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Dr. Aurora D. Pryor Named President of SAGES

STONY BROOK, NY, January 14, 2020 – Aurora D. Pryor, MD, was elected president of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), a leading surgical society, representing and educating a global...

January 14, 2020

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Statement from Stony Brook University

The University is outraged and appalled by the actions that led to the guilty plea by Geoffrey Girnun today. This behavior is absolutely contrary to the ethical and professional standards expected of our faculty. Dr...

January 14, 2020

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Study: Early Intervention of Hyperkalemia Cuts Mortality in Half

STONY BROOK, NY, January 8, 2020 – In a new study published in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine, Adam Singer, MD, et al reported that quickly correcting high potassium levels, a condition known as...

January 8, 2020

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Cathrine Duffy Appointed Director of Healthier U

STONY BROOK, NY, January 7, 2020 – Cathrine Duffy, Director of Student Support in the Office of the Dean of Students at Stony Brook University, has been appointed Healthier U Director at Stony Brook University...

January 7, 2020

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Hermit Crabs’ Lesson on Wealth Inequality

STONY BROOK, January 3, 2020 — Can hermit crabs teach us about a common global problem – wealth inequality? The answer is yes, according to a first-of-its-kind study published in the January issue of Physica A. Lead...

January 3, 2020

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Study Confirms Climate Change Impacted Hurricane Florence’s Precipitation and Size

STONY BROOK, January 2, 2020 — A study led by Kevin Reed, PhD, Assistant Professor in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) at Stony Brook University, and published in Science Advances, found that...

January 2, 2020

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Stony Brook December Commencement Ceremony Launches More Than 1,700 Graduates

STONY BROOK, NEW YORK, December 20, 2019 — Today Stony Brook University conferred more than 1,700 degrees at the 22nd annual December Commencement ceremony in Island Federal Arena. The graduates will join more...

December 20, 2019

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Judith Brown Clarke, Ph.D. Appointed Chief Diversity Officer

National search identifies award-winning thought leader and diversity advocate STONY BROOK, NY, December 13, 2019 – Judith (Judi) Brown Clarke, Ph.D., Diversity Director of Bio-Computational Evolution in Action...

December 13, 2019

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The Science Coalition Elects Stony Brook’s Lauren Brookmeyer as 2020 President

STONY BROOK, NY, December 10, 2019 – Lauren Brookmeyer, Director of Government Relations at Stony Brook University, has been elected 2020 President of The Science Coalition (TSC). Serving as TSC’s Vice President of...

December 10, 2019

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Extraordinary Natural Science Collection Gifted to SoMAS

Stony Brook, NY and New Orleans, LA, December 5, 2019 – An extraordinary scientific collection of archived fish, as well as fish and water quality data taken from the Hudson River over more than five...

December 6, 2019

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Stony Brook To Receive Funding from SUNY Initiative to Increase Faculty Diversity

STONY BROOK, NY, November 27, 2019–Stony Brook University will receive $957,000 in funding from the State University of New York (SUNY) over a three-year period to support six faculty members as part of SUNY’s new...

November 27, 2019

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Study Shows Evolution Turns Genes Back On to Regain Function

STONY BROOK, NY, November 25, 2019 –Genes often mutate and lose their natural or synthetic function over long-term evolution, which could be good if that stops drug resistance of infectious microbes or cancer. A new...

November 25, 2019

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Stony Brook Medicine Celebrates Opening of New Behavioral Health Facility

Riverhead, N.Y., November 22, 2019 – On November 20, Stony Brook Medicine commemorated the opening of its new adult behavioral health facility, Quannacut Outpatient Services, at 905 East Main Street in Riverhead with a...

November 22, 2019

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New Geologic Modeling Method Explains Collapse of Ancient Mountains in American West

STONY BROOK, NY, November 19, 2019 – By using the latest computer numerical modeling technologies, combined with geologic compilations and seismic data, researchers in the Department of Geosciences at Stony Brook...

November 19, 2019

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Innovative Educator and Healthcare Professional Named Dean of the School of Health Technology and Management

Stony Brook, NY, November 13, 2019 — Stacy Jaffee Gropack, PhD, has been named Dean of the Stony Brook University School of Health Technology and Management (SHTM) announced Kenneth Kaushansky, MD, MACP, Senior...

November 13, 2019

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Cell Chemistry Illuminated by Laser Light

Published paper shows tearing down the ‘fluorescent curtain’ opens door to better microspectroscopy STONY BROOK, NY, November 4, 2019 – Raman microspectroscopy is a laboratory technique to produce...

November 4, 2019

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Magic Therapy Program Helps Reduce Pediatric Patient Anxiety

The News in Brief: Magic therapy provided by Stony Brook medical students significantly reduced the anxiety of pediatric patients and their parents/caregivers by 25 percent. Healthcare professionals view magic therapy...

November 1, 2019

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Renaissance School of Medicine Dean and Renowned Hematologist Elected to New York Genome Center Board of Directors

STONY BROOK, NY, October 31, 2019 – Kenneth Kaushansky, MD, MACP, Dean of the Renaissance School of Medicine and Senior Vice President of Health Sciences at Stony Brook University, has been elected to the Board of...

October 31, 2019

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Dr. Aurora D. Pryor Named President of SAGES

Statement from Stony Brook University

Study: Early Intervention of Hyperkalemia Cuts Mortality in Half

Cathrine Duffy Appointed Director of Healthier U

Hermit Crabs’ Lesson on Wealth Inequality

Study Confirms Climate Change Impacted Hurricane Florence’s Precipitation and Size

Stony Brook December Commencement Ceremony Launches More Than 1,700 Graduates

Judith Brown Clarke, Ph.D. Appointed Chief Diversity Officer

The Science Coalition Elects Stony Brook’s Lauren Brookmeyer as 2020 President

Extraordinary Natural Science Collection Gifted to SoMAS

Stony Brook To Receive Funding from SUNY Initiative to Increase Faculty Diversity

Study Shows Evolution Turns Genes Back On to Regain Function

Stony Brook Medicine Celebrates Opening of New Behavioral Health Facility

New Geologic Modeling Method Explains Collapse of Ancient Mountains in American West

Innovative Educator and Healthcare Professional Named Dean of the School of Health Technology and Management

Cell Chemistry Illuminated by Laser Light

Magic Therapy Program Helps Reduce Pediatric Patient Anxiety

Renaissance School of Medicine Dean and Renowned Hematologist Elected to New York Genome Center Board of Directors

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