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T’Kheya-D’Vrehy Yisrael ’19 Celebrates Black Culture on Campus

Strong women get things done — proven time and time again by senior T’Kheya-D’Vrehy Yisrael — a role model, visionary and student leader dedicated to Stony Brook University and her peers. T’Kheya, a biochemistry and...

March 19, 2019

3 min read

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Science and Security: President Stanley Takes a Leadership Role

When Samuel L. Stanley Jr., MD, joined Stony Brook University as its fifth president in 2009, he brought with him something unique to the position—a deep understanding of the complex issues arising at the intersection...

March 10, 2019

9 min read

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Gabrielle Paniccia ’19 Dives Deep into Molecular Biology

“Something that I’ve enjoyed about the research I’ve done is that, over time, I’ve been able to see myself grow as a scientist,” says undergraduate researcher Gabrielle Paniccia ’19. “I’ve moved...

March 4, 2019

2 min read

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Grad Student Ameya Kale Pens Sci-Fi Thriller

The idea for Ameya Kale’s novel Sacrifice came to him late one night as he prepared to post a status update on Facebook, hoping to engender a round of thought-provoking debates in the comments section. “How did human...

February 27, 2019

2 min read

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Planetary InSight: Scott McLennan Reflects on Two Decades of Mars Research

As a young undergraduate student in Canada, Scott McLennan planned to spend his life studying the composition and characteristics of the Earth, and in 1987, he began teaching in Stony Brook’s Department of Geosciences...

February 12, 2019

6 min read

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Poet Cornelius Eady Riffs on Poetry, Race and Pedagogy

When The New York Times recently created a stunning pantheon featuring 32 of the most important “Black Male Writers for Our Time,” the poet Cornelius Eady was among them. Eady, whose work has been called “joyous...

January 24, 2019

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Stony Brook is Celebrating Black History Month 2019

The Black History Month Opening Program at Stony Brook University takes place on Wednesday, February 6. Various campus organizations will be hosting a range of educational, social and cultural programs that focus on the...

January 15, 2019

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Building a Pathway for Diversity in STEM Education

Increasing diversity in engineering and technology is a key initiative at Stony Brook University. Fotis Sotiropoulos, Dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, highlighted these efforts during his recent...

January 8, 2019

4 min read

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Stony Brook Celebrates Achievements of 1,800 New Grads at 2018 Winter Commencement

Welcoming more than 1,800 diverse and highly accomplished graduates to the next level, Stony Brook University held its 21st annual winter commencement ceremony December 21 in the Island Federal Arena. The new graduates...

December 21, 2018

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“Inner diversity” was an important part of Sabrina Thompson’s journey from Stony Brook to NASA.

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Stony Brook Alumna Stresses ‘Inner Diversity’ at Campus Celebration

For many people, being able to put “NASA Engineer” on a résumé would be good enough, but not for Stony Brook grad Sabrina Thompson ’07. Aspiring astronaut? Check. Accomplished artist? Check. Business owner? Check...

December 7, 2018

5 min read

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A Renaissance for Stony Brook’s School of Medicine

School’s Naming Honors Long-Standing Support from Renaissance Technologies Families Ushering in a new era for Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Samuel L. Stanley Jr., MD, Stony Brook University President, has...

November 21, 2018

6 min read

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Stony Brook Makes a Splash with Best College for Marine Biology Ranking

College Magazine has ranked Stony Brook University fourth on its list of “The 10 Best Colleges for Marine Biology,” the only university in New York State — or the Northeast, for that matter — to make the top 10 list...

November 20, 2018

2 min read

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Seawolves Rock the Vote in Record Numbers

Stony Brook University’s students topped the All In Challenge charts with more than 1,300 students pledging to vote in the 2018 Midterm Election on Tuesday. Among the 455 universities participating in the challenge...

November 9, 2018

3 min read

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Peridance Takes the Stage at Staller Center on November 17

Ballet-inspired movement, theatrical inspiration, beautiful music and athletic grace are all ingredients in the Peridance Contemporary Dance Company’s performance coming to Staller Center on Saturday, November 17, at 8...

October 29, 2018

2 min read

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Undergrads at Turkana Basin Institute Use Ancient Dig Sites as Laboratory

Four years ago, Lucia Muzzarelli ’19 was drawn to Stony Brook University because of its reputation for world-class science programs and ample research opportunities. So when she heard a lecture about the Turkana Basin...

October 10, 2018

5 min read

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Stephanie Kelton Says We’re Asking the Wrong Questions About Money

When she’s not juggling bookings with NPR, Barron’s, Fox News, MSNBC and Bloomberg TV, Stephanie Kelton might be found picking up and dropping off her two school-aged children and the family Samoyed — not to...

September 21, 2018

10 min read

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Maverick Mo’s Childhood Dream Becoming a Reality at SBU

Tianchi Mo was a third grader in China when he read a child’s encyclopedia entry about Nobel Prize winner Yang Chen-Ning, who taught physics at Stony Brook University for 37 years. He was too young to comprehend Yang’s...

September 14, 2018

10 min read

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Preparing to Explore Extreme Lunar Environments

As the US prepares to return to the surface of the Moon, scientists from the RIS4E node of NASA’s Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI), led by researchers from the Stony Brook University...

September 10, 2018

6 min read

Category: Featured Story

Gabrielle Paniccia ’19 Dives Deep into Molecular Biology

Grad Student Ameya Kale Pens Sci-Fi Thriller

Planetary InSight: Scott McLennan Reflects on Two Decades of Mars Research

Stony Brook Celebrates Achievements of 1,800 New Grads at 2018 Winter Commencement

Stony Brook Alumna Stresses ‘Inner Diversity’ at Campus Celebration

A Renaissance for Stony Brook’s School of Medicine

Stony Brook Makes a Splash with Best College for Marine Biology Ranking

Seawolves Rock the Vote in Record Numbers

Peridance Takes the Stage at Staller Center on November 17

Undergrads at Turkana Basin Institute Use Ancient Dig Sites as Laboratory

Maverick Mo’s Childhood Dream Becoming a Reality at SBU

Preparing to Explore Extreme Lunar Environments

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