJ Students Report on NASA Research

In a continuing effort to advance science communication and science journalism, 16 students in the Stony Brook School of Communication and Journalism (SoCJ) joined forces with NASA researchers this spring in the...

May 16, 2023

3 min read

Awards and Honors Faculty/Staff Long Island School of Communication and Journalism University

Irene Virag Inducted to Long Island Journalism Hall of Fame

Irene Virag, associate dean of the School of Communication and Journalism (SoCJ) and undergraduate program director, will be inducted into the Long Island Journalism Hall of Fame this summer. Virag won a Pulitzer Prize...

May 3, 2023

3 min read

School of Communication and Journalism Student Spotlight University

Undergrad Melanie Formosa Wins International Journalism Fellowship

In her four years at Stony Brook’s School of Communication and Journalism (SoCJ), Melanie Formosa has done just about everything. She hosted a podcast about the return to campus after the worst of the pandemic. She...

April 24, 2023

3 min read

Academics School of Communication and Journalism Student Spotlight University

Radio Scholar Award Foretells Next Step for Journalism Major

Stony Brook University senior journalism major Melanie Formosa was named one of five inaugural Next Step Radio Scholars by the College Radio Society

March 31, 2023

5 min read

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Annual Colvin Distinguished Lecture Fosters Conversation About Mental Health, April 20

When tragedies strike, wars break out or conflicts erupt, reporters are often among the first to arrive at the scene. They tell stories about immense suffering and pain, and are often reluctant to acknowledge their own...

March 14, 2023

4 min read

Academics Awards and Honors News Highlights School of Communication and Journalism Student Spotlight University

First SoCJ Student Wins Overseas Press Club Scholarship

In a milestone for the School of Communication and Journalism (SoCJ), student Viola Flowers won a 2023 Scholar Award by the Overseas Press Club Foundation. Flowers is the first SoCJ student to win the award, which...

February 13, 2023

3 min read

Alda Center (Private)Faculty/Staff School of Communication and Journalism University

Al-Gharbi to Join SoCJ as Assistant Professor of Communication and Journalism

In Fall 2023, Musa al-Gharbi, a distinguished scholar of sociology, communication and political science, will join the School of Communication and Journalism (SoCJ) and the Alda Center for Communicating Science as an...

January 12, 2023

1 min read

COVID-19 Faculty/Staff News Highlights Research School of Communication and Journalism University

Ruobing Li Receives Pfizer Grant for COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Research

SoCJ Assistant Professor Ruobing Li Ruobing Li, an assistant professor of mass communication at the School of Communication and Journalism (SoCJ), recently received a $100,000 grant from Pfizer to research COVID-19...

January 11, 2023

3 min read

Long Island News Highlights School of Communication and Journalism Student Spotlight University

SoCJ Students Take In-depth Look at Long Island’s Great South Bay

This fall, a team of Stony Brook journalism students came together to tell the story of the Great South Bay, a 45-mile stretch of water between Long Island and Fire Island, an Atlantic barrier island. The story, “Can...

December 19, 2022

2 min read

Awards and Honors School of Communication and Journalism Student Spotlight University

Journalism Major Wins SoCJ’s First Hearst Award of the Year

Keating Zelenke, a fourth-year journalism major, placed among the top 20 students in the country in the Hearst Journalism Awards’ feature writing competition. Zelenke’s piece, “The Romance of Wooden Boats,” tied for...

December 16, 2022

2 min read

Global On Campus School of Communication and Journalism University

Colvin Center Hosts Moldovan Communicator to Study Russian Propaganda

The war in Ukraine is being fought on two fronts: the battlefield, where Ukrainian soldiers have been holding their own for nearly a year, and the media, where the Russian government has a distinct advantage. This fall...

December 7, 2022

3 min read

Academics Events Featured Story Global School of Communication and Journalism University

Marie Colvin Center Panel Explores Women’s Uprising in Iran

On September 16, 2022, a 22-year-old woman named Mahsa Amini died in Tehran in the custody of Iran’s morality police. Her death fueled immediate unrest that was at first focused on the state-mandated hijab for...

December 1, 2022

5 min read

Events News Highlights On Campus School of Communication and Journalism

Colvin Center to Host Panel on Women’s Uprising in Iran, Nov. 16

Women. Life. Freedom. Those three words and the fires women are using to burn their hijab have ignited a protest across Iran, challenging the Islamic republic and the face of a nation. The Marie Colvin Center for...

October 26, 2022

2 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

3 min read

Alda Center (Pending)Alda Center (Private)Awards and Honors Faculty/Staff School of Communication and Journalism

SOCJ’s Allen Wins National Academies Award for Climate Change Podcast

J.D. Allen Was Awarded for His Climate Change Podcast Higher Ground Stony Brook University School of Communication and Journalism (SoCJ) lecturer and WSHU managing editor J.D. Allen received an Eric and Wendy Schmidt...

October 18, 2022

5 min read

Awards and Honors Faculty/Staff Global News Highlights School of Communication and Journalism

SoCJ’s Baxter Recognized by Greek Government for Supporting Democracy, Freedom

She received the award for her support of the Greek government's efforts to have the Parthenon sculptures returned to Greece.

October 7, 2022

3 min read

Academics School of Communication and Journalism University

Marie Colvin Center Hosts Conversation About Putin’s Endgame in Ukraine

The Marie Colvin Center in the School of Communication and Journalism recently hosted a virtual conversation on “Putin’s Endgame in Ukraine.” The discussion was hosted by Sarah Baxter, director of the...

September 26, 2022

1 min read

Category: School of Communication and Journalism

Neuroscience, Science Communication Graduate Student Demystifies the Brain in Ghana

SOCJ Students Report on NASA Research

Irene Virag Inducted to Long Island Journalism Hall of Fame

Undergrad Melanie Formosa Wins International Journalism Fellowship

Radio Scholar Award Foretells Next Step for Journalism Major

Annual Colvin Distinguished Lecture Fosters Conversation About Mental Health, April 20

First SoCJ Student Wins Overseas Press Club Scholarship

Al-Gharbi to Join SoCJ as Assistant Professor of Communication and Journalism

Ruobing Li Receives Pfizer Grant for COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Research

SoCJ Students Take In-depth Look at Long Island’s Great South Bay

Journalism Major Wins SoCJ’s First Hearst Award of the Year

Colvin Center Hosts Moldovan Communicator to Study Russian Propaganda

Marie Colvin Center Panel Explores Women’s Uprising in Iran

Colvin Center to Host Panel on Women’s Uprising in Iran, Nov. 16

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

SOCJ’s Allen Wins National Academies Award for Climate Change Podcast

SoCJ’s Baxter Recognized by Greek Government for Supporting Democracy, Freedom

Marie Colvin Center Hosts Conversation About Putin’s Endgame in Ukraine

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