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Negative Retweets Add to Voter Fraud Conspiracy Theories

Study using big data model published in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications A team of behavioral scientists using big data and a simulation-based model to analyze social media “tweets” around the 2020...

September 23, 2023

3 min read

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SBU Earns Highest-Ever Ranking from U.S. News & World Report

Stony Brook University has achieved its highest-ever rankings, and best ever for a SUNY, in U.S. News & World Report's 2024 America's Best Colleges publication

September 18, 2023

4 min read

Academics Events News Highlights SoMAS STEM Sustainability University

Stony Brook Celebrates Climate Week NYC, Sept. 17-24

Stony Brook University will be celebrating Climate Week NYC — the largest annual climate event of its kind — from September 17-24. As a global leader in the fight for our environment, Stony Brook has a rich history of...

September 14, 2023

6 min read

Long Island News Highlights On Campus University

SBU Libraries Receives Entire Collection of ‘Dan’s Papers’

All of Long Island’s East End stories on which Dan Rattiner — founder and owner of Dan’s Papers — and other notable writers collaborated will be available for researchers and the public at Stony Brook University...

September 14, 2023

2 min read

News Highlights Research SoMAS University

Expanding Research on Sharks in New York Waters

Scientists call for more research and key steps to gathering evidence around human-shark interactions The lack of evidence about shark biology, their prey, and changes in the ecosystems of New York area coastal waters...

September 13, 2023

4 min read

Community Long Island Medicine News Highlights University Wellness

Stony Brook Medicine Hosts Free Screenings During Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Early detection is key to long-term survival rates of prostate cancer, which is why Stony Brook Medicine’s Department of Urology and Stony Brook Cancer Center offer free...

September 13, 2023

2 min read

Community News Highlights On Campus Sustainability University

SBU Eats Advances Change for a Greener Campus Community

SBU Eats strives to provide an exceptional dining experience that is environmentally responsible through programs such as the community garden, operating a hydroponic freight farm, purchasing seasonal produce and local...

September 11, 2023

5 min read

News Highlights Research School of Medicine University Wellness

WTC 9/11 Responders Continue to Need Monitoring

Ongoing studies led by Stony Brook provide evidence Twenty-plus years after the September 11 World Trade Center attacks, responders who have suffered physical and cognitive illnesses resulting from exposures continue...

September 11, 2023

4 min read

Faculty/Staff Medicine News Highlights Research School of Medicine University

Researchers Have a New Understanding of Cognitive Adaptability

Stony Brook investigators detail their work in two published papers The ability to shift from one type of cognitive problem-solving strategy to another when the circumstances change, called cognitive adaptability or...

September 7, 2023

5 min read

Academics College of Arts & Sciences College of Business College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Faculty/Staff News Highlights School of Communication and Journalism SoMAS University

IDEA Fellows Join Stony Brook Faculty

Stony Brook University is welcoming a new cohort of early career faculty, hired through the IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access) Fellows initiative

September 6, 2023

7 min read

Two journalism graduates interview Ukrainian refugees in a shelter in Moldova

Global News Highlights School of Communication and Journalism University

From Stony Brook to Moldova

This summer, two Stony Brook journalism graduates went to Moldova to report from the eastern European nation that shares a border with Ukraine. During the two-week trip, the students wrote and shot a video telling...

September 6, 2023

4 min read

Community Events Long Island Medicine News Highlights University Wellness

Register Now for ‘Walk to End Alzheimer’s’ Events This Fall

The Stony Brook Center of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease, under the leadership of Nikhil Palekar, MD, is once again partnering with the Alzheimer’s Association as a platinum sponsor for this year’s “Walk to End...

September 1, 2023

2 min read

Community Events Long Island Medicine News Highlights On Campus University Wellness

Hear from the Experts at the CancerWise Café, September 9

At the CancerWise Café on Saturday, September 9, Stony Brook Cancer Center experts will discuss the latest advances in screening, prevention, diagnosis, management and treatment of several types of cancer, including...

August 28, 2023

1 min read

Athletics News Highlights On Campus University

Seawolves Football Home Opener, August 31

Stony Brook football will kick off the 2023 season against conference foe University of Delaware on Thursday, August 31, at 7 pm in LaValle Stadium. Fans can purchase tickets and get in on the action for the 2023 season...

August 28, 2023

1 min read

Faculty/Staff Global News Highlights Sustainability University

SBU Launches Faculty-Driven ‘Collaborative for the Earth’

Stony Brook University Provost and Executive Vice President Carl Lejuez announced a new faculty-driven initiative, "Collaborative for the Earth," on August 22.

August 23, 2023

2 min read

Arts & Entertainment Long Island News Highlights On Campus University

Fall 2023 Cultural Programs at the Wang Center

The Charles B. Wang Center’s programs celebrate the richness and diversity of Asian art and culture, with a unique lineup of events that showcase artistic expressions from across Asia. The fall season kicks off...

August 23, 2023

2 min read

Medicine News Highlights University Wellness

Inspiring Kids to Create and Eat Healthy Food

This summer, kids are getting to experience food moving from farm-to-table and work on building healthy habits through nutrition classes at Stony Brook Medicine

August 17, 2023

2 min read

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Inaugural Class of Chancellor’s Summer Research Excellence Fund Is a Success

Stony Brook University President Maurie McInnis celebrated the successful conclusion of Stony Brook’s 2023 Chancellor’s Summer Research Excellence Fund internships

August 17, 2023

2 min read

Category: News Highlights

Negative Retweets Add to Voter Fraud Conspiracy Theories

SBU Earns Highest-Ever Ranking from U.S. News & World Report

Stony Brook Celebrates Climate Week NYC, Sept. 17-24

SBU Libraries Receives Entire Collection of ‘Dan’s Papers’

Expanding Research on Sharks in New York Waters

Stony Brook Medicine Hosts Free Screenings During Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

SBU Eats Advances Change for a Greener Campus Community

WTC 9/11 Responders Continue to Need Monitoring

Researchers Have a New Understanding of Cognitive Adaptability

IDEA Fellows Join Stony Brook Faculty

From Stony Brook to Moldova

Register Now for ‘Walk to End Alzheimer’s’ Events This Fall

Hear from the Experts at the CancerWise Café, September 9

Seawolves Football Home Opener, August 31

SBU Launches Faculty-Driven ‘Collaborative for the Earth’

Fall 2023 Cultural Programs at the Wang Center

Inspiring Kids to Create and Eat Healthy Food

Inaugural Class of Chancellor’s Summer Research Excellence Fund Is a Success

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