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Chemistry Faculty Receive International Prize for Water Research

Benjamin S. Hsiao, distinguished professor, and Priyanka Sharma, research assistant professor, both from the Department of Chemistry at Stony Brook University, received the Creativity Prize — which is awarded to water...

March 23, 2021

2 min read

Data collected at the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) atmospheric observatory in Utqiagvik (Barrow), Alaska, indicate that shattering drizzle droplets play a major role in the formation of "secondary" ice in mixed-phase clouds. The results will improve how these cloud processes are represented in computational models used to forecast climate and local snowfall. (Credit: ARM user facility)

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SBU’s Pavlos Kollias Part of BNL Team Studying ‘Secondary’ Ice

Where does snow come from? This may seem like a simple question, but a new study on how water becomes ice in slightly supercooled Arctic clouds may make you rethink the simplicity of snow. Pavlos Kollias, a professor in...

March 23, 2021

8 min read

Awards and Honors Faculty/Staff Medicine School of Dental Medicine

Dr. Ghazizadeh Receives NIH Funding for Research on Regeneration of Salivary Glands

According to Soosan Ghazizadeh, PhD, millions of Americans suffer from the loss of salivary gland function, greatly affecting oral health and overall quality of life. Beyond xerostomia, more commonly known as dry mouth...

March 22, 2021

3 min read

Awards and Honors College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Faculty/Staff Research

Computer Science Professors Receive $1M NSF Award for Distributed Systems Research

Distributed systems — where multiple computers communicate with each other by sharing messages — are an essential part of our modern lives.

March 22, 2021

4 min read

Images showing KRAS intact in tumor tissue and knocked out in a laboratory model of PDAC.

Faculty/Staff Medicine News Highlights Research School of Medicine

Study Could Lead to Enhanced Therapies for Pancreatic Cancer

The study takes an initial step toward better understanding how the KRAS gene drives immune evasion and demonstrates a lowering of the KRAS activity, resulting in a more favorable environment to fight cancer.

March 11, 2021

2 min read

Sloths, rodents and primates — some of the largest and smallest mammals on Caribbean islands — are among those most vulnerable to extinction. Credit: David Rini, Johns Hopkins University

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

Study on Caribbean Mammal Extinctions Helps Guide Conservation Strategies

Information from historical, archaeological and recent fossil records must inform current-day conservation, or else we risk losing these remarkable species forever.

March 10, 2021

4 min read

Awards and Honors Faculty/Staff School of Health Techology & Management

SBU’s Nancy Krisch Wins National Physical Therapy Scholarship

The national Adopt-a-Doc award supports degrees in physical therapy education and includes a $3,000 scholarship to offset tuition or doctoral research costs.

March 9, 2021

2 min read

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2021 Graduate School Award Winners

The winners of the 2021 Graduate School Awards for students, faculty and staff represent the very best of Stony Brook, and they will be recognized at the School's Annual Awards Virtual Celebration.

March 8, 2021

2 min read

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Study Shows Mars’ Early Climate Was Intermittently Warm

Samples from the Jezero Crater, the landing site of NASA’s Mars 2020 Mission, may help to reveal evidence of Mars' climate changes during its existence and possible signs of previous life.

March 8, 2021

4 min read

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President McInnis and Four Others from SBU Make Top 25 Most Powerful in LI Education

President McInnis placed second on Long Island Business News' list along with Eden Figueroa (#10), Richard Reeder (#11), Jason Trelewicz (#15) and Richard Gatteau (#17).

March 5, 2021

3 min read

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Stony Brook Women Faculty: Inspiring the Next Generation

They are world-renowned scientists, groundbreaking researchers and beloved professors. They are also trusted advisors, caring mentors, loving mothers and good listeners. Women faculty at Stony Brook University have...

March 5, 2021

28 min read

Faculty/Staff University Wellness

Healthy Mind, Healthy Body, Healthier U

With pandemic conditions challenging even the most resilient of individuals, Stony Brook has focused more than ever on helping protect the safety and well-being of everyone on campus.

March 2, 2021

4 min read

In the laboratory in which Stony Brook researchers study tissue and investigate the loss of function in PLD1 variants, are researchers: Michael Frohman, MD, PhD (rear center); 5th year Pharmacology student Christian Salazar (seated); 5th year Biochemistry and Structural Biology student Forrest Bowling, and Michael Airola, PhD.

Alumni Spotlight Story Faculty/Staff Medicine Medicine and Research News Highlights Research School of Medicine STEM Stony Brook Matters

Study Identifies Important Cause of Congenital Heart Disease

A team of researchers co-led by SBU's Michael Frohman discovered that certain loss of functions in the Phospholipase D1 gene causes congenital right-sided cardiac valve defects and neonatal cardiomyopathy.

March 1, 2021

4 min read

Awards and Honors Faculty/Staff Medicine

Hospital Dining Director Named a Top Food Service Leader in U.S.

Michael West has been selected by national trade magazine Food Management as one of 13 leaders in onsite food service operations across the country.

March 1, 2021

6 min read

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

Mathematician John Milnor Honored with 2020 Lomonosov Gold Medal

One of the greatest living mathematicians, he has made fundamental discoveries in many areas of mathematics, including topology, dynamical systems and algebraic K-theory.

February 26, 2021

3 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Awards and Honors COVID-19 Faculty Faculty/Staff Faculty/Student Spotlights Main University Stony Brook Matters University

Three SBU Leaders Honored for Outstanding Service During Pandemic

The Stony Brook Council has bestowed University Medals for Exemplary Leadership and Service to Carol A. Gomes, Dr. Margaret M. McGovern and Lawrence M. Zacarese.

February 23, 2021

5 min read

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Stony Brook Named a Fulbright Top Student Program Producer

Stony Brook University has been named to the Chronicle of Higher Education’s 2020-21 list of top producers of Fulbright U.S. Student Program recipients for the first time ever — one of only two State University of New...

February 23, 2021

9 min read

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SBU Professors Ready to Learn if There Was Life on Mars

Geosciences Professors Scott McLennan and Joel Hurowitz are actively involved in the Mars exploration rover Perseverance mission, a two-year science investigation of Mars’ Jezero Crater.

February 22, 2021

4 min read

Category: Faculty/Staff

Chemistry Faculty Receive International Prize for Water Research

SBU’s Pavlos Kollias Part of BNL Team Studying ‘Secondary’ Ice

Dr. Ghazizadeh Receives NIH Funding for Research on Regeneration of Salivary Glands

Computer Science Professors Receive $1M NSF Award for Distributed Systems Research

Study Could Lead to Enhanced Therapies for Pancreatic Cancer

Study on Caribbean Mammal Extinctions Helps Guide Conservation Strategies

SBU’s Nancy Krisch Wins National Physical Therapy Scholarship

2021 Graduate School Award Winners

Study Shows Mars’ Early Climate Was Intermittently Warm

President McInnis and Four Others from SBU Make Top 25 Most Powerful in LI Education

Healthy Mind, Healthy Body, Healthier U

Study Identifies Important Cause of Congenital Heart Disease

Hospital Dining Director Named a Top Food Service Leader in U.S.

Mathematician John Milnor Honored with 2020 Lomonosov Gold Medal

Three SBU Leaders Honored for Outstanding Service During Pandemic

Stony Brook Named a Fulbright Top Student Program Producer

SBU Professors Ready to Learn if There Was Life on Mars

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