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French Grant Will Help TBI Team Improve Paleosciences Training, Create Museum Exhibit

In 2015, Sonia Harmand and Jason Lewis, archeologists from Stony Brook University, uncovered a site in northern Kenya that contained the earliest known examples of human technology. The site on the western shore of Lake...

February 14, 2022

3 min read

Community Diversity Featured Story Leadership On Campus University

Dawn Smallwood Is First Woman Named Police Chief in SBU History.

Raised among strong female family role models who all worked in the field of healthcare, Dawn Smallwood grew up dreaming of going to medical school to become a pediatrician. “Until organic chemistry had its own ideas!”...

February 11, 2022

5 min read

Academics Alumni Spotlight Story College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Faculty/Student Spotlights Featured Story Medicine and Research Research Stony Brook Matters University

SBU Scientist Discovering How Much Climate Change Has Affected Penguins in Antarctica

Scientists from Stony Brook University on Greenpeace’s Antarctic expedition are discovering the significant effects that global climate change has had on penguin colonies in the Antarctic. Heather Lynch, professor...

February 2, 2022

3 min read

Academics Alumni Spotlight Story Arts & Entertainment College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Faculty/Staff Faculty/Student Spotlights Featured Story Stony Brook Matters University

Katy Siegel Champions the Legacy of a Barrier-Breaking Artist

Joan Mitchell made her entrance in the New York art world of the 1950s, and moved between the United States and France for the next four decades as one of few female painters to gain critical and public acclaim. Her...

January 31, 2022

6 min read

Community Diversity Events Featured Story On Campus University

Black History Month Celebration Kicks Off with Opening Ceremony, Feb. 2

The Stony Brook University community will honor African American experiences and accomplishments with its annual Black History Month (BHM) celebration. This year’s theme — “Sankofa! Social Activism” — will be...

January 27, 2022

3 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Athletics Athletics Featured Story Main University On Campus Stony Brook Matters University

Stony Brook University Accepts Invitation to Join Colonial Athletic Association

After two decades of excellence on and off the field in the America East Conference, Stony Brook University has accepted an invitation to join the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) as a full-time member, elevating the...

January 25, 2022

5 min read

Academics College of Arts & Sciences Featured Story News Highlights On Campus University

Language in the USA Course Bridges Gap to Current Events

Just before the pandemic, Stony Brook University’s Department of Linguistics completed the process of converting the department’s largest general education course — Language in the USA (LIN 200) — into an asynchronous...

December 20, 2021

5 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Commencement Events Featured Story Main University On Campus Recent Grads Stony Brook Matters University

Nearly 1,700 Degrees Conferred at 24th Annual December Commencement Ceremony

Stony Brook University President Maurie McInnis congratulated nearly 1,700 graduates at the university’s 24th annual December commencement ceremony, which was held December 17 at Island Federal Arena...

December 17, 2021

4 min read

Academics Alumni Hottest Stories Arts & Entertainment College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Student Spotlights Featured Story News Highlights Recent Grads Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight University

Student’s Origami Artwork Makes it to the Big Stage

Milo Mohamed ‘24 has made it into the limelight. His artwork, that is. Earlier this semester, Mohamed, a Studio Art major in the Department of Art, was assigned a project in Associate Professor Izumi Ashizawa’s ARS205...

December 8, 2021

4 min read

Featured Story Humanities Medicine News Highlights STEM University

Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care and Bioethics Practices the Art of Healing

For all the information hidden in the mountains of data compiled by the computers of the Information Age, we sometimes forget that the answer can be found with a simple observation. It’s a philosophy that Stephen...

November 15, 2021

6 min read

Alumni Hottest Stories Diversity Events Featured Story News Highlights On Campus Stony Brook Matters University

Light the Brook Ceremony Celebrates Campus Diversity

The fourth annual Light the Brook event was held on November 8, continuing a tradition of lighting the Academic Mall as the fall semester winds down.

