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SBU Receives Insight Into Academia 2026 Higher Education Excellence and Distinction (HEED) Award

Stony Brook University received the 2026 Higher Education Excellence and Distinction (HEED) Award from Insight Into Academia magazine.

September 11, 2026

2 min read

Stony Brook University Professors Awarded More Than $270K by New York State DEC

Stony Brook University Professors Robert Thacker and Elizabeth Watson have received awards from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

September 8, 2026

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Stony Brook’s Eta Theta Wins Fourth Straight Pi Sigma Alpha Best Chapter Award

Stony Brook University’s Eta Theta chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha has been recognized with a Best Chapter Award for the fourth consecutive year.

September 8, 2026

3 min read

Kristen Brock-Petroshius Receives Russell Sage Grant

Kristen Brock-Petroshius, assistant professor in the SBU School of Social Welfare, has received one of 29 research grants given by the Russell Sage Foundation.

September 4, 2026

1 min read

Four Win 2026 Excellence in Educational Effectiveness Award

Four faculty and staff across Stony Brook University this spring received the Excellence in Educational Effectiveness Award.

September 4, 2026

4 min read

Stony Brook University entrance sign surrounded by colorful landscaping, with campus buildings in the background.

Five Faculty Win Stony Brook University Trustees Faculty Awards

Five faculty members will receive the Stony Brook University Trustees Faculty Awards this year to support their research.

September 3, 2026

4 min read

Three Stony Brook Faculty Are Honored as Outstanding Mentors

Three SBU faculty members were recognized for their commitment to supporting and mentoring their faculty colleagues during the 2025-2026 academic year.

September 1, 2026

5 min read

Howard Gunston Wins Stony Brook University Outstanding Lecturer Award

Howard Gunston, known for his energy and commitment to students, is this year’s winner of the Stony Brook University’s Outstanding Lecturer Award.

August 31, 2026

3 min read

Stony Brook Medicine Nationally Recognized for Dedication to High-Quality Stroke and Cardiac Care

Stony Brook Medicine (SBM) has once again been recognized by the American Heart Association for its commitment to delivering high-quality patient care across cardiovascular and stroke focus areas. This year marks the...

August 25, 2026

6 min read

Inaugural Class of Simons Empire Faculty Fellows Includes Four from Stony Brook University

Four Stony Brook faculty have been selected to the inaugural class of Simons Empire Faculty Fellows, which supports tenure-track faculty positions across SUNY.

August 18, 2026

3 min read

Frouin Earns NSF Early CAREER Award for Research in the Turkana Basin

Stony Brook University Assistant Professor Marine Frouin recently received an NSF Early CAREER Award from for her research in the Turkana Basin in Africa.

August 17, 2026

5 min read

Stony Brook Surges into Top 200 in 2026 Global University Ranking

Stony Brook University has returned to the top 200 universities worldwide in the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), reaching the milestone for the first time since 2014. The University ranks No. 188...

August 15, 2026

3 min read

President Goldsmith Honored with IEEE Information Theory Society 2027 Claude E. Shannon Award

SBU President Andrea Goldsmith has earned the IEEE Information Theory Society's Shannon Award for profound contributions to the field of information theory.

August 6, 2026

3 min read

URECA Researcher of the Month Charlotte Cain Explores AI and Education

Charlotte Cain ’27 — the URECA researcher of the month for August — is an honors computer science and applied mathematics and statistics double major specializing in data science and artificial intelligence, who plans...

August 4, 2026

2 min read

Susannah Glickman Awarded Fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study

Stony Brook University Assistant Professor of History Susannah Glickman has been awarded a fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study.

July 30, 2026

2 min read

Stony Brook Film Festival Unveils Winners of the 31st Annual Festival Awards

The 31st Annual Stony Brook Film Festival, presented by Stony Brook Medicine, wrapped up on July 25 with its closing night ceremony, honoring the recipients of the 2026 Festival Awards. This year’s festival...

July 27, 2026

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Man in a brown polo stands at a chalkboard with handwritten equations in a classroom setting.

John Pardon Wins 2026 Fields Medal for Outstanding Mathematical Achievement

Stony Brook University Professor John Pardon has been named one of four recipients of the 2026 Fields Medal by the International Mathematical Union.

July 23, 2026

5 min read

Stony Brook University Hospital Achieves Elite ANCC Magnet® Designation for Nursing Excellence

Stony Brook University Hospital has achieved Magnet Recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the gold standard for nursing excellence.

July 23, 2026

3 min read

Category: Awards and Honors

SBU Receives Insight Into Academia 2026 Higher Education Excellence and Distinction (HEED) Award

Stony Brook University Professors Awarded More Than $270K by New York State DEC

Stony Brook’s Eta Theta Wins Fourth Straight Pi Sigma Alpha Best Chapter Award

Four Win 2026 Excellence in Educational Effectiveness Award

Five Faculty Win Stony Brook University Trustees Faculty Awards

Three Stony Brook Faculty Are Honored as Outstanding Mentors

Howard Gunston Wins Stony Brook University Outstanding Lecturer Award

Stony Brook Medicine Nationally Recognized for Dedication to High-Quality Stroke and Cardiac Care

Inaugural Class of Simons Empire Faculty Fellows Includes Four from Stony Brook University

Frouin Earns NSF Early CAREER Award for Research in the Turkana Basin

Stony Brook Surges into Top 200 in 2026 Global University Ranking

President Goldsmith Honored with IEEE Information Theory Society 2027 Claude E. Shannon Award

URECA Researcher of the Month Charlotte Cain Explores AI and Education

Susannah Glickman Awarded Fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study

Stony Brook Film Festival Unveils Winners of the 31st Annual Festival Awards

John Pardon Wins 2026 Fields Medal for Outstanding Mathematical Achievement

Stony Brook University Hospital Achieves Elite ANCC Magnet® Designation for Nursing Excellence

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