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Stony Brook Commencement Celebrates Largest, Most Diverse Graduating Class

Stony Brook University honored the largest graduating class in its history on May 24, celebrating its 59th Commencement at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium. The Class of 2019 joins the ranks of nearly 200,000 Seawolves...

May 24, 2019

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Supercomputer Cloud Modeling Could Help to Predict Climate Change

One of Stony Brook University’s Institute for Advanced Computational Science (IACS) core faculty members from SoMAS (The School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences) — Marat Khairoutdinov — has created a global cloud...

May 13, 2019

8 min read

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University Launches Cutting-Edge Institute for AI-Driven Discovery and Innovation

Consolidating its position on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence research, Stony Brook University officially launched the Institute for AI-Driven Discovery and Innovation in a May 9 event held at Bloomberg...

May 10, 2019

5 min read

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Three Seawolves Receive Prestigious Goldwater Scholarships

Three Stony Brook University students have been selected as recipients of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, recognizing outstanding undergraduates who intend to pursue STEM research careers. The talented trio...

May 8, 2019

5 min read

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Jinyoung Jin’s Creative Energy Transforms the Wang Center

Jinyoung Jin is sitting in a place that, not long ago, did not exist. The space was there, at the theatre lobby entrance at the Charles B. Wang Center, but it hadn’t been used for anything until Jin, the center’s...

April 18, 2019

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Gala Honoring Dr. Marilyn Hawrys Simons Raises Record $28.2 Million

More than 800 guests gathered last evening at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers in New York City to honor alumna and Simons Foundation President Marilyn Hawrys Simons ’74, PhD ’84, at the 20th Stars of Stony Brook Gala...

April 11, 2019

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Sara Scheibert ’22 Defers Skating Dreams to Study at SBU

Before entering Stony Brook University, Sara Scheibert ’22 could usually be found at the place she calls home – the ice, where she skated for hours daily. But the Stony Brook University freshman has decided to put...

April 4, 2019

4 min read

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Guneet Singh ’19 Masters Digital Storytelling

As a Sikh-American woman with an interest in digital media, Guneet Singh ’19 is determined to bring diversity to television viewers. “I hope to work in the television industry and want to create and write shows that...

April 1, 2019

4 min read

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Simone Pero Is Redefining the Meaning of ‘Impact’

Simone Pero could not possibly have chosen a more appropriate name for her strategic marketing and production firm specializing in the confluence of content and social action: For Impact Productions. Continuing to serve...

March 28, 2019

10 min read

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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

10 min read

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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

3 min read

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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

3 min read

Category: Featured Story

Stony Brook Commencement Celebrates Largest, Most Diverse Graduating Class

Supercomputer Cloud Modeling Could Help to Predict Climate Change

University Launches Cutting-Edge Institute for AI-Driven Discovery and Innovation

Three Seawolves Receive Prestigious Goldwater Scholarships

Jinyoung Jin’s Creative Energy Transforms the Wang Center

Sara Scheibert ’22 Defers Skating Dreams to Study at SBU

Guneet Singh ’19 Masters Digital Storytelling

Simone Pero Is Redefining the Meaning of ‘Impact’

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

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