November 11, 2021

3 min read

Alumni News Alumni Spotlight Story Featured Story Giving Back Leadership On Campus Stony Brook Matters University Wellness

NYS Assembly ‘Seawolf Team’ Secures $200K for Student Health and Counseling Center

Five Stony Brook University alumni in the New York State Assembly teamed up to secure a $200,000 grant in this year’s state budget to help renovate the Student Health and Counseling Center. The grant was secured by...

November 8, 2021

3 min read

Awards and Honors Diversity Events Featured Story On Campus University

Hispanic Heritage Month Closes with Awards Ceremony and a Special Guest

Hispanic Heritage Month at Stony Brook University concluded on Monday, Nov. 1, with its 32nd annual awards and dinner, and a closing ceremony that featured Alejandra Castillo ’92, who was sworn in as U.S. Assistant...

November 3, 2021

3 min read

Alumni Chapters & Groups Alumni Hottest Stories Black/Latino Group Diversity Featured Story Main University On Campus Stony Brook Matters University

UNITI Cultural Center Ribbon Cutting Heralds Bright Future at Stony Brook Union

Stony Brook University President Maurie McInnis was joined by student and campus leaders, along with alumni in the New York State Assembly, for the official ribbon cutting of the UNITI Cultural Center, which is now...

October 27, 2021

4 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Events Featured Story Main University On Campus President Stony Brook Matters University

Maurie McInnis Inaugurated as the Sixth President of Stony Brook University

Providing her vision for what she described as a “luminous, ambitious future,” Maurie McInnis was officially inaugurated as the sixth president of Stony Brook University on Saturday, Oct. 23 at Island...

October 23, 2021

5 min read

Featured Story On Campus President University

Inauguration of President Maurie McInnis Will Be Livestreamed

The Inauguration of Stony Brook University President Maurie McInnis will take place Saturday, October 23 at 11 am at Island Federal Credit Union Arena, and everyone in the SBU community is invited to celebrate. Anyone...

October 20, 2021

2 min read

Featured Story Leadership On Campus President University

Celebrate the Inauguration of Stony Brook’s Sixth President, Maurie McInnis

The inauguration of Stony Brook University President Maurie McInnis will take place on Saturday, October 23, at 11 am in Island Federal Arena, preceded by a week’s worth of events and celebrations honoring the...

October 12, 2021

6 min read

Faculty/Staff Featured Story Long Island Research SoMAS

Long Island Water-Quality Assessment Shows Cause for Concern

Stony Brook University scientists have completed their assessment of water quality in Long Island’s estuaries in 2021, and the news is not good.

October 8, 2021

5 min read

Category: Featured Story

French Grant Will Help TBI Team Improve Paleosciences Training, Create Museum Exhibit

Dawn Smallwood Is First Woman Named Police Chief in SBU History.

SBU Scientist Discovering How Much Climate Change Has Affected Penguins in Antarctica

Katy Siegel Champions the Legacy of a Barrier-Breaking Artist

Black History Month Celebration Kicks Off with Opening Ceremony, Feb. 2

Stony Brook University Accepts Invitation to Join Colonial Athletic Association

Language in the USA Course Bridges Gap to Current Events

Nearly 1,700 Degrees Conferred at 24th Annual December Commencement Ceremony

Student’s Origami Artwork Makes it to the Big Stage

Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care and Bioethics Practices the Art of Healing

Light the Brook Ceremony Celebrates Campus Diversity

NYS Assembly ‘Seawolf Team’ Secures $200K for Student Health and Counseling Center

Hispanic Heritage Month Closes with Awards Ceremony and a Special Guest

UNITI Cultural Center Ribbon Cutting Heralds Bright Future at Stony Brook Union

Maurie McInnis Inaugurated as the Sixth President of Stony Brook University

Inauguration of President Maurie McInnis Will Be Livestreamed

Celebrate the Inauguration of Stony Brook’s Sixth President, Maurie McInnis

Long Island Water-Quality Assessment Shows Cause for Concern

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