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SBU Receives NSF Grant to Study, Engage Others on Regional Air Pollution

Stony Brook University researchers will lead a team of scientists from around the country to study air pollution and the chemical processes in the atmosphere that create or transform pollutants, such as ozone and...

September 11, 2020

5 min read

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Journalism students uncover stories of slavery on Long Island

The first enslaved men arrived in New Amsterdam in 1626. For 200 years slavery was part of life on Long Island. Since its abolition, slavery has faded from local memory, largely forgotten or ignored. But the history is...

July 3, 2020

5 min read

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Virtual broadcasting from the School of Journalism

For journalism students seeking broadcasting careers, one of the most highly anticipated Stony Brook moments is signing the news desk in Studio B. Students sign it at the end of their last newscast in the School of...

June 13, 2020

4 min read

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SBU graduate program designed to empower effective health communication

Gripped by a global pandemic, individuals and societies are looking to public-health professionals for advice and guidance to flatten the curve. In an ongoing crisis, clear and consistent messaging is as important as...

June 12, 2020

3 min read

School of Journalism (Private)

Journalism’s Dowdy receives Chancellor’s Award for Excellence

Zachary Dowdy, of the Stony Brook School of Journalism, this spring received one of the highest honors the State University of New York system offers, a Chancellor’s Award for Excellence. Dowdy’s award recognizes...

May 3, 2020

3 min read

Alda Center (Private)

Alda Center to launch programming to foster online science communication

The Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University will launch a new series of programs designed to help scientists, researchers and medical professionals to share their science, and make online...

May 1, 2020

3 min read

Alda Center (Private)

Research suggests psychological health benefits of improvisation

A paper recently published in the peer-reviewed journal “Thinking Skills and Creativity,” suggests that improvisational theater exercises may improve psychological health in adults. The paper, “Improv promotes divergent...

April 8, 2020

3 min read

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Three SBU Journalism students win Hearst awards

Two recent graduates and one current student from the Stony Brook School of Journalism were among those recognized nationally by the Hearst Journalism Awards Program. Another, a current student, was also honored. 2019...

April 7, 2020

3 min read

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SBU Journalism students tell stories of a national pandemic

Dan Wirkkala is the CEO of a trucking company in Arlington, Washington. He can’t work from home, despite nearly 6,000 cases of COVID-19 and a statewide order to shelter in place. Worried about contracting and spreading...

March 20, 2020

5 min read

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Laura Lindenfeld appointed dean of Journalism School at Stony Brook University

Dr. Laura Lindenfeld, Professor of Journalism and Executive Director of the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science, has been appointed Dean of the School of Journalism effective immediately, announced Minghua Zhang...

February 28, 2020

1 min read

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Q&A with Wall Street Journal Fellow Rachael Eyler ’19

In late February, Stony Brook University School of Journalism Alum Rachael Eyler ‘19, embarked on her journey to the United Kingdom for a 10-week reporting assignment out of the Wall Street Journal’s London bureau, as...

February 23, 2020

9 min read

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Journalism Students Produce Special Series on Long Island Pine Barrens

The Long Island Pine Barrens is part of a special ecoregion that begins in southern New Jersey and stretches across Suffolk County and Cape Cod, Massachusetts. It is considered one of New York’s most important...

December 31, 2019

5 min read

Alda Center (Private)

SBU shines a light on postdoc research

Five minutes never went so quickly. In that time, Stony Brook University postdoctoral scholars explained their research to cure infections caused by antibiotic-resistant yeast; design the perfect metal for medical...

December 2, 2019

5 min read

Alda Center (Private)

SBU’s Alda Center launches Advanced Graduate Certificate in Communicating Science

Beginning in Spring 2020, the Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University will launch a program to teach future scientists to share their work effectively while they are still in graduate school The...

November 1, 2019

3 min read

School of Journalism (Private)

Sree Sreenivasan named inaugural Marshall R. Loeb Visiting Professor

Laura Lindenfeld Ph.D., interim dean of the Stony Brook University School of Journalism, announced the appointment of Sree Sreenivasan as the first Marshall R. Loeb Visiting Professor of Digital Innovation and Audience...

September 9, 2019

5 min read

Alda Center (Private)

Alda Center faculty contribute to science communication training book

Dr. Brenda MacArthur and Dr. Nicole Leavey, both assistant professors of practice at the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University, published a chapter in the recent book, “Theory and...

August 29, 2019

3 min read

Alda Center (Private)

Researchers call for communication training cohesion

A new white paper, published by science communication researchers and trainers, offers a framework for defining core competencies in science communication and calls for analysis and assessment of how scientists are...

August 7, 2019

3 min read

Alda Center (Private)

Stony Brook’s Alda Center marks 10 years

In the past decade, 15,000 scientists, medical professionals, and other researchers have learned to share their work more effectively through workshops with the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science. Thousands more...

August 1, 2019

4 min read

Category: Private

SBU Receives NSF Grant to Study, Engage Others on Regional Air Pollution

Journalism students uncover stories of slavery on Long Island

Virtual broadcasting from the School of Journalism

SBU graduate program designed to empower effective health communication

Journalism’s Dowdy receives Chancellor’s Award for Excellence

Alda Center to launch programming to foster online science communication

Research suggests psychological health benefits of improvisation

Three SBU Journalism students win Hearst awards

SBU Journalism students tell stories of a national pandemic

Laura Lindenfeld appointed dean of Journalism School at Stony Brook University

Q&A with Wall Street Journal Fellow Rachael Eyler ’19

Journalism Students Produce Special Series on Long Island Pine Barrens

SBU shines a light on postdoc research

SBU’s Alda Center launches Advanced Graduate Certificate in Communicating Science

Sree Sreenivasan named inaugural Marshall R. Loeb Visiting Professor

Alda Center faculty contribute to science communication training book

Researchers call for communication training cohesion

Stony Brook’s Alda Center marks 10 years

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