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Welcome to Spring Semester 2020

Opening weekend for the Spring 2020 semester kicks off on January 25, with Experience Stony Brook events happening throughout the weekend.

January 23, 2020

2 min read

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Simon Donaldson Named 2020 Wolf Prize Laureate in Mathematics

Sir Simon Donaldson, a permanent member of the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics (SCGP) and a professor in the Department of Mathematics, was recently named a recipient of the 2020 Wolf Prize in Mathematics for his...

January 22, 2020

3 min read

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Stony Brook University Hosts NSF Funded Data Science Workshop

The January 9-10 workshop, hosted by the Department of Technology and Society, illuminated the need to improve undergraduate data science education through university and industry partnerships.

January 17, 2020

4 min read

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Movie by SBU Scientists to Premiere at Directors Guild Theater

The indie film Sensitive and in Love — largely based on research done at Stony Brook University — will have its world premiere on Wednesday, January 29, at the prestigious Directors Guild of America Theater in New York...

January 17, 2020

2 min read

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Sharon Nachman, MD, Lists Top 10 Truths About Influenza

With flu season well underway, knowledge is one of the keys to illness prevention.

January 14, 2020

4 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Athletics News Highlights Stony Brook Matters

Men’s Hoops Ranked in Mid-Majors Top 25 for the First Time

As the win streak keeps growing, so does the national spotlight. For the first time this season, the Stony Brook men’s basketball program cracked the CollegeInsider Mid-Major Top 25, currently sitting 23rd. The...

January 14, 2020

1 min read

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Brookhaven National Laboratory to Host Major New Nuclear Physics Facility

The new Electron Ion Collider will bring major benefits to the regional economy and offer unprecedented research opportunities to Stony Brook faculty.

January 10, 2020

4 min read

Faculty/Staff News Highlights On Campus University Wellness

Cathrine Duffy to Direct Healthier U Employee Wellness Program

Cathrine Duffy, who has served as Director of Student Support in the Office of the Dean of Students at Stony Brook University, has been appointed Director of Healthier U — the University’s health and wellness program...

January 7, 2020

3 min read

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Undergrad Researcher Marcia-Ruth Ndege ’21 Overcomes Challenges, Finds Fulfillment

“Research can be stressful, frustrating, demanding, and even overwhelming in the beginning,” cautions undergraduate researcher Marcia-Ruth Ndege ’21. “Even then, you should definitely stick around because, after the...

January 6, 2020

2 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Faculty/Staff News Highlights Research SoMAS Stony Brook Matters

Study Uses New Forecasting Tools to Show How Climate Change Affected Hurricane Florence

Change in extreme weather is one of the most serious ways that we experience the impact of climate change. A study led by Kevin Reed, Assistant Professor in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook...

January 2, 2020

3 min read

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Computer Science PhD Grad Featured on NBC Nightly News

Recent Stony Brook Department of Computer Science PhD recipient Abbas Razaghpanah (‘15 MS, December ‘19 PhD) was interviewed as part of an NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt story (“Privacy and Power”) about online and...

December 30, 2019

2 min read

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Daniel Zamora ’15 Gets Ready for Spring Training

Stony Brook alum Daniel Zamora’s eyes tilted upward when he was summoned from the visitors’ bullpen at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Aug. 17, 2018, for his major league debut in relief of New York...

December 24, 2019

3 min read

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Interim President Bernstein Pens Op-Ed Explaining Impact of Higher Ed on Communities

In an op-ed published December 23 in University Business, Interim President Michael A. Bernstein explains how higher ed institutions can align the work of faculty and students with the needs, goals and interests of...

December 23, 2019

2 min read

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School of Dental Medicine Opens Center for Implant and Digital Technology

With the cutting of a ceremonial ribbon, Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine officially opened the doors to its Center for Implant and Digital Technology (CIDT). The Center will serve as state-of-the-art space for...

December 23, 2019

3 min read

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Undergrad Researchers Study Ancient Crocodiles

Leveraging CT scans of fossilized crocodiles, Arthur Erb ’20 and Olivia Taubenfeld ’20 are probing the mysteries of ancient life under the mentorship of paleontologist Alan Turner, whose focus is...

December 18, 2019

3 min read

Irvin Huang performed research in Stony Brook’s zebrafish facility. The zebrafish is a model species that can offer clues to the developmental and behavioral effects of sublethal exposure to pharmaceuticals found in wastewater effluent. (photo by Irvin Huang).

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SBU Grad Student Selected for Competitive Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

Irvin Huang, a PhD candidate in the Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, has been chosen as a fellow in the John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program, which matches highly qualified...

December 17, 2019

2 min read

Diversity Leadership News Highlights University

Judith Brown Clarke Named Chief Diversity Officer

Judith Brown Clarke, an award-winning thought leader and diversity advocate, has been named Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) at Stony Brook University, Interim President Michael A. Bernstein has announced. The appointment...

December 13, 2019

4 min read

Alumni News Alumni Spotlight Story Giving Back Medicine and Research News Highlights Stony Brook Matters

Stony Brook’s Commitment to Madagascar Preserved through Endowed Chair

Award-winning conservationist Patricia Wright invested as inaugural Herrnstein Family Endowed Chair for Conservation Biology “I have a great picture of Robin Herrnstein helping me haul cement in a wheelbarrow,” said...

December 11, 2019

5 min read

Category: News Highlights

Welcome to Spring Semester 2020

Simon Donaldson Named 2020 Wolf Prize Laureate in Mathematics

Stony Brook University Hosts NSF Funded Data Science Workshop

Sharon Nachman, MD, Lists Top 10 Truths About Influenza

Men’s Hoops Ranked in Mid-Majors Top 25 for the First Time

Cathrine Duffy to Direct Healthier U Employee Wellness Program

Undergrad Researcher Marcia-Ruth Ndege ’21 Overcomes Challenges, Finds Fulfillment

Study Uses New Forecasting Tools to Show How Climate Change Affected Hurricane Florence

Computer Science PhD Grad Featured on NBC Nightly News

Daniel Zamora ’15 Gets Ready for Spring Training

School of Dental Medicine Opens Center for Implant and Digital Technology

Undergrad Researchers Study Ancient Crocodiles

SBU Grad Student Selected for Competitive Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

Judith Brown Clarke Named Chief Diversity Officer

Stony Brook’s Commitment to Madagascar Preserved through Endowed Chair

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