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Stony Brook Homecoming Is Here

It’s officially Homecoming week at Stony Brook University, so get ready to celebrate with family, friends and students. It all starts Wednesday, October 17 leading up to the Homecoming BBQ and football game on...

October 15, 2018

2 min read

Long Island News Highlights SB Southampton Sustainability

‘Edible Education’ Course Coming to Stony Brook Southampton

Local residents interested in learning more about contemporary food culture—including such topics as farm to table, organic vs. local vs. biodynamic, culinary diversity, food politics and more—are invited to sign up for...

October 15, 2018

3 min read

How to get involved on campus is now easier than ever with SBEngaged and the Corq app

News Highlights On Campus University

How Technology Helps Better Connect Students with Clubs and Organizations

Meeting people in college can be difficult, but it’s now easier than ever for Seawolves with the Corq app and SBEngaged. Launched this summer, SB Engaged is the main communication tool for student clubs and...

October 10, 2018

3 min read

President Stanley at 2018 CommUniversity Day

Alumni Spotlight Story Community Giving Back Main University News Highlights On Campus Stony Brook Matters University

Thousands of Smiles at CommUniversity Day

Stony Brook University welcomed the community to campus at CommUniversity Day on Saturday, September 22. The free festival gave the audience of roughly 3,500 friends, employees, families and students a chance to explore...

October 4, 2018

4 min read

News Highlights Research Student Spotlight

Alexander Kling ’20 Takes Research from Earth to Mars

Stony Brook has taken Alexander Kling ’20 from Earth to Mars as he pursues hands-on undergraduate research in the Geosciences Department of the College of Arts and Sciences. In summer 2017, Alex began working...

October 3, 2018

7 min read

Awards and Honors News Highlights Stony Brook Matters Student Spotlight

Stony Brook University’s Red Watch Band Wins Prestigious Award

Stony Brook’s Red Watch Band CARE Team recently won the Caron Foundation’s Community Youth Leadership Award. The foundation cited the team’s robust training program, fun alternatives to drinking, and demonstration of...

September 28, 2018

3 min read

Events News Highlights Student Spotlight

10 Trendy Items for Your Fall Semester’s “To-Do” List

While many students enjoyed a break from academia, University staff and faculty labored throughout the summer to build a better campus environment and culture, and foster Stony Brook’s place as a community and business...

September 19, 2018

5 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Awards and Honors Diversity Main University News Highlights Stony Brook Matters University

Stony Brook Receives 2018 HEED Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine

Stony Brook University received the 2018 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award — a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and...

September 15, 2018

3 min read

News Highlights Social Sciences Stony Brook Matters Student Spotlight Wellness

University Focuses Suicide Prevention Grant on Dispelling Mental Health Stigma

In 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 10 million people had serious thoughts about suicide. The same study reported that suicide was the second leading cause of death for people 10 to 34...

September 14, 2018

5 min read

Faculty/Staff News Highlights University

New Faculty Commons Merges Innovation, Teaching Community and Research

Imagine a place on campus where professors of divergent disciplines can find common ground, discuss teaching strategies, take in seminars, embrace new technologies and collaborate on research projects — or just make new...

September 13, 2018

4 min read

Academics College of Arts & Sciences Humanities News Highlights Student Spotlight

The Sky is the Limit for Belinda Castiblanco ’19

For non-traditional student Belinda Castiblanco ’19, going to college had always been a dream. However, after she moved to the United States from El Salvador when she was 18 years old, she didn’t have the means or the...

September 12, 2018

4 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Awards and Honors Main University Medicine Today News Highlights Stony Brook Matters University

Stony Brook Achieves Highest-Ever U.S. News Ranking

Stony Brook University has been ranked No. 80 among U.S. colleges and universities by U.S. News & World Report, the highest ranking in the university’s history and up 17 places from No. 97 last year. Among public...

September 10, 2018

2 min read

Medicine News Highlights Research Wellness

E-Cigs May Pack Dangerous Punch

Teenaged vapers may be inhaling more nicotine than cigarette smokers, researchers have found. A new study that looked at nicotine exposure of adolescent e-cigarette users, specifically those who use ‘pod’ vaping devices...

September 7, 2018

2 min read

News Highlights Student Spotlight

Ryan Magill ’22 Overcomes Health Challenges

A little more than a year ago, Ryan Magill’s life was smooth sailing — literally. Then a horrific accident changed the youth sailing instructor’s life forever. But if you hear him talk about it, that accident might...

September 7, 2018

5 min read

Academics Alumni Hottest Stories College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Student Spotlights Medicine and Research News Highlights Research Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight

Lydia Myers ’20 Digs Into the Past

“Just being where we’re finding bones, pottery, beads and other artifacts – right as it’s happening – is the coolest thing ever,” says Lydia Myers ’20, an undergraduate researcher who spent the summer...

September 6, 2018

4 min read

Athletics News Highlights

Seawolves and Fans Get Ready for Fall Sports

Seawolves fans should have a lot to cheer about this fall. Here are three reasons why: Football is looking to build on its 10-win 2017 season. Three teams — women’s soccer and volleyball, and men’s cross country — are...

August 21, 2018

4 min read

William Zhu ‘21 reviewing architectural plans with Jeffrey Moss, FSA Facilities Manager.

News Highlights On Campus Student Spotlight

Successful Summer Internships Lead Students Far Beyond

The Faculty Student Association (FSA) developed a paid summer internship program to help Stony Brook students gain work experience, develop their skills, make connections, build their resume and learn about a field that...

July 24, 2018

5 min read

Academics Medicine and Research News Highlights Research SoMAS Stony Brook Matters

Scientists Explore New Experimental Model Systems to Advance Biology

Tremendous advancement of basic biological knowledge has come from genetically manipulating model organisms to test mechanistic hypotheses. But the selection of traditional model organisms available offers a limited...

July 19, 2018

2 min read

Category: News Highlights

Stony Brook Homecoming Is Here

‘Edible Education’ Course Coming to Stony Brook Southampton

How Technology Helps Better Connect Students with Clubs and Organizations

Thousands of Smiles at CommUniversity Day

Alexander Kling ’20 Takes Research from Earth to Mars

Stony Brook University’s Red Watch Band Wins Prestigious Award

10 Trendy Items for Your Fall Semester’s “To-Do” List

Stony Brook Receives 2018 HEED Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine

New Faculty Commons Merges Innovation, Teaching Community and Research

The Sky is the Limit for Belinda Castiblanco ’19

Stony Brook Achieves Highest-Ever U.S. News Ranking

E-Cigs May Pack Dangerous Punch

Ryan Magill ’22 Overcomes Health Challenges

Lydia Myers ’20 Digs Into the Past

Seawolves and Fans Get Ready for Fall Sports

Successful Summer Internships Lead Students Far Beyond

Scientists Explore New Experimental Model Systems to Advance Biology

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