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Extraordinary Collection of Marine Specimens and Data Donated to University

An extraordinary scientific collection of fish specimens, as well archived fish and water quality data taken from the Hudson River over more than five decades, has been donated to Stony Brook’s School of Marine...

December 6, 2019

3 min read

News Highlights Research Student Spotlight

Postdoc Spotlight Illuminates Cutting-Edge Research

Five minutes never went so quickly. In that time, Stony Brook University postdoctoral scholars explained their research to cure infections caused by antibiotic-resistant yeast; design the perfect metal for medical...

December 5, 2019

4 min read

News Highlights On Campus Student Spotlight Sustainability

Farmer’s Fridge Brings Innovation and Sustainability to Vending Services

The Faculty Student Association (FSA) has launched a new vending program that offers high-quality and seasonal ingredients from local partners wherever possible, sold in sustainable mason jars. Stony Brook University is...

December 5, 2019

3 min read

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

Stony Brook Children’s Enters New Era on Move Day

As new facilities at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital opened November 17, hospital staff cheerfully met the challenge of transferring young patients to brand new rooms. Stony Brook Children’s delivers specialized...

December 3, 2019

1 min read

Alumni Hottest Stories Faculty/Student Spotlights News Highlights Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight

Josh Cohen ’20 Experiences Alaska Through National Student Exchange

A lifetime Long Islander, Josh Cohen ’20 was seeking an experience totally out of his comfort zone. Through the National Student Exchange (NSE) program, Cohen spent a semester at the University of Alaska in...

December 3, 2019

3 min read

The Stony Brook Food Recovery Network students (left to right): Linda Lin, Sophia Zhukovsky, Ania Parcel, Inna Trygubchuk and Anton Kobrin.

Alumni Hottest Stories Community News Highlights Stony Brook Matters Student Spotlight Sustainability

SBU Food Recovery Network Fights Hunger in Local Community

The Faculty Student Association (FSA) and CulinArt have recently partnered with the Food Recovery Network, a national nonprofit that helps fight food waste and hunger by recovering perishable food that would otherwise...

November 27, 2019

2 min read

Community News Highlights On Campus University

Top Ten Items to Get Your Favorite Seawolves for the Holidays

Knit Hats Friends and family will love the pom-pom beanies in an assortment of great colors. These hats are thick, warm and stretchable for a comfortable fit. Remember, you can use Wolfie Wallet for all of your holiday...

November 26, 2019

2 min read

Noah Strycker with an adelie penguin chick

Academics College of Arts & Sciences News Highlights Research SoMAS Student Spotlight

Grad Student Noah Strycker Takes on Cat-Bird Relations in National Geographic Article

It’s no surprise that tensions are high between birdwatchers and lovers of cats. Noah Strycker, a master’s student in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences who currently works in the lab of Dr. Heather Lynch...

November 26, 2019

5 min read

Students camped overnight at the third annual Tent City to raise awareness about the harsh conditions faced by homeless veterans.

Community News Highlights On Campus Student Spotlight

Students Host Tent City Event to Raise Awareness of Veteran Homelessness

The Veteran Students Organization (VESO) and the Stony Brook Student Nurses’ Association (SBSNA) hosted the third annual overnight event called Tent City outside Staller Center on November 7 to exemplify the harsh...

November 20, 2019

3 min read

College of Arts & Sciences News Highlights Student Spotlight

Consider the Sauce: Chemistry Major Began as a Chef

You may not have the palate for this, but chowing down on a grasshopper got the attention of the producers of the television cooking show “Chopped” for then eighth-grader Lucy Felong ’21. Her daring move won...

November 19, 2019

3 min read

News Highlights Research

$3.5M Grant Will Finance New Lines of Attack in the Battle Against Alzheimer’s Disease

A new approach to combatting Alzheimer’s Disease will be pioneered by Donghui Zhu, Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Institute for Engineering-Driven Medicine, aided by a $3.5...

