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Stony Brook Experts Tackle Issues Raised by “Aging in Place”

In 2020, the last wave of Baby Boomers turns 55 years old. That generation is fortunate to have aged in the era of the greatest medical advances mankind has ever seen. The result is longer and better health, and with...

January 10, 2020

7 min read

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MBA Student Creates Digital Platform to Facilitate Recycling

Orville Davis is fighting harmful waste production with a mobile app called Scrap It! — an idea that won first place at SBU’s Small Business Development Center pitch competition.

January 6, 2020

3 min read

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Midyear Commencement Ceremony Launches More Than 1700 Graduates

Honoring more than 1700 talented graduates and sending them on their way to a world of opportunity, Stony Brook University held its 22nd annual December Commencement ceremony in the Island Federal Credit Union Arena on...

December 20, 2019

2 min read

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Claire Garfield ’20 Awarded Prestigious Marshall Scholarship

Claire Garfield ’20 has been awarded the Marshall Scholarship, one of the most prestigious academic honors available to U.S. undergraduates. The ultra-selective scholarship is granted annually to 50 outstanding seniors...

December 9, 2019

5 min read

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INDUCER Program Works to Heal Racial Disparities in Healthcare

It’s a fact: The incidence of cancer among African-Americans is higher than that of any other racial or ethnic group in the U.S. One reason, experts say, is that a history of mistrust and disenfranchisement discourages...

November 30, 2019

5 min read

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For Alan Calder, “Blowing Up Stars is Fun”

Alan Calder, associate professor of Physics and Astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences Sciences and a core faculty member of the Institute for Advanced Computational Science (IACS), does research in nuclear...

November 25, 2019

4 min read

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J-School Grad Sonaiya Kelley Lands West Coast Dream Job

Stony Brook’s School of Journalism propelled Sonaiya Kelley ’14 to what many would consider a dream job. She reports on entertainment for the Los Angeles Times, a gig that keeps her close to the heart of Hollywood and...

November 18, 2019

4 min read

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Institute for Advanced Computational Science Redefines the Boundaries of Research

Academic computing has come a long way since the days when math nerds ran punch cards through IBM mainframes. Today, researchers in every discipline, including the social sciences and humanities, need the power of...

November 15, 2019

6 min read

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Air Force Vet Kat Maier Finds Community at Stony Brook

“It’s my family away from my family, right? I feel like I have a really strong support system with the people that I’ve met here,” said Katherine Maier. Katherine “Kat” Maier is known to her friends and colleagues...

November 7, 2019

3 min read

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High-Tech Instruments Empower the Search for Microplastics

It’s an invisible problem on a global scale. Drinking straws, shopping bags and other plastic litter contaminating our beaches and oceans are easy to see, but true microplastics – particles ranging in size from 5...

November 1, 2019

4 min read

Journalist Jelani Cobb delivers Presidential Lecture.

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Jelani Cobb Takes on Microaggressions and the Pursuit of Equity in Presidential Lecture

Grappling with the challenges of diversity and inclusion on college campuses and throughout the nation, author and New Yorker staff writer Jelani Cobb delivered the Presidential Lecture to an engaged and enthusiastic...

October 29, 2019

3 min read

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Elif Onay ’21 Gets Out the Vote

The simple act of registering voters pushed Elif Onay ’21 out of her comfort zone, and she’s grateful for that. Now the team leader for Stony Brook’s Center for Civic Justice, the 20-year-old from Staten...

October 24, 2019

3 min read

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Interim President Bernstein Delivers 2019 State of the University Address

Praising Stony Brook University as “an elite — but not elitist — institution,” Interim President Michael Bernstein delivered the annual State of the University Address on Wednesday, October 16, on Staller Center’s...

October 16, 2019

4 min read

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Student Researcher Mary Bertschi ’19 is at Home in the World

“I feel like if I had been in a different school or a larger department I wouldn’t have had the connections I have had, or found out about the internships and experiences I have enjoyed,” said Mary Bertschi ’19...

October 15, 2019

4 min read

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Stony Brook Celebrates as Ashley Schiff Preserve Turns 50

Some students know it as a scenic shortcut from the Main Campus to South Campus and back. Others use it as a “living laboratory” to study its geographical features and learn about its rich plant and animal life. For the...

October 3, 2019

4 min read

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Get Ready for Stony Brook Homecoming 2019

Welcome to Homecoming week at Stony Brook University — it’s time to celebrate with family, friends and students! The fun starts Wednesday, October 2, leading up to the Homecoming BBQ and football game on Saturday...

September 29, 2019

2 min read

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CommUniversity Day Celebrates the Best of Stony Brook

More than 4,000 members of the community enjoyed a beautiful day full of fun, learning and discovery at CommUniversity Day on September 21, 2019. The free festival, now in its third year, showcased the best of the...

September 27, 2019

3 min read