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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

Campus Dietitian Laura Martorano helps students combat stress during finals week.

Community Faculty/Staff On Campus Wellness

Brain Boxes Help Reduce Stress During Finals Week

The Brain Box is a wellness initiative that Campus Dietitian Laura Martorano developed for finals week to combat the damage that stress can cause to our bodies. She used the new trend of themed box kits to incorporate...

May 11, 2021

3 min read

COVID-19 Faculty/Staff News Highlights Research STEM University

COVID-19 Research Workshop Series Brings Researchers Together

Last Fall, the Office of the Vice President for Research, (OVPR) in partnership with the Institute for Engineering-Driven Medicine (IEDM) and the Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC) at Stony Brook...

May 7, 2021

5 min read

Events Faculty/Staff News Highlights University

CELT Presents the 2021 Celebration of Teaching Awards

The Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) honored Stony Brook University educators with the 2021 CELT Celebration of Teaching Awards on May 6.

May 4, 2021

7 min read

Chaplain Nadim provided training and cooked meals along with East Side Executive Chef Jerry Suppa and the Halal NY staff in preparation for Ramadan.

Community Diversity Faculty/Staff News Highlights

Celebrating Cultural Diversity and Supporting Students During Ramadan

Through a collaboration with the Islamic Society of Stony Brook University and Chaplain Sanaa Nadim, the Faculty Student Association (FSA) and CulinArt have been working to ensure that Muslim students have access to the...

May 4, 2021

6 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

Chef Yung Dae Kim and Carlos Lopez, Resident Assistant receive their awards after the competition.

Community Faculty/Staff News Highlights Student Spotlight

USG Turns Up the Heat Hosting “Kookoff with Mr. Kim” Culinary Competition

On April 26, the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) collaborated with the Faculty Student Association (FSA) and CulinArt to host a live cooking competition on Staller Steps. Resident Assistant Carlos Lopez competed...

May 3, 2021

2 min read

Academics Faculty/Staff Research SB Southampton SoMAS 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

Faculty/Staff Leadership University

Provost Issues Message on Support During Final Exam Period

Provost and Executive Vice President Paul Goldbart issued a message to faculty on April 29 on supporting each other and students during the final examination period. The message reads as follows: Dear Colleagues, Final...

April 29, 2021

3 min read

Academics Alda Center Alumni Spotlight Story Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Events Faculty Faculty/Staff Faculty/Student Spotlights Research School of Medicine SoMAS STEM Stony Brook Matters University

Eszter Boros wins the $200K Stony Brook Discovery Prize

Eszter Boros, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, was announced as the winner of the 2021 Stony Brook Discovery Prize on April 28. Included with the prestigious award is $200,000 in new funding, meant...

April 28, 2021

8 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Faculty Faculty/Staff Faculty/Student Spotlights Medicine and Research Stony Brook Matters

Esther S. Takeuchi Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

An expert in battery research, her innovative work inventing lithium/silver vanadium oxide (Li/SVO) has been instrumental in saving innumerable lives.

April 26, 2021

3 min read

Academics Alumni Spotlight Story Faculty Faculty/Staff Faculty/Student Spotlights Medicine and Research Research SoMAS STEM Stony Brook Matters University

Gobler Lab Joins the Battle Against Algal Blooms

Lake Agawam in Southampton Village has recently looked more like pea soup than the pristine body of water that it has been for so many years. Dense algal blooms have affected the lake since 2003, according to the 2017...

April 26, 2021

4 min read

Academics College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff Sustainability University

Saving the Oceans, One Tennis Ball at a Time

Stony Brook University writing and rhetoric lecturer Joseph Labriola is penning a new chapter in his academic career — that of a beach beautifier and ocean savior. And we’re not talking a lonely figure combing the...

April 22, 2021

3 min read

Community Faculty/Staff On Campus Student Spotlight Sustainability

ASBO Collaborates with FSA to Revive the Permaculture Gardens

This spring, the Faculty Student Association (FSA) and Alternative Spring Break Outreach (ASBO) offered a unique and memorable experience to student volunteers in lieu of their annual week-long service trip to another...

April 22, 2021

5 min read

Awards and Honors College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Faculty Faculty/Staff Faculty/Student Spotlights Main University School of Medicine SoMAS Stony Brook Matters University

Five SBU Faculty Rise to the Rank of SUNY Distinguished Professor

Anissa Abi-Dargham, J. Kirk Cochran, Maurizio Del Poeta, Yi-Xian Qin and Paul Shepson have received the prestigious honor bestowed by SUNY upon professionals of the highest caliber.

April 20, 2021

5 min read

Alumni Hottest Stories Awards and Honors College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Faculty/Staff Medicine and Research News Highlights Newsletter-Spotlight Research Stony Brook Matters

Developing the Next Generation of Safe, Cost-Effective Nuclear Energy

The SBU team's award is part of a grant program focused on the development of fusion energy science and technologies that would lead to a safe, carbon-free, and abundant energy source.

April 19, 2021

4 min read

Professor Peter Khalifah (middle) with graduate students Zhuo Li (left) and Gerard Mattei (right) holding a "pouch cell" battery attached to a frame used for synchrotron x-ray studies (Note: This photo was taken prior to current COVID-19 social distancing guidelines). Courtesy of Brookhaven Laboratory

Alumni Spotlight Story College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff Medicine and Research Research Stony Brook Matters

Chemistry Professor Peter Khalifah and Grad Students Test Lithium-Metal Batteries

Peter Khalifah, a professor in the Department of Chemistry at Stony Brook University, and graduate students Zhuo and Gerard Mattei are among a group of scientists that has identified the primary cause of failure in a...

April 19, 2021

3 min read

F. William Studier in 2004; in the 1980s, Studier and a team of collaborators deciphered key details of the T7 bacteriophage and turned what they learned into a system to produce copious amounts of desired proteins. The production of today's mRNA COVID-19 vaccines relies on these foundational discoveries. Photo courtesy of Brookhaven Lab

College of Arts & Sciences COVID-19 Faculty/Staff Research

Former SBU Professor Collaborated on Biotech Tools Used to Produce COVID Vaccines

The first two vaccines approved for battling COVID-19 in the United States use a relatively new approach — injections of simple packets containing mRNA, a genetic material that instructs our cells to make coronavirus...

April 15, 2021

4 min read

Category: Faculty/Staff

Taking Stock of How Weather Affects Investing

Brain Boxes Help Reduce Stress During Finals Week

COVID-19 Research Workshop Series Brings Researchers Together

CELT Presents the 2021 Celebration of Teaching Awards

Celebrating Cultural Diversity and Supporting Students During Ramadan

For the Love of Chemistry

USG Turns Up the Heat Hosting “Kookoff with Mr. Kim” Culinary Competition

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

Provost Issues Message on Support During Final Exam Period

Eszter Boros wins the $200K Stony Brook Discovery Prize

Esther S. Takeuchi Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Gobler Lab Joins the Battle Against Algal Blooms

Saving the Oceans, One Tennis Ball at a Time

ASBO Collaborates with FSA to Revive the Permaculture Gardens

Five SBU Faculty Rise to the Rank of SUNY Distinguished Professor

Chemistry Professor Peter Khalifah and Grad Students Test Lithium-Metal Batteries

Former SBU Professor Collaborated on Biotech Tools Used to Produce COVID Vaccines

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