November 13, 2019

2 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Athletics Athletics News Highlights Stony Brook Matters

Women’s Soccer Wins America East Championship

For the second time in three seasons, the Stony Brook women’s soccer team are champions of America East. The Seawolves knocked off Hartford in the championship game November 10, with goals from juniors Erin...

November 11, 2019

1 min read

News Highlights Student Spotlight

Marine Vet Tori Levine Looks Toward Nursing School

As a U.S. Marine, Tori Levine was thrilled whenever she saw a jet she maintained take off. As a Stony Brook University biology student on the nursing track, she feels much the same way when she solves a mathematics...

November 7, 2019

3 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Main University Medicine Medicine Alumni News Medicine and Research Medicine Today News Highlights Research STEM Stony Brook Matters University

SMART Cluster, Reality Deck 2.0 Unveiled

Stony Brook University celebrated the opening of its astonishing new SMART Cluster, a dual use GPU Cluster for both machine learning and visualization, in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on campus November 4. The high-tech...

November 5, 2019

2 min read

Alumni Hottest Stories Awards and Honors Faculty Faculty/Staff Faculty/Student Spotlights News Highlights Stony Brook Matters

Van Nieuwenhuizen Accepts Breakthrough Prize in Star-Studded Ceremony

Peter van Nieuwenhuizen, distinguished professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Physics and the C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics at Stony Brook University, accepted a...

November 4, 2019

2 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Faculty/Student Spotlights News Highlights Recent Grads Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight

Peter Davis ’20 Takes a Hands-On Approach to Civil Engineering

Peter Davis has been captivated by the sciences for as long as he can remember. “Where my childhood friends would watch action-packed cartoons, all I ever wanted to watch was the Science Channel,” Davis said...

November 4, 2019

5 min read

The recently appointed Distinguished Professors with Interim President Bernstein.

Awards and Honors Faculty/Staff News Highlights On Campus

Celebrating Staff and Faculty Accomplishments

Interim President Michael Bernstein honored more than 65 faculty and staff at the Annual Awards and Recognition Dinner on October 3, 2019. Dr. Bernstein, joined by Interim Provost Minghua Zhang, celebrated recent...

October 31, 2019

6 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Arts & Entertainment Faculty/Student Spotlights News Highlights Recent Grads Stony Brook Matters Student

Aspiring Singer Follows Dream Through Stony Brook

The road to any dream can be long and winding, and the dreamer rarely knows how long the road will be. Analise Buker ’21, however, knows exactly how far away she is from her dream: 55 miles, the distance between Stony...

October 29, 2019

6 min read

Category: News Highlights

Extraordinary Collection of Marine Specimens and Data Donated to University

Postdoc Spotlight Illuminates Cutting-Edge Research

Farmer’s Fridge Brings Innovation and Sustainability to Vending Services

Stony Brook Children’s Enters New Era on Move Day

Josh Cohen ’20 Experiences Alaska Through National Student Exchange

SBU Food Recovery Network Fights Hunger in Local Community

Top Ten Items to Get Your Favorite Seawolves for the Holidays

Grad Student Noah Strycker Takes on Cat-Bird Relations in National Geographic Article

Students Host Tent City Event to Raise Awareness of Veteran Homelessness

Consider the Sauce: Chemistry Major Began as a Chef

$3.5M Grant Will Finance New Lines of Attack in the Battle Against Alzheimer’s Disease

Women’s Soccer Wins America East Championship

Marine Vet Tori Levine Looks Toward Nursing School

SMART Cluster, Reality Deck 2.0 Unveiled

Van Nieuwenhuizen Accepts Breakthrough Prize in Star-Studded Ceremony

Peter Davis ’20 Takes a Hands-On Approach to Civil Engineering

Celebrating Staff and Faculty Accomplishments

Aspiring Singer Follows Dream Through Stony Brook

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