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3MT Competition Puts Communication Skills to the Test for Doctoral Candidates

In a well-known Billy Joel song, a composer rues the fact that his life’s work has been shortened to three minutes, five seconds to accommodate the needs of the radio business. But even the Piano Man had more time to...

April 16, 2019

6 min read

Home Page Spotlight News Highlights On Campus Sustainability

Building a Bee-Friendly Campus

Bees are considered the world’s most important pollinator of food crops. In fact, it’s estimated that one-third of the food we consume each day relies on pollination, mainly by bees. Knowing that, advocates from various...

April 15, 2019

7 min read

Academics College of Engineering & Applied Sciences News Highlights Student Spotlight

Computer Science Doctoral Student Shares Kickstarter Success

Ryan Courtney, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Computer Science at Stony Brook University, raised more than 500% of his funding goal on Kickstarter for his new board game, Pipeline, at the end of 2018. Not...

April 15, 2019

3 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Community Events News Highlights On Campus Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

Celebrate Earth Day 2019 at Stony Brook

Earthstock, Stony Brook University’s annual celebration of Earth Day, features a week of educational and social events that culminate in the Earthstock Festival on the Academic Mall on Friday, April 19, from 11 am to 3...

April 9, 2019

2 min read

Awards and Honors Faculty/Staff News Highlights Research

Former Goldwater Winner Cultivates Young Researchers

When David A. Rubenstein ’04 won the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship, it launched him on a distinguished career that took him to Oklahoma State University and eventually brought him back to Stony Brook, where he is...

April 8, 2019

4 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Medicine Medicine Alumni News Medicine and Research Medicine Today News Highlights Nursing Alumni News Stony Brook Matters

Stony Brook Medicine Brings Mobile Stroke Units to Long Island

Speedy advanced care at the scene, critical for stroke victims during the first hour, is now available after the launch of Stony Brook Medicine’s Mobile Stroke Units, the first of their kind on Long Island. The...

April 8, 2019

3 min read

Academics Awards and Honors News Highlights School of Journalism Student Spotlight

Stony Brook Journalism Student Named 2019 New York Times Fellow

Rebecca Liebson, a graduating senior in the Stony Brook University School of Journalism, has been named a 2019 New York Times Fellow. More than 5,000 candidates from around the world applied for 22 positions in the...

April 3, 2019

1 min read

News Highlights Research Student Spotlight

High-Performance Computing is Music to her Ears

“Get involved in research as early as you can,” advises URECA Researcher of the Month Nicole Soder ’19.”Just keep looking until you find the right match.” Soder, an Applied Mathematics and...

April 1, 2019

2 min read

Awards and Honors Faculty/Staff News Highlights

Three SBU Faculty Appointed to SUNY Distinguished Professor

Three members of the Stony Brook University faculty — Yusuf A. Hannun, Joel Kenny Professor in Cancer Research; Peter J. Tonge, Professor of Chemistry and Radiology (by courtesy); and Minghua Zhang, Professor in the...

April 1, 2019

5 min read

News Highlights Research

Illuminating Water Filtration

For the first time, a team of researchers from Stony Brook University and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have revealed the molecular structure of membranes used in reverse osmosis...

March 28, 2019

4 min read

Alumni Hottest Stories Awards and Honors News Highlights Stony Brook Matters University

Three Trailblazers to Receive Honorary Degrees at SBU Commencement

Actor and polymath Alan Alda, Me Too Movement founder Tarana Burke and Crittercam inventor Greg Marshall will receive honorary degrees at Stony Brook University’s 2019 commencement ceremony, President Samuel L. Stanley...

March 27, 2019

6 min read

Alumni Hottest Stories Athletics Athletics Leadership News Highlights Stony Brook Matters

Geno Ford Named Head Coach of Men’s Basketball

Geno Ford has been named 12th head coach of the Stony Brook men’s basketball program, Stony Brook athletic director Shawn Heilbron has announced. Ford will have his interim tag removed after serving eight days as...

March 26, 2019

3 min read

Arts & Entertainment Events News Highlights On Campus

Emerson String Quartet Featured in ‘Shostakovich and the Black Monk: A Russian Fantasy’

A multimedia theatrical creation, “Shostakovich and the Black Monk: A Russian Fantasy” featuring the Emerson String Quartet and an ensemble of actors, comes to Staller Center’s Main Stage on Friday, April 12, at 8 pm...

March 26, 2019

2 min read

Diversity News Highlights University

$1.7M NSF Grant Will Support Career Development for the Underrepresented

Stony Brook University’s Center for Inclusive Education is leading an alliance between SBU, Farmingdale State College, and Suffolk County Community College to provide career development for historically...

March 21, 2019

3 min read

Academics Medicine News Highlights Research School of Medicine

Exploring Gene Behavior

When the temperature outside freezes or swelters, we respond by putting on a sweater or eating ice cream. But when our body temperature changes, how do our cells respond? Humans are made up of trillions of cells. Each...

March 19, 2019

4 min read

Alumni Hottest Stories News Highlights On Campus Stony Brook Matters University

Free Shuttle Makes Port Jefferson Easily Accessible From Campus

It’s only about five miles from the Stony Brook campus to downtown Port Jefferson, but those five miles can seem like 500 when there’s no simple and convenient way to get there…especially in cold or inclement weather...

March 18, 2019

4 min read

These three students from University of New Haven are the only women in their chemistry class.

Community Diversity News Highlights On Campus

Stony Brook University Celebrates International Women’s Day

On Saturday, March 9, Stony Brook University hosted and celebrated International Women’s Day with the theme, “Girl Power in STEM: Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change.” The event — hosted by Brookhaven Women in...

March 11, 2019

4 min read

Community Diversity Events News Highlights On Campus

University Highlights Diversity and Inclusion Through Calendar

The Calendar to Promote Diversity and Inclusion highlights programming and community engagement efforts across the University that recognize the culture, traditions, contributions, and struggles of identity groups that...

March 5, 2019

4 min read

Category: News Highlights

3MT Competition Puts Communication Skills to the Test for Doctoral Candidates

Building a Bee-Friendly Campus

Computer Science Doctoral Student Shares Kickstarter Success

Celebrate Earth Day 2019 at Stony Brook

Former Goldwater Winner Cultivates Young Researchers

Stony Brook Medicine Brings Mobile Stroke Units to Long Island

Stony Brook Journalism Student Named 2019 New York Times Fellow

High-Performance Computing is Music to her Ears

Three SBU Faculty Appointed to SUNY Distinguished Professor

Illuminating Water Filtration

Three Trailblazers to Receive Honorary Degrees at SBU Commencement

Geno Ford Named Head Coach of Men’s Basketball

Emerson String Quartet Featured in ‘Shostakovich and the Black Monk: A Russian Fantasy’

$1.7M NSF Grant Will Support Career Development for the Underrepresented

Exploring Gene Behavior

Free Shuttle Makes Port Jefferson Easily Accessible From Campus

Stony Brook University Celebrates International Women’s Day

University Highlights Diversity and Inclusion Through Calendar

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