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The Best of Both Worlds: Stony Brook Film Festival Is Back, Live and Online

The 26th annual Stony Brook Film Festival presented by Island Federal makes its glorious and long-awaited return to the Staller Center for the Arts with live, in-person screenings from July 22-31, and will also hold an...

July 20, 2021

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Always Striving to Find the Perfect Fit

Being the proverbial square peg in the round hole is nothing new to Pavithra Venkataraman ’22. In fact, that is how she has felt both in her hometown of Columbus, Indiana, and in Chennai, India, where she lived from...

May 14, 2021

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Doodling Leads to Fellowship for English Doctoral Candidate

Doodling during class is something virtually every college student has done. For the vast majority, it’s a mindless activity to pass a few pre-occupied moments. For PhD candidate Kay Sohini Kumar, it opened a door that...

May 11, 2021

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The Evolution of Education

A pioneering cross-disciplinary program accelerates student collaboration and growth By Rob Emproto | Photography by John Griffin Knowing how to collaborate effectively across diverse disciplines is essential for...

April 8, 2021

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Student Helping Interpret Deaf Culture on Campus

Deaf history and culture have an advocate at Stony Brook University in Victoria “Tori” Vasta ’21. Diagnosed at any early age to be 95 percent without hearing in her left ear, Vasta is dedicated to raising awareness of...

March 30, 2021

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Unmasking Pandemic Partisanship

Political partisanship has been on the rise in the United States and across the world. Many hesitate to reveal their political identity, and others view opposing parties more unfavorably than ever before. But how does...

March 26, 2021

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Doctoral Student Working to Restore Shellfish Population

Shellfish couldn’t have a better friend than Stephen Tomasetti, a doctoral student in marine science at Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS). Tomasetti has been studying the effects...

March 23, 2021

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Ballet Dancer ‘On Pointe’ for a Promising Business Career

Had it not been for a simple twist of fate and a change of heart, Diana Atoian ’23 might be starring in The Nutcracker in her native Russia rather than having aspirations to be an economist — or even the next Janet...

March 11, 2021

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Stephanie Dinkins Documents the Past to Create a Better Future

In late January, Stephanie Dinkins’ Secret Garden was one of the featured works at the Sundance Film Festival. Yes, that Sundance Film Festival. Quite an accomplishment for a self-professed “photographer-at-heart” who...

February 19, 2021

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Dental Medicine’s Mobile Oral Health Services Clinic Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary

Over the past 10 years, many Long Islanders have spotted a giant, eye-catching red van making its way through Nassau and Suffolk Counties — Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine’s Mobile Oral Health...

February 15, 2021

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Spirit of Stony Brook Band Marches On Through Pandemic

The mission of a marching band is to drive excitement and build a sense of solidarity — a nearly impossible feat without an audience. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March, audiences disappeared. Lacking the...

February 4, 2021

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Army Veteran Applies Lessons Learned to Stony Brook Experience

Going it alone has never been a problem for Laura Kuramoto ’22. The veteran and single mother from San Jose, California, is currently a health science major at Stony Brook University aspiring to become a radiologic...

January 29, 2021

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College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Featured Story News Highlights Sustainability

Stony Brook Receives $4.25M Grant from State to Help NY Improve Recycling

Sorting garbage is messy, but important. Finding means to recover recyclable material from waste and putting it back into the product stream is critical to our sustainable future. That is why the Department of...

January 28, 2021

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Volunteering Overseas Confirms Student’s Decision to Become a Doctor

Cassandra (Casey) Yap ’21 was well acquainted with the medical profession at a very young age. She decided to follow in the footsteps of her internist father, Dr. Wilson Yap, after growing up going to his clinic — which...

January 22, 2021

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Featured Story On Campus Service University

Deputy Police Chief Nelson Castilla Carries on a Family Legacy

When Nelson de Jesus Castilla Jr. became a deputy police chief at Stony Brook University on October 1, he not only became the first Latino chief to serve on campus, but he also honored his grandfather Ismael Quintero’s...

January 18, 2021

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SBU Will Help Launch State’s New Offshore Wind Training Institute

As part of the largest public investment in offshore wind workforce development by any state in the country, the State University of New York (SUNY) and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)...

January 14, 2021

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Coming Back Safe and Strong COVID-19 Featured Story Medicine

Stony Brook Medicine Is Long Island’s Only Site Participating in Novavax Vaccine Trial

Stony Brook Medicine is the only site on Long Island and one of two in New York State to be selected to participate in the Novavax Phase Three clinical trial to assess the safety and effectiveness of an investigational...

January 11, 2021

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Computer Science Team Powers COVID Surveillance Screening

The Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University deployed a new in-house COVID Surveillance Screening platform developed by Computer Science faculty and students. The platform was developed by Computer...

December 21, 2020

3 min read

Category: Featured Story

The Best of Both Worlds: Stony Brook Film Festival Is Back, Live and Online

Always Striving to Find the Perfect Fit

Doodling Leads to Fellowship for English Doctoral Candidate

The Evolution of Education

Student Helping Interpret Deaf Culture on Campus

Unmasking Pandemic Partisanship

Doctoral Student Working to Restore Shellfish Population

Ballet Dancer ‘On Pointe’ for a Promising Business Career

Stephanie Dinkins Documents the Past to Create a Better Future

Dental Medicine’s Mobile Oral Health Services Clinic Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary

Spirit of Stony Brook Band Marches On Through Pandemic

Army Veteran Applies Lessons Learned to Stony Brook Experience

Stony Brook Receives $4.25M Grant from State to Help NY Improve Recycling

Volunteering Overseas Confirms Student’s Decision to Become a Doctor

Deputy Police Chief Nelson Castilla Carries on a Family Legacy

SBU Will Help Launch State’s New Offshore Wind Training Institute

Stony Brook Medicine Is Long Island’s Only Site Participating in Novavax Vaccine Trial

Computer Science Team Powers COVID Surveillance Screening

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