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Stony Brook Creates Alliance to Advance Underrepresented Minority Faculty

STONY BROOK, NY, March 21 , 2019 – With funding from a $1.7 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Stony Brook University Center for Inclusive Education is leading an alliance between Stony Brook...

March 21, 2019

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Stony Brook Programs Move Up on US News’ Best Grad Schools List

STONY BROOK, NY, March 13 , 2019 – U.S. News and World Report has released its annual graduate school rankings for 2020, and Stony Brook University was named a top school in Engineering and in Medicine. The College of...

March 13, 2019

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Mets Legend Tom Seaver Diagnosed with Dementia: Expert Available

Mets legend Tom Seaver diagnosed with dementia. Regarding his diagnosis and the disease overall, Dr. Nikhil Palekar, Medical Director of The Center of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease at Stony Brook University...

March 8, 2019

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Expert: HIV “Cure” Still Rare and Requires Caution

STONY BROOK, N.Y., March 6, 2019–The news this week about a patient being cured of HIV infection is a hopeful one, yet this news should be met with caution. It also requires an explanation when it comes to...

March 6, 2019

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Pilot Study Suggests Possible Connection Between PTSD and Risk for Dementia in 911 Responders

STONY BROOK, NY, March 5, 2019 – The physical and cognitive health of 911 World Trade Center responders remains a concern for healthcare professionals who care for the thousands of responders, many of whom continue to...

March 5, 2019

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Study Finds Atypical Communications in Autism May Aid Diagnosis, Treatment Targets

STONY BROOK, NY, March 1 , 2019 – A team of Stony Brook University autism researchers investigating atypical communications characteristics (such as repeating words or having unusual utterances) of children being...

March 1, 2019

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Research Points Toward Possible New Treatment for Periodontitis

STONY BROOK, NY, February 28 , 2019 – Periodontitis is a progressive inflammatory disease that affects approximately half of all American adults. Colonization of the oral cavity by a bacterial pathogen called...

February 28, 2019

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Simons Foundation President Marilyn Hawrys Simons To Be Honored at Stars of Stony Brook Gala April 10 at Chelsea Piers, NYC

Dr. Simons Selected for Her Life of Service Funding Innovative Basic Research, Improving Access to Education and Advancing Leadership Opportunities for Young Women Stony Brook, New York, February 21, 2019 — Stony Brook...

February 21, 2019

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Novel Battery Undergoing Tests at AERTC

STONY BROOK, NY–February 19, 2019 – Stony Brook University energy researchers will be testing a prototype storage battery called a vanadium flow batterythat is designed to be more energy efficient than existing...

February 19, 2019

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Two Stony Brook Infectious Disease Specialists Named AAM Fellows

STONY BROOK, NY, February 19 , 2019 – Bettina Fries, MD, Professor of Medicine, Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, and Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Stony Brook Medicine, and David Thanassi, PhD...

February 19, 2019

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SBUH Appoints New Chief Nursing Officer

STONY BROOK, NY, February 15, 2019–Stony Brook University Hospital has appointed Julie Mirkin, DNP, MA, RN, as the Chief Nursing Officer, effective February 7. In her new role, Dr. Mirkin will lead the overall...

February 15, 2019

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Studying the Effects of Anesthesia on Metastatic Breast Cancer

STONY BROOK, NY, February 14 , 2019 – Surgery offers the best hope to cure breast cancer when disease does not spread. However, breast cancer that spreads to distant organs accounts for most of breast cancer deaths...

February 14, 2019

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Engineering Professor Lands NSF Funding to Teach Robotics to Kids

STONY BROOK, NY, February 14 , 2019 – Robotics is part of nearly all fields of science and has helped to transform work ranging from manufacturing to vehicle technology to surgery. To help students from elementary...

February 14, 2019

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Amazon Grant to Fund Malicious Bot Detection Project

STONY BROOK, NY, February 13 , 2019 – Stony Brook University computer scientist Nick Nikiforakis has received a 2018 Amazon Research Award for his work in the area of Internet security. The award includes $64,000 to...

February 13, 2019

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Is Autism Truly a Spectrum? New Research Suggests Classification More Complex

STONY BROOK, NY, February 8 , 2019 – A new Stony Brook University-led study that compared two large independent samples of children and adolescents totaling about 6,000 people with and without diagnosed autism reveals...

February 8, 2019

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New Theory Illustrates the Development of the Universe May Be Different Than we Thought

STONY BROOK, NY, February 4 , 2019 – The history of the universe is predicated on the idea that, compared to today, the universe was hotter and more symmetric in its early phase. Scientists have thought this because of...

February 4, 2019

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Office of Economic Development Consolidated Within Office of Research

STONY BROOK, NY, January 31, 2019 – In a move designed to advance Stony Brook University’s trajectory as a driving force in the new economy on Long Island and in the State of New York, and in alignment with SUNY’s...

January 31, 2019

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Ken Dill to Receive National Award for Protein Folding Research

STONY BROOK, NY, January 25 , 2019 – Ken A. Dill, PhD, Distinguished Professor in the Departments of Chemistry and Physics & Astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences at Stony Brook University, and the Louis...

January 25, 2019

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Category: Press Release

Stony Brook Creates Alliance to Advance Underrepresented Minority Faculty

Stony Brook Programs Move Up on US News’ Best Grad Schools List

Mets Legend Tom Seaver Diagnosed with Dementia: Expert Available

Expert: HIV “Cure” Still Rare and Requires Caution

Pilot Study Suggests Possible Connection Between PTSD and Risk for Dementia in 911 Responders

Study Finds Atypical Communications in Autism May Aid Diagnosis, Treatment Targets

Research Points Toward Possible New Treatment for Periodontitis

Simons Foundation President Marilyn Hawrys Simons To Be Honored at Stars of Stony Brook Gala April 10 at Chelsea Piers, NYC

Novel Battery Undergoing Tests at AERTC

Two Stony Brook Infectious Disease Specialists Named AAM Fellows

SBUH Appoints New Chief Nursing Officer

Studying the Effects of Anesthesia on Metastatic Breast Cancer

Engineering Professor Lands NSF Funding to Teach Robotics to Kids

Amazon Grant to Fund Malicious Bot Detection Project

Is Autism Truly a Spectrum? New Research Suggests Classification More Complex

New Theory Illustrates the Development of the Universe May Be Different Than we Thought

Office of Economic Development Consolidated Within Office of Research

Ken Dill to Receive National Award for Protein Folding Research

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