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Stony Brook’s van Nieuwenhuizen Shares $3M Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for “Invention of Supergravity”

STONY BROOK, NY, August 6, 2019 — 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...

August 6, 2019

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Stony Brook Ecologist Named Finalist in Competition of the Nation’s Best Young Scientists

Heather Lynch joins the ranks of Blavatnik Scholars for her pioneering work monitoring Antarctic penguins STONY BROOK, N.Y., May 30, 2019 – Heather Lynch, PhD, an Associate Professor of Ecology & Evolution in the...

May 30, 2019

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Il Memming Park, PhD Wins Stony Brook Discovery Prize

Stony Brook, NY, April 24, 2019 – Dr. Il Memming Park and three Stony Brook early career research colleagues took the stage on April 23, and presented their high risk, high reward concepts to a panel of...

April 24, 2019

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Stony Brook Names Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students

STONY BROOK, N.Y., January 7, 2019 – Following a national search, Richard “Rick” J. Gatteau, PhD, has been appointed Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at Stony Brook University, effective January...

January 7, 2019

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DOE Supports PhD Student’s Research on an Elementary Particle

Samuel Homiller, a PhD student in the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the College of Arts & Sciences at Stony Brook University is among a group of students selected nationally as a recipient of the U.S...

May 7, 2018

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Stony Brook University Receives Prestigious Award for Excellence in Campus Internationalization

Stony Brook University has been awarded a prestigious 2018 Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization by NAFSA: Association of International Educators. Named after the late Senator Paul Simon of Illinois, the...

March 15, 2018

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A Survival Lesson from Bats – Eating Variety Keeps Species Multiplying

Diet is an important factor influencing the survival and evolution of all species. Many studies have shown that when species evolve from being a predator or insectivore to being a vegetarian, the rate at which new...

January 17, 2018

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Top 10 Moments of 2017 at Stony Brook University

Stony Brook University is sharing a look back at some its most significant moments from 2017.

December 29, 2017

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Stony Brook Launches 1,650 New Graduates in December Commencement Ceremony

Launching 1,650 talented graduates into a promising future, Stony Brook University held its 20th annual winter commencement ceremony today in the Island Federal Credit Union Arena. During his commencement address...

December 21, 2017

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Stony Brook University President’s Statement on Tax Reform

In response to recent Congressional tax reform negotiations, Stony Brook University President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., said today "As tax reform negotiations continue, I urge leaders in Congress to consider the...

November 22, 2017

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Stony Brook University Scholar & Future Diplomat Wins Prestigious Rangel Fellowship

Following a highly competitive nationwide contest, Stony Brook University senior Lydia Senatus '18 has been awarded a 2018 Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship. The fellowship supports extraordinary...

November 21, 2017

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Stony Brook University Professor Elected Fellow of American Physical Society

-Stony Brook University Professor Anatoly Frenkel, of the Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has been elected a 2017 Fellow of the American...

October 12, 2017

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Stony Brook Awarded Grant for National STEM Education Initiative from Keck Foundation

Stony Brook University has received a three-year $300,000 grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to support a national program housed at Stony Brook that will expand educational courses connecting indigenous knowledge to...

August 15, 2017

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Stony Brook Receives $1 Million for Brain Aging Research from Keck Foundation

Stony Brook University has received a three-year $1 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to fund research that uses brain imaging data to understand how the nutrition of brain neurons affects cognition in aging...

August 15, 2017

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Stony Brook Distinguished Professor Receives Distinguished Alumni Award

Arthur P. Grollman, M.D, Distinguished Professor of Pharmacological Science, Evelyn G. Glick Professor of Experimental Medicine and the Director of the Zickler Laboratory of Chemical Biology at Stony Brook University...

July 14, 2017

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Award-Winning Research Could Make Wristwatches Smarter Than Smartphones

Award-winning research co-authored by Xiaojun Bi, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at Stony Brook University outlines the design, decoding algorithm and implementation for COMPASS, a...

July 13, 2017

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Stony Brook Professor Named a 2017 American Chemical Society Fellow

The American Chemical Society (ACS) has named Stony Brook University Chemistry Professor Nicole S. Sampson, PhD, to the 2017 class of ACS Fellows, which recognizes scientists who have demonstrated outstanding...

July 3, 2017

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Professor and Bioethicist to Join National Committee on Ethical Issues of Organ Transplantation

Andrew Flescher, PhD, a Professor in the Department of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine at Stony Brook University School of Medicine, has been appointed to serve on the national ethics committee of the United...

June 29, 2017

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Category: Faculty/Student Awards

Stony Brook’s van Nieuwenhuizen Shares $3M Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for “Invention of Supergravity”

Stony Brook Ecologist Named Finalist in Competition of the Nation’s Best Young Scientists

Il Memming Park, PhD Wins Stony Brook Discovery Prize

Stony Brook Names Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students

DOE Supports PhD Student’s Research on an Elementary Particle

Stony Brook University Receives Prestigious Award for Excellence in Campus Internationalization

A Survival Lesson from Bats – Eating Variety Keeps Species Multiplying

Top 10 Moments of 2017 at Stony Brook University

Stony Brook Launches 1,650 New Graduates in December Commencement Ceremony

Stony Brook University President’s Statement on Tax Reform

Stony Brook University Scholar & Future Diplomat Wins Prestigious Rangel Fellowship

Stony Brook University Professor Elected Fellow of American Physical Society

Stony Brook Awarded Grant for National STEM Education Initiative from Keck Foundation

Stony Brook Receives $1 Million for Brain Aging Research from Keck Foundation

Stony Brook Distinguished Professor Receives Distinguished Alumni Award

Award-Winning Research Could Make Wristwatches Smarter Than Smartphones

Stony Brook Professor Named a 2017 American Chemical Society Fellow

Professor and Bioethicist to Join National Committee on Ethical Issues of Organ Transplantation

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