Science promotes learning, discovery, and innovation; it informs public policy; and improves individual, societal, and global health. Yet many scientists struggle to reach the general public with their discoveries...
Dr. Brenda MacArthur, professor of practice in the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science and the School of Communication and Journalism, was recently recognized as a State University of New York Online Teaching...
In a study of the ancient Gale Crater on Mars, Hurowitz and scientists from Rice University determined that Iceland’s climate is the closest to ancient Mars.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...