Category: Research

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Tiniest Ever Fossil Ape Discovered in Kenya

When Stony Brook University anthropologist James Rossie began sifting through sediment in the Tugen Hills of Kenya during his first day of the dig, he didn’t know he’d discover teeth from a previously undiscovered tiny...

November 6, 2018

3 min read

Faculty Faculty/Student Spotlights Medicine Medicine and Research Research Stony Brook Matters

Opioid Crisis Hitting More Pregnant and Postpartum Women

A study of pregnancy-associated deaths reveals that the opioid crisis in the United States appears to be gravely affecting more pregnant and postpartum women. Examining pregnancy-associated deaths of women from 2007 to...

November 5, 2018

2 min read

Academics Faculty/Student Spotlights Home Page Spotlight Medicine and Research Research SoMAS Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight

Undergraduate Researchers Heed the Ocean’s Call

A pair of Stony Brook undergraduates are getting their feet wet in the world of research, leveraging opportunities at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS.) Claire Garfield ’20 became involved in a...

November 5, 2018

2 min read

Academics Alumni Hottest Stories College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Faculty/Student Spotlights Humanities Research Stony Brook Matters

Political Science Professor Casts Her Vote On the Independent Voice This Election

As an associate professor of political science who has spent countless hours gaining insight into the minds and behaviors of voters, Yanna Krupnikov knows a lot about what goes into casting a ballot each Election Day...

November 5, 2018

5 min read

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Eye-catching $1.2M NSF Award for CS and Psychology Researchers

Have you ever wondered if a machine could anticipate your next move? That’s exactly what Professor Minh Hoai Nguyen and his team have been researching in the Department of Computer Science (CS) at Stony Brook University...

November 2, 2018

5 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Giving Back Medicine Medicine and Research News Highlights Research Stony Brook Matters University

The Future of Cancer Care and Research

Celebrating the MART and New Home for Stony Brook University Cancer Center Stony Brook University and Stony Brook Medicine celebrated a momentous milestone on Nov. 1 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Medical...

November 2, 2018

8 min read

Academics Alumni Hottest Stories Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Faculty/Staff Medicine and Research Research Stony Brook Matters

Ken Dill Awarded Max Delbruck Prize

Ken A. Dill, distinguished professor in the College of Arts and Sciences Departments of Chemistry and Physics & Astronomy and the Louis and Beatrice Laufer Endowed Chair of Physical and Quantitative Biology, has...

October 30, 2018

3 min read

Academics Awards and Honors College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Faculty Faculty/Student Spotlights Medicine Medicine and Research News Highlights Research Stony Brook Matters

Bluestein Awarded $3.8M Grant to Develop Heart Health Technology

Danny Bluestein, Professor of Biomedical Engineering (BME) in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences has been awarded $3.84 million Bioengineering Research Partnership (BRP) U01 grant from the National...

October 26, 2018

2 min read

Giving Back Research Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

NY Sea Grant Receives Funding to Increase Confidence and Demand for U.S. Farm-Raised Seafood

New York Sea Grant (NYSG) in collaboration with the National Aquaculture Association, received $182,108 in funding for a project to increase end-user confidence in U.S. farm-raised seafood and to increase demand for U.S...

October 26, 2018

3 min read

Academics College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Faculty Faculty/Student Spotlights Medicine and Research News Highlights Research Stony Brook Matters

Quantum Memory Applications Can Help Fight Hackers

In the search for more secure communications technologies designed to prevent hacking, a team of researchers in Stony Brook University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy created a technology that uses quantum memory...

October 24, 2018

3 min read

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Research Illuminates How Genes Respond to Temperature

To better understand how genes respond to temperature fluctuations, a team of scientists at the Louis and Beatrice Laufer Center for Physical & Quantitative Biology at Stony Brook University designed a study of...

October 20, 2018

2 min read

Academics College of Arts & Sciences Medicine and Research Research Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

Stony Brook Researchers Tackle Climate Change

Recent studies by Stony Brook University researchers identify key links between climate change and economic development, technology, politics and human decision making in the context of climate change. Their research...

October 17, 2018

5 min read

Academics Alumni Hottest Stories College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Medicine and Research Research Stony Brook Matters Wellness

Social Media Posts Can Predict Depression

In any given year, depression affects more than six percent of the adult population in the United States—some 16 million people—but fewer than half receive the treatment they need. What if an algorithm could scan social...

October 16, 2018

5 min read

Academics College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Student Spotlights Featured Story Research Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight

Undergrads at Turkana Basin Institute Use Ancient Dig Sites as Laboratory

Four years ago, Lucia Muzzarelli ’19 was drawn to Stony Brook University because of its reputation for world-class science programs and ample research opportunities. So when she heard a lecture about the Turkana Basin...

October 10, 2018

5 min read

Academics Alumni Spotlight College of Arts & Sciences Research Stony Brook Matters

Alumna Collaborates as Lead Author in Groundbreaking Earthquake Study

Learn all you can because you never know when it might come in handy. Not an earth-shaking concept, but it worked for Meredith Kraner ’14, who landed a life-changing (and literally earth-shaking) assignment in Professor...

October 5, 2018

6 min read

Medicine Medicine and Research Research Stony Brook Matters

Scientists Propose New Strategy for Fighting Antibiotic Resistance

Better understanding of the mechanisms of pili, the hair-like surface appendages on bacteria that initiate infection, could hold a key to developing new and more effective therapeutics, according to a team of scientists...

October 3, 2018

2 min read

News Highlights Research Student Spotlight

Alexander Kling ’20 Takes Research from Earth to Mars

Stony Brook has taken Alexander Kling ’20 from Earth to Mars as he pursues hands-on undergraduate research in the Geosciences Department of the College of Arts and Sciences. In summer 2017, Alex began working...

October 3, 2018

7 min read

Diversity Medicine Medicine and Research Research Stony Brook Matters

Racial Discrimination in Healthcare Leads to Patient Avoidance

Patients who perceive racial discrimination in healthcare are less likely to seek needed treatment, according to a study published in the October issue of The Journal of General Internal Medicine. Working from a survey...

October 3, 2018

1 min read

Category: Research

Opioid Crisis Hitting More Pregnant and Postpartum Women

Undergraduate Researchers Heed the Ocean’s Call

Political Science Professor Casts Her Vote On the Independent Voice This Election

Eye-catching $1.2M NSF Award for CS and Psychology Researchers

The Future of Cancer Care and Research

Ken Dill Awarded Max Delbruck Prize

Bluestein Awarded $3.8M Grant to Develop Heart Health Technology

NY Sea Grant Receives Funding to Increase Confidence and Demand for U.S. Farm-Raised Seafood

Quantum Memory Applications Can Help Fight Hackers

Research Illuminates How Genes Respond to Temperature

Stony Brook Researchers Tackle Climate Change

Social Media Posts Can Predict Depression

Undergrads at Turkana Basin Institute Use Ancient Dig Sites as Laboratory

Alumna Collaborates as Lead Author in Groundbreaking Earthquake Study

Scientists Propose New Strategy for Fighting Antibiotic Resistance

Alexander Kling ’20 Takes Research from Earth to Mars

Racial Discrimination in Healthcare Leads to Patient Avoidance

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