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Student Bicycle Club Helps Keep the Wheels Turning on Sustainability

Hidden in the back of Sanger College in Tabler Quad, there’s a hive of activity stirring with a collective eye on open roads and warmer days. That buzzing “hive” is actually the shop of Stony Brook’s Freewheel...

November 16, 2018

3 min read

Diversity Events Student Spotlight

Stony Brook Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Stony Brook University strives to create a positive and welcoming learning and living environment for every member of our campus. The campus is home to students, faculty and staff who hail from different places...

November 13, 2018

1 min read

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Seawolves Rock the Vote in Record Numbers

Stony Brook University’s students topped the All In Challenge charts with more than 1,300 students pledging to vote in the 2018 Midterm Election on Tuesday. Among the 455 universities participating in the challenge...

November 9, 2018

3 min read

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Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor Holds Court, Shares Life Lessons With Freshman Class

Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States, is quick to say that she did not come from a life of privilege. She’s also the first to tell you that where your story begins doesn’t determine its...

November 9, 2018

5 min read

Athletics News Highlights Student Spotlight

Seawolf Wins $5,000 for Tuition in Dr. Pepper’s Tuition Giveaway

When Stony Brook won the Homecoming Game on Oct. 20, 2018, Seawolf Joshua Koff ’21 had an additional reason to celebrate. He was the winner of Dr. Pepper’s Football Toss Tuition Giveaway program, which brought him the...

November 8, 2018

3 min read

Petty Officer Second Class Jane York ‘19

Academics Faculty/Student Spotlights School of Social Welfare Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight

Q&A with Jane York ’19, Veteran Student and Graduate Student Advocate

Jane York ’19 is this year’s Graduate Student Advocate (GSA), but offers her own unique perspective on the job as a Navy veteran. A theater major at Rutgers University, York was motivated by the human experience and art...

November 7, 2018

4 min read

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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

Awards and Honors News Highlights Student Spotlight

Violinist Jennifer Gersten Wins 2018 Rubin Prize in Music Criticism

Jennifer Gersten, a DMA candidate in the Department of Music at Stony Brook University, has been chosen as winner of the 2018 Rubin Prize in Music Criticism for demonstrating outstanding promise in music criticism. The...

November 1, 2018

3 min read

Community On Campus Student Spotlight

Project Sunshine Brightens Days at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital

As the weather gets colder, join Project Sunshine in initiatives that will warm your heart. Project Sunshine is a nonprofit organization with chapters on college campuses across the country. Their mission is to provide...

October 31, 2018

3 min read

Faculty/Student Spotlights Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight

Yark Beyan ’19 Gets Out the Vote

Anyone faulting today’s collegiate youth for voter apathy has yet to meet Yark Beyan ’19. Beyan can be found every Monday through Thursday at the Student Activities Center registering students to vote as a team...

October 31, 2018

4 min read

Academics Faculty/Student Spotlights News Highlights School of Professional Development Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight

Rachel Witt ’19 Finds the Right Fit in Secondary Education Program

Like many students choosing a university, Rachel Witt ’19 knew she wanted a strong science program, but she didn’t have a clear idea of what she wanted to do with her life. “Stony Brook seemed like the perfect place for...

October 27, 2018

4 min read

Diversity Events Student Spotlight

Students Gather for Gender Equality

Created by UN Women, the United Nations entity for gender equality and the empowerment of women, HeForShe is a global effort to engage men and boys in helping remove the social and cultural barriers women and girls have...

October 16, 2018

1 min read

Student Spotlight Sustainability

Kaylee Surace ’21 Says “No More” to Ocean Waste

Kaylee Surace ’21 is a student on a mission — she is committed to ocean conservation. Drawn to the ocean since she was a child, Kaylee finally decided to express her enthusiasm in a public speaking class last semester...

October 11, 2018

4 min read

Academics Alumni Hottest Stories Faculty/Student Spotlights Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight

Bingjie Zhang Wins Mow Shiah Lin Scholarship

Stony Brook University Student Bingjie Zhang is the recipient of the 14th annual Mow Shiah Lin Scholarship. The Asian Pacific American Association (APAA) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory...

October 10, 2018

2 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

Student Spotlight Wellness

Students Benefit from Mindfulness Meditation

Breathe in, breathe out. That’s the age-old advice that parents tell their children, and Sue Byrne, Senior Counselor at Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), expands on it with her Mindfulness Meditation...

October 8, 2018

3 min read

Issa Balde at the Forbes Under 30 Summit in Boston

Awards and Honors Student Spotlight

SBU Senior Issa Balde Chosen as Forbes Under 30 Scholar

Stony Brook University senior Issa Balde, a Business Management major, was selected as a Forbes Under 30 scholar and had the opportunity to attend the Forbes Under 30 Summit in Boston September 30 through October 3...

October 4, 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

Category: Student Spotlight

Student Bicycle Club Helps Keep the Wheels Turning on Sustainability

Stony Brook Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Seawolves Rock the Vote in Record Numbers

Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor Holds Court, Shares Life Lessons With Freshman Class

Seawolf Wins $5,000 for Tuition in Dr. Pepper’s Tuition Giveaway

Undergraduate Researchers Heed the Ocean’s Call

Violinist Jennifer Gersten Wins 2018 Rubin Prize in Music Criticism

Project Sunshine Brightens Days at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital

Yark Beyan ’19 Gets Out the Vote

Rachel Witt ’19 Finds the Right Fit in Secondary Education Program

Students Gather for Gender Equality

Kaylee Surace ’21 Says “No More” to Ocean Waste

Bingjie Zhang Wins Mow Shiah Lin Scholarship

Undergrads at Turkana Basin Institute Use Ancient Dig Sites as Laboratory

Students Benefit from Mindfulness Meditation

SBU Senior Issa Balde Chosen as Forbes Under 30 Scholar

Alexander Kling ’20 Takes Research from Earth to Mars

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