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Incoming Stony Brook freshman Clare Dana

Alumni Hottest Stories Awards and Honors Faculty/Student Spotlights Long Island SoMAS Stony Brook Matters Student Spotlight

SBU Marine Science Student Wins National Scholarship

Stony Brook freshman Clare Dana has been named the winner of a National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) scholarship. Since 2003 the NOSB, a program of the Consortium for Ocean Leadership, has recognized and rewarded student...

January 13, 2020

2 min read

Long Island News Highlights Newsletter-Spotlight Research University

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

Featured Story Long Island Research Service

Stony Brook Experts Tackle Issues Raised by “Aging in Place”

In 2020, the last wave of Baby Boomers turns 55 years old. That generation is fortunate to have aged in the era of the greatest medical advances mankind has ever seen. The result is longer and better health, and with...

January 10, 2020

7 min read

Jimena Perez-Viscasillas (photo by Rebecca Shuford, NYSG)

Community Long Island On Campus Sustainability

New Long Island Sound Study Outreach Coordinator at SBU

New York Sea Grant (NYSG) has hired Jimena Perez-Viscasillas as its Long Island Sound Study (LISS) outreach coordinator. Based at Stony Brook University, her role is to provide science-based information about Long...

December 18, 2019

3 min read

Students received certificates for their participation in the Hour of Code program.

Community Long Island On Campus STEM

Long Island Schools Visit SBU for an Hour of Coding

On Friday, December 6, 2019, 50 local students and their chaperones came to campus to learn about coding, careers in computer science, and college life. The students ranged from fifth to eighth grade and were from J...

December 13, 2019

3 min read

Community Events Long Island Wellness

Walk with a Doc, Dec. 15

Join this doctor-led event for a fun and safe place to walk, learn about health and meet new friends. The Stony Brook Family & Preventive Medicine Practice and the Lifestyle Medicine Interest Group present “Walk...

December 12, 2019

1 min read

Community Long Island On Campus Service Student Spotlight

First “Seawolves for Service” Event Highlights Campus Service Organizations

On November 21, 2019, the campus community came together to participate in the first Seawolves for Service. Supported by the Center for Civic Justice, Student Engagement and Activities, Fraternity and Sorority Life, and...

December 4, 2019

2 min read

Hard clams (photo by Bassem Allam); Inset photo: A worker at Norm Bloom & Son Oysters offloads shellfish harvested from the company’s beds in Norwalk (photo by Judy Benson, Connecticut Sea Grant)

Faculty/Staff Long Island Research Sustainability

NY Sea Grant Contributes to Marine Aquaculture Research Projects

Two important aquaculture studies on New York’s marine waters will be administered at Stony Brook University through New York Sea Grant (NYSG). These projects are part of a national suite of 42 research projects and...

November 14, 2019

3 min read

Community Events Long Island Medicine Wellness

Walk with a Doc & Future Doc, November 17

November 5, 2019

1 min read

Community Long Island On Campus

Last Call to Ride the Port Jeff Shuttle

The last call for riders to take the Port Jefferson Shuttle from Stony Brook to Port Jefferson Village is almost here. The free shuttle is set to end on November 10, 2019. Students, employees, families and neighbors can...

October 29, 2019

1 min read

Arts & Entertainment Community Events Long Island On Campus

Instrument Petting Zoo at Staller Center, November 3

On Sunday, November 3, the Staller Center Instrument Petting Zoo (IPZ) steps out of the schools and libraries and onto the Staller Center stage. Join the IPZ team for an introduction to their instruments and the...

October 29, 2019

2 min read

Community Long Island

Join the SBU Census Committee

The 2020 Census is rapidly approaching, and your help is needed to make sure Long Island gets its fair share of the more than $678 billion in annual federal funding. Census data drives decisions on the region’s health...

October 21, 2019

1 min read

Tony Oursler, #ISO, 2015, image courtesy the artist and Lehmann Maupin, New York and Hong Kong, photograph by Elizabeth Bernstein

Arts & Entertainment Events Long Island On Campus

Art Exhibit by NYS Fellowship Winners Coming to Zuccaire Gallery

The Artists as Innovators — Celebrating Three Decades of New York State Council on the Arts/New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowships — exhibition will be on display at Staller Center’s Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery...

October 4, 2019

2 min read

A small grant to the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County Marine Program will help connect some 300 students with Long Island's coastal waters and, hopefully, an interest in protecting, conserving and restoring those resources. Credit: Ali Stevens / CCE Suffolk County

Community Long Island

Funding Announced for Recreational Fishing Projects in Local Communities

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and New York Sea Grant (NYSG) will distribute more than $74,000 in funding for several recreational fishing projects that will benefit New York’s...

October 2, 2019

2 min read

Community Long Island On Campus

9/11 Heroes Blood Drive Helps Save Lives

Left to right: USG President Shaheer Khan with student leaders, Program Coordinator Kathleen Valerio, Fire Marshals John Gallo and Scott Gershowitz, VP for Student Affairs & Dean of Students Richard Gatteau, Asst...

October 1, 2019

1 min read

Left to right: Margot Garant, Mayor of Port Jefferson Village, Chris Tanaka, Assistant Director for SBU LGBTQ Services, Yamilex Taveras, undergraduate student and president of the Latin American Student Organization (LASO), Dr. Jarvis Watson, SBU Chief Diversity Officer, Dr. Robbye Kinkade, Clinical Professor in the School of Health Technology and Management, Mary Joy Pipe, President of the Greater Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce, Barbara Ransome, Director of Operations for the Grater Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce, Shaheer Khan, President of the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) and Joan Dickinson, SBU Community Relations Director.

Community Diversity Long Island

Raising Cultural Awareness in the Business Community

Many on campus consider the Village of Port Jefferson to be their college town. Its bustling seaside business district of restaurants, entertainment and shopping is enjoyed by thousands of Stony Brook University...

September 27, 2019

4 min read

Community Events Featured Story Long Island On Campus University

CommUniversity Day Celebrates the Best of Stony Brook

More than 4,000 members of the community enjoyed a beautiful day full of fun, learning and discovery at CommUniversity Day on September 21, 2019. The free festival, now in its third year, showcased the best of the...

September 27, 2019

3 min read

Community Long Island On Campus

Free Port Jeff Shuttle Returns with Extended Hours

After a successful launch in the spring with more than 1,600 boardings, Stony Brook University is again partnering with Port Jefferson to provide free transportation to the Village for students, employees, friends and...

September 24, 2019

1 min read

Category: Long Island

SBU Marine Science Student Wins National Scholarship

New Long Island Sound Study Outreach Coordinator at SBU

Long Island Schools Visit SBU for an Hour of Coding

Walk with a Doc, Dec. 15

First “Seawolves for Service” Event Highlights Campus Service Organizations

NY Sea Grant Contributes to Marine Aquaculture Research Projects

Walk with a Doc & Future Doc, November 17

Last Call to Ride the Port Jeff Shuttle

Instrument Petting Zoo at Staller Center, November 3

Join the SBU Census Committee

Art Exhibit by NYS Fellowship Winners Coming to Zuccaire Gallery

Funding Announced for Recreational Fishing Projects in Local Communities

9/11 Heroes Blood Drive Helps Save Lives

Raising Cultural Awareness in the Business Community

CommUniversity Day Celebrates the Best of Stony Brook

Free Port Jeff Shuttle Returns with Extended Hours

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