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ECE faculty and graduate students during the WISE virtual camp

College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Community COVID-19 Long Island News Highlights STEM

WISE Holds Virtual Summer Camp for Middle Schoolers

Even with COVID-19 wreaking havoc across the globe and our countries racked with healthcare and safety consequences, the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Honors Program at Stony Brook University (SBU) developed a...

August 7, 2020

4 min read

Diversity Global Home Page Spotlight News Highlights University

Stony Brook Rated a Top University for Reducing Inequalities

Stony Brook University is among the top 100 universities in the world for reducing inequalities in higher education based on the Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2020 — ranking #1 among all U.S...

August 5, 2020

1 min read

The Student Engagement and Activities professional staff (from left to right): Christine Marullo, Kevin Grunder, Samantha Thompson, Becky Seifter, Melissa Scuccimarri, Melissa Ferrin.

Awards and Honors Faculty/Staff News Highlights Student Spotlight

Student Engagement and Activities Receives Collaborator of the Year Award

Stony Brook University’s Student Engagement and Activities (SEA) received the 2020 Campus Labs Collaborator Award for expanding the use of the SB Engaged platform to a cross-campus initiative working with areas from...

August 5, 2020

2 min read

Coming Back Safe and Strong Home Page Spotlight News Highlights University

Coming Back Safe and Strong Update (August 3, 2020)

As we get closer to the next phase of return to the workplace starting August 12, find out more of the latest details in this edition of the Coming Back Safe and Strong update.

August 3, 2020

5 min read

Artist's illustration of SN1987A (Credit: NRAO/AUI/NSF, B. Saxton)

Alumni Spotlight Story College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff Home Page Spotlight Medicine and Research News Highlights Research Stony Brook Matters

Possible Sign of Neutron Star Found in Supernova 1987A

Two teams of astronomers, including Stony Brook’s James M. Lattimer, have made a compelling case in the 33-year-old mystery surrounding Supernova 1987A.

July 31, 2020

3 min read

Coming Back Safe and Strong COVID-19 News Highlights Student Spotlight

University Issues Message to Students on COVID-19 Testing Requirements

Rick Gatteau, Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students; Marisa Bisiani, Assistant Vice President, Student Health, Wellness, and Prevention Service; and Dallas Bauman, Assistant Vice President, Campus...

July 30, 2020

9 min read

Long Island News Highlights Student Spotlight Sustainability

For Sascha Rosin ’21, the World is Her Oyster

Sascha Rosin ’21, a marine sciences major and sustainability studies minor, was left with few employment options this summer after COVID-19 shut down many New York businesses. So when her plans for a traditional summer...

July 30, 2020

3 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff Medicine and Research News Highlights Newsletter-Spotlight Research Stony Brook Matters

Professor Joel Hurowitz Celebrates Third Mars Rover Milestone

As an SBU grad student, Hurowitz was part of the Mars Exploration Rover mission in 2004. Now he is involved in the latest rover mission, Perseverance.

July 29, 2020

3 min read

Home Page Spotlight Medicine News Highlights Research

WTC Responders at Risk for Dementia, Studies Show

The studies included individuals with signs of cognitive impairment who show neuroradiological abnormalities similar to that seen in Alzheimer’s disease patients.

July 28, 2020

5 min read

Alumni Events Alumni Spotlight Story Arts & Entertainment Community Events News Highlights Stony Brook Matters

2020 Stony Brook Film Festival Goes Virtual

Annual event partners with IndieFlix to show 24 films over 12 weeks The show must go on. The Stony Brook Film Festival, presented by Island Federal — which annually features top independent films from across the globe —...

July 27, 2020

4 min read

Coming Back Safe and Strong News Highlights University

Coming Back Safe and Strong Update (July 24, 2020)

From the classroom, to the office, to the hospital, to the lab, learn the latest on our return to the workplace activities and plans.

July 24, 2020

5 min read

Faculty/Staff News Highlights Research

Brookhaven Lab–SBU Partnership Extends Potential of Quantum Communications

The team’s efforts to develop a working long-distance quantum network — the foundation for the nation’s future quantum Internet infrastructure — have led to important “firsts” in quantum research.

July 23, 2020

5 min read

LSAMP interns Stephanie Fernandez and Kamal James

Alumni Hottest Stories Diversity Medicine and Research News Highlights STEM Stony Brook Matters

CEAS Embraces Diversity, Provides Opportunities

The College of Engineering and Applied Sciences is finding innovative ways to support our richly diverse community while preparing students for STEM careers.

July 23, 2020

6 min read

pale spear-nosed bat (Phyllostomus discolor)

Alumni Hottest Stories Medicine and Research News Highlights Research Stony Brook Matters

Genetic Analysis Unlocks Secrets of Bat “Superpowers”

Liliana M. Dávalos, evolutionary biologist and co-author, worked as part of the global consortium of scientists, Bat1K, to sequence the genome of six widely divergent living bat species.

July 22, 2020

3 min read

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Stony Brook Foundation Boosts Access to College for More Underserved Students

Thanks to a new infusion to the Black and Latino Alumni Network Scholarship Fund, the University can offer more underserved students access to a Stony Brook degree.

July 21, 2020

3 min read

Arts & Entertainment Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff News Highlights

Professor Nagasawa’s Art Illuminates the Night in NYC

“Luminescence” — Nobuho Nagasawa’s artwork in Long Island City — has been featured in "The New Yorker" July 20 Goings On About Town section.

July 17, 2020

2 min read

Photos Courtesy Staller Center for the Arts and Wider Film Projects

Alumni Events Alumni Hottest Stories Arts & Entertainment Community Events Long Island News Highlights Stony Brook Matters

Stony Brook Film Festival Offers Free Screening and Live Q&A

The screening of "God Knows Where I Am" will be held on July 25 at 8 pm and features a Q&A with actress Lori Singer and directors Jedd and Todd Wider.

July 13, 2020

2 min read

Arts & Entertainment News Highlights On Campus Sustainability

Music Major Used Grant to Celebrate Ashley Schiff Preserve

Jay Loomis recorded hours of audio and video in the preserve, and then spent months condensing and combining his footage to produce a three-part musical film.

July 9, 2020

4 min read

Category: News Highlights

WISE Holds Virtual Summer Camp for Middle Schoolers

Stony Brook Rated a Top University for Reducing Inequalities

Student Engagement and Activities Receives Collaborator of the Year Award

Coming Back Safe and Strong Update (August 3, 2020)

Possible Sign of Neutron Star Found in Supernova 1987A

University Issues Message to Students on COVID-19 Testing Requirements

For Sascha Rosin ’21, the World is Her Oyster

WTC Responders at Risk for Dementia, Studies Show

2020 Stony Brook Film Festival Goes Virtual

Coming Back Safe and Strong Update (July 24, 2020)

Brookhaven Lab–SBU Partnership Extends Potential of Quantum Communications

CEAS Embraces Diversity, Provides Opportunities

Genetic Analysis Unlocks Secrets of Bat “Superpowers”

Professor Nagasawa’s Art Illuminates the Night in NYC

Stony Brook Film Festival Offers Free Screening and Live Q&A

Music Major Used Grant to Celebrate Ashley Schiff Preserve

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