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History Doctoral Candidate Heading to France with Chateaubriand Fellowship

Spencer Austin is the second Seawolf to be honored with this fellowship since 2015, and he will spend the Spring ’21 semester studying in France.

July 2, 2020

4 min read

Alumni Hottest Stories Community COVID-19 Faculty/Staff Long Island News Highlights Stony Brook Matters

Stony Brook Medicine Experts Share Pool Safety Advice During COVID-19

Pool safety requires a different mindset this year. Dr. Sharon Nachman shares why children and families should be able to enjoy swimming this summer.

July 2, 2020

4 min read

Faculty/Staff News Highlights

Stephanie Kelton Cracks Best Seller List

A professor of economics and public policy, Dr. Kelton is a leading authority on Modern Monetary Theory, an approach to economics that is drawing great interest worldwide.

June 26, 2020

2 min read

Coming Back Safe and Strong COVID-19 News Highlights President

President-Elect Issues Update on Fall Semester Planning

Dr. Maurie McInnis shares the University's plan for Fall 2020, which has been submitted to SUNY for approval.

June 25, 2020

5 min read

Community Long Island News Highlights

Explore This Summer’s Camp Options at SBU

Looking for educational and fun summer camp experiences for your children? Check out the recently updated Neighbor’s Guide Camp information page.

June 22, 2020

1 min read

Alumni Chapters & Groups Alumni Spotlight Story COVID-19 Medicine Alumni News Medicine and Research News Highlights Nursing Alumni Research STEM Stony Brook Matters

University Funds 17 COVID-Related Research Projects

Investigators begin critical research to address urgent healthcare challenges, including prognostic and therapeutic studies, as well as the far-reaching social impacts of the pandemic.

June 19, 2020

5 min read

Arts & Entertainment Awards and Honors News Highlights Sustainability

Sustainability Film Wins Telly Awards

David Taylor, an assistant professor in the Sustainability Studies Program, produced an award-winning documentary, Cuban Earth, in collaboration with Melinda Levin, University of North Texas.

June 16, 2020

3 min read

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

Scientists Predict More Rain, Fewer Landfalling Hurricanes

The study by a team of researchers at SoMAS uses global climate modeling to suggest that while rain intensity is likely to increase, the number of storms that make landfall will decrease.

June 16, 2020

3 min read

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Virtual Town Hall Webinars for Social Justice Begin June 18

Register via Zoom for the first in the series: "The Killing of George Floyd and the Resulting Protests for Social Justice." Three more webinars will be held; watch for details.

June 15, 2020

2 min read

Academics Diversity Faculty/Staff News Highlights

Webinar Features Stony Brook Experts on Advancing Academic Success

The University is making important strides in advancing student success by leveraging its resources toward increasing graduation rates while focusing on academic excellence for all.

June 12, 2020

3 min read

Events Humanities News Highlights SB Southampton

45th Southampton Writers Conference Goes Virtual

The conference, normally held at Stony Brook Southampton over 12 days, had to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic and will now be held online July 8-12.

June 11, 2020

3 min read

College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Faculty/Staff Medicine News Highlights On Campus Research School of Medicine STEM

SBU Research Team Receives $3.5M Grant to Study Depression

Depression remains a leading disorder worldwide with treatments that have limited benefits for many patients — only 33 percent of individuals with depression respond to conventional treatments. A cross-disciplinary...

June 9, 2020

3 min read

Arts & Entertainment Faculty/Staff News Highlights SB Southampton

Susan Scarf Merrell’s ‘Shirley’ Arrives on Screen to Rave Reviews

The novel has arrived on the big (and small) screen with the June 5 release of the film of the same name, starring Elisabeth Moss as author Shirley Jackson.

June 5, 2020

3 min read

Coming Back Safe and Strong COVID-19 News Highlights President

President-Elect McInnis Outlines Preliminary Plans for Return to Campus

Dr. McInnis shares some of the high-level decisions that have been made, as well as budget and enrollment updates and detailed reports from the planning committees.

June 4, 2020

9 min read

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Recent Grads and Experienced Alum: Register for Upcoming Virtual Job Fair

Stony Brook’s Career Center understands the job search challenges during this pandemic and presents the first Summer Virtual Job Fair on Wednesday, June 24, from 11 am to 5 pm.

June 3, 2020

1 min read

Faculty/Staff News Highlights SB Southampton

SBU Experts Featured on Kids’ Game Show

Several of Stony Brook’s “know-it-alls” are being tested on the Disney+ channel's educational kids' show, "The Big Fib," featuring experts and rising comedians who engage in a battle of wits.

June 3, 2020

3 min read

News Highlights Student Spotlight Wellness

Online Outreach Helps Students Cope

At a time when face-to-face counseling is all but impossible, Stony Brook University students have been receiving crucial outreach services through virtual Center for Prevention and Outreach (CPO) programs. The...

June 2, 2020

9 min read

Ethan Doutney of Dune Fishery won first place at the State Finals in the Agriculture, Technology and Food category.

Alumni Chapters & Groups Alumni Hottest Stories Awards and Honors Business Development and Networking network Entrepreneurialism Faculty/Student Spotlights News Highlights Recent Grads Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight

Stony Brook Students Are Tops in Entrepreneur Challenge

The Stony Brook Entrepreneur Challenge provides students the chance to win a share of $50K to help cover start-up costs for their businesses and advance to the statewide competition.

June 1, 2020

4 min read

Category: News Highlights

History Doctoral Candidate Heading to France with Chateaubriand Fellowship

Stony Brook Medicine Experts Share Pool Safety Advice During COVID-19

Stephanie Kelton Cracks Best Seller List

President-Elect Issues Update on Fall Semester Planning

Explore This Summer’s Camp Options at SBU

University Funds 17 COVID-Related Research Projects

Sustainability Film Wins Telly Awards

Scientists Predict More Rain, Fewer Landfalling Hurricanes

Webinar Features Stony Brook Experts on Advancing Academic Success

45th Southampton Writers Conference Goes Virtual

SBU Research Team Receives $3.5M Grant to Study Depression

Susan Scarf Merrell’s ‘Shirley’ Arrives on Screen to Rave Reviews

President-Elect McInnis Outlines Preliminary Plans for Return to Campus

Recent Grads and Experienced Alum: Register for Upcoming Virtual Job Fair

SBU Experts Featured on Kids’ Game Show

Online Outreach Helps Students Cope

Stony Brook Students Are Tops in Entrepreneur Challenge

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