Category: Research

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Quantum X-ray Microscope Will “Ghost Image” Molecules

This groundbreaking microscope, supported by the Biological and Environmental Research program at DOE’s Office of Science, will enable researchers to image biomolecules like never before.

November 23, 2020

4 min read

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Stony Brook Installs New Supercomputer

A computer system employing the same technology as the fastest and most power-efficient supercomputer in the world has been installed by SBU's Institute for Advanced Computational Science.

November 13, 2020

3 min read

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Rising Up to Meet the Moment

By pushing boundaries, SBU is reshaping the future As years go, 2020 has tested us all. We have been confronting a global pandemic, a contentious national election, a movement for racial and social equality, an...

November 13, 2020

6 min read

News Highlights Research

Neural Map Offers Clues to Taste Perception

A new study found that the map of neural responses mediating taste perception does not involve, as previously believed, specialized groups of neurons in the brain.

November 12, 2020

3 min read

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Iconic Simons Center Celebrates 10th Anniversary

The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics (SCGP) celebrated its 10th anniversary November 9 in a daylong event that took place both online and at the Center’s iconic building on the Stony Brook campus. It was in...

November 11, 2020

4 min read

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Scientists Probe How the Brain Creates Taste Aversion

The discovery could have broader implications in the area of neurobiology intervention for helping people to break addictions to harmful substances.

November 10, 2020

3 min read

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New ‘Genomic’ Method Reveals Atomic Arrangements of Battery Material

The technique is in some ways a form of reverse engineering that uses computer algorithms to build and evaluate all the plausible structures of a material.

November 9, 2020

4 min read

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Undergraduate Researcher Natalie Lo Takes on Cancer Biology

The undergraduate researcher recently received the SASS Foundation Arena Scholars Award, which recognizes research potential in the field of cancer biology.

November 9, 2020

3 min read

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AI Microgrid Researchers Aim to Increase Reliability and Safety of Power Grids

Humanity’s reliance on the power grid is increasing with each passing year. As a society, we are lulled into a sense that things will work simply by paying the monthly bill, and when these massive systems break down —...

November 4, 2020

3 min read

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Adjunct Professor Stephen Schwartz Receives International Aerosol Fellow Award

His research helps determine the extent human activity has increased aerosol levels in the atmosphere, how air pollution impairs health and how diseases like COVID-19 spread.

November 4, 2020

2 min read

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ATLAS Experiment Upgrade Wins DOE Project Management Award

The upgrade will enable scientists to collect 10 times more data from particle collisions, observe very rare processes and make new discoveries about how the universe works.

November 2, 2020

2 min read

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SBU Student Science Journal Expands to Engage High School Students

In the next edition of the Stony Brook Young Investigators Review, articles by SBU students will appear alongside winning pieces from a summer writing competition for high school students.

October 30, 2020

4 min read

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Seven Stony Brook AI Papers Make Prestigious NeurIPS Conference

Stony Brook University’s Institute for AI-Driven Discovery and Innovation has been working tirelessly to study and present new research to the world. As a result, this year the Institute had seven papers accepted at the...

October 28, 2020

4 min read

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Stony Brook Team Receives Award for R&D

Stony Brook researchers, together with SBU-affiliated startup Superclean Glass Inc., received the R&D 100 Award from R&D World magazine, often referred to as the “Oscars of Innovation.”

October 26, 2020

1 min read

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Alda Center to Bring Science to the Stage in Unique Livestream Performance

The groundbreaking research and discoveries that happen at Stony Brook are inspiring both art and science through innovation in the performing arts.

October 19, 2020

5 min read

In an effort to help prevent erosion, signage encourages beachgoers to keep off coastal bluffs. New research supported by NY Sea Grant will provide information that will allow for improved prediction of bluff erosion that informs planning by coastal communities. Image credit: Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program

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$2.1 Million Awarded for Sea Grant Research on NY’s Coastal Environment

Funds will support three projects led by Stony Brook University faculty that explore topics relating to and benefiting New York’s coastal environment, communities and economies.

October 16, 2020

6 min read

News Highlights Research Sustainability

Students Collaborate on Study of Earthworms and Herbicides

The Earthworm Ecotoxicology Lab, associated with the Sustainability Studies program, will soon publish a paper on the effect of Roundup herbicides on earthworms.

October 16, 2020

2 min read

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NIH Grant Supports First Cognitive Monitoring Study of WTC Responders

A research team will assess evidence of brain biomarkers similar to those in Alzheimer’s disease in WTC 9/11 responders cared for at SBU's WTC Health and Wellness Program.

October 15, 2020

2 min read

Category: Research

Quantum X-ray Microscope Will “Ghost Image” Molecules

Stony Brook Installs New Supercomputer

Rising Up to Meet the Moment

Neural Map Offers Clues to Taste Perception

Iconic Simons Center Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Scientists Probe How the Brain Creates Taste Aversion

New ‘Genomic’ Method Reveals Atomic Arrangements of Battery Material

Undergraduate Researcher Natalie Lo Takes on Cancer Biology

AI Microgrid Researchers Aim to Increase Reliability and Safety of Power Grids

Adjunct Professor Stephen Schwartz Receives International Aerosol Fellow Award

ATLAS Experiment Upgrade Wins DOE Project Management Award

SBU Student Science Journal Expands to Engage High School Students

Seven Stony Brook AI Papers Make Prestigious NeurIPS Conference

Stony Brook Team Receives Award for R&D

Alda Center to Bring Science to the Stage in Unique Livestream Performance

$2.1 Million Awarded for Sea Grant Research on NY’s Coastal Environment

Students Collaborate on Study of Earthworms and Herbicides

NIH Grant Supports First Cognitive Monitoring Study of WTC Responders

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