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Alumni Spotlight Story Main University News Highlights Stony Brook Matters University

Stony Brook Experts Discuss How SBU Built a Culture of Success, Eliminated Equity Gaps and Accelerated Social Mobility

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.

December 1, 2020

3 min read

Awards and Honors Community Diversity Faculty/Staff Long Island News Highlights Student Spotlight

2020 Hispanic Heritage Month Closing Ceremony Honors Faculty/Staff & Students

The 31st annual closing ceremony took place via Zoom this year, marking the end of a month-long celebration that honored the University’s Latin American and Hispanic communities.

December 1, 2020

5 min read

COVID-19 News Highlights Student Spotlight

“Seawolves Know Better. Seawolves Do Better” Showcases Students’ Safe and Healthy Behavior

The campaign features a series of student videos that highlight the actions they’ve taken to keep themselves and their community safe.

November 30, 2020

2 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Awards and Honors COVID-19 Faculty Faculty/Student Spotlights News Highlights Research Stony Brook Matters

Carlos Simmerling Receives Award for COVID-19 Research

The Gordon Bell Special Prize for High Performance Computing-Based Covid-19 Research recognizes outstanding research achievement toward the understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic.

November 30, 2020

3 min read

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

Prehistoric Bird Fossil Offers Clues to Evolution

The newly discovered, crow-sized bird fossil with a large, blade-like beak offers new insight into the evolution of face and beak shape in the Mesozoic forerunners of modern birds.

November 25, 2020

5 min read

Community COVID-19 Events Faculty/Staff News Highlights

The Provost’s Virtual Lecture Series: Spotlight on COVID

On December 2 and 3, the Provost’s Lecture Series hosts two free virtual live lectures on COVID, featuring four distinguished Stony Brook University faculty members.

November 23, 2020

3 min read

News Highlights Research

Quantum X-ray Microscope Will “Ghost Image” Molecules

This groundbreaking microscope, supported by the Biological and Environmental Research program at DOE’s Office of Science, will enable researchers to image biomolecules like never before.

November 23, 2020

4 min read

Community COVID-19 Diversity Entrepreneurship Long Island News Highlights

College of Business Launches Free Workshops for Local Business Owners Impacted by COVID-19

Stony Brook University’s College of Business is launching a new workshop series for small business owners across Long Island to assist them in coping with pandemic-related change. Bank of America has stepped in to allow...

November 23, 2020

3 min read

Coming Back Safe and Strong Community COVID-19 News Highlights University

Coming Back Safe and Strong Update (November 20, 2020)

The latest update offers information on Thanksgiving safety, continued testing during the holidays, SB Medicine's new Post-COVID Clinic and more.

November 20, 2020

5 min read

Awards and Honors Leadership News Highlights

VP for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Rick Gatteau Nominated for Diamond Award

The Diamond Award, given by the American College Personnel Association Foundation, recognizes college student educators working in student affairs and student services.

November 18, 2020

2 min read

Alumni Chapters & Groups Alumni Spotlight Story Black/Latino Group Business Development and Networking network Business Development Network College of Business Alumni Community Connecticut chapter Dental alumni Denver chapter Founders group LGBTQ group Los Angeles chapter Main University New England-Boston chapter New Jersey chapter New York City chapter News Highlights Northern California chapter Nursing Alumni On Campus Philadelphia chapter Phoenix chapter Public Policy network San Diego chapter San Francisco chapter School of Professional Development Alumni Social Welfare alumni South Asian Alumni Network Spirit of Stony Brook Alumni Stony Brook Matters Student Ambassador network Tucson chapter Washington DC chapter

Top 10 Holiday Gifts for Your Favorite Seawolves

Start shopping for your holiday gifts at Shop Red West in the Melville Library — all the Seawolves gear you need for yourself, family, friends and pets.

November 17, 2020

3 min read

Community Events Long Island Medicine News Highlights

Enjoy a Virtual Tour of Stony Brook Children’s Hospital and a Sea Lion Show from LI Aquarium

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Suffolk County’s only children’s hospital, take a virtual tour and watch a Sea Lion Show on December 9 at 7 pm.

November 17, 2020

1 min read

Back row (L to R), Councilwoman Valerie Cartwright, SBU Police Officer Jared King, Joe Bica, and Pete Thompson. PJS Chamber member Jennifer Dzvonar, Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office, Deputy McGovern, Deputy Meehan, Marissa Miller (SBU Dean of Students), Michelle Schindler (YMCA Family Services), Sal Pitti (Port Jefferson Station/Terryville Civic Association), Front row (L to R), Sgt Carissa Siry & SSG Jessica Alese (National Guard Counterdrug Task Force), Alana Marino (SB IMPACT/SBU Center for Prevention)

Community Long Island News Highlights Wellness

Drive-Thru Wellness Event Collects 80 Pounds of Expired Medication

The Center for Prevention and Outreach’s SB IMPACT Coalition partnered with the Town of Brookhaven to offer the community an opportunity to safely dispose of expired prescription drugs.

November 17, 2020

3 min read

A mock-up of Professor Nagasawa's sea turtle sculpture in Harborside Park

College of Arts & Sciences Community Faculty/Staff Long Island News Highlights Student Spotlight Sustainability

SBU Collaborates with Village of Port Jefferson to Create Recycling Sculptures

SBU senior Michael Manning’s “Shellfish Recycling Bin” and Art Professor Nobuho Nagasawa’s “Sea Turtle” are the two winning designs to be displayed in Port Jefferson.

November 17, 2020

2 min read

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

Student Affairs Issues Thanksgiving Guidance

With COVID cases increasing rapidly in the United States, we all need to be vigilant to make sure that our families remain healthy.

November 16, 2020

5 min read

Alumni Careers Alumni Hottest Stories Events Main University News Highlights Recent Grads Stony Brook Matters University

Career Center Marketing Strategy Leads to Successful Virtual Job Fairs

The virtual fairs that the Center conducted this semester provided an amazing opportunity for staff to think differently about how they could facilitate connections between students and employers.

November 13, 2020

2 min read

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

Stony Brook Installs New Supercomputer

A computer system employing the same technology as the fastest and most power-efficient supercomputer in the world has been installed by SBU's Institute for Advanced Computational Science.

November 13, 2020

3 min read

News Highlights Research

Neural Map Offers Clues to Taste Perception

A new study found that the map of neural responses mediating taste perception does not involve, as previously believed, specialized groups of neurons in the brain.

November 12, 2020

3 min read

Category: News Highlights

2020 Hispanic Heritage Month Closing Ceremony Honors Faculty/Staff & Students

“Seawolves Know Better. Seawolves Do Better” Showcases Students’ Safe and Healthy Behavior

Carlos Simmerling Receives Award for COVID-19 Research

Prehistoric Bird Fossil Offers Clues to Evolution

Quantum X-ray Microscope Will “Ghost Image” Molecules

College of Business Launches Free Workshops for Local Business Owners Impacted by COVID-19

Coming Back Safe and Strong Update (November 20, 2020)

VP for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Rick Gatteau Nominated for Diamond Award

Enjoy a Virtual Tour of Stony Brook Children’s Hospital and a Sea Lion Show from LI Aquarium

Drive-Thru Wellness Event Collects 80 Pounds of Expired Medication

SBU Collaborates with Village of Port Jefferson to Create Recycling Sculptures

Student Affairs Issues Thanksgiving Guidance

Career Center Marketing Strategy Leads to Successful Virtual Job Fairs

Stony Brook Installs New Supercomputer

Neural Map Offers Clues to Taste Perception

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