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Podcast Explores the New Normal Through Eyes of Campus Leaders

While many people talk of getting back to some kind of normality, one Stony Brook University student is actually documenting it. Under the mentorship of Jan “Dini” Diskin-Zimmerman, TV producer/director with the Center...

June 15, 2021

3 min read

Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences Newsletter-Spotlight Student Spotlight

DMA Student Wins American Prize in Voice Award

French tenor Morgan Manifacier is the 2021 winner of The American Prize in Voice in the College/University Men's Art Song Division—The Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award.

June 8, 2021

2 min read

Newsletter-Spotlight Student Spotlight

11 Teams Compete at Annual Game Programming Competition

This year's winning game, selected by a panel of more than 25 industry alumni judges, was "Twin" by Zhen Yi Pan, Tian-Xin Brown and Brant Eckert.

June 7, 2021

2 min read

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Pursuing a Childhood Dream of Helping Children

Victoria Dotto ’22 wanted to be a pediatrician even when she was a child. So every chance she got along the way, she has volunteered to work with children. “Ever since I was little, I had a curiosity about science and...

June 4, 2021

5 min read

College of Arts & Sciences Research Student Spotlight

Undergrad Advocates Getting Involved in Research

Vicken Khazar ’22 — the URECA Researcher of the Month for June 2021 — is a biology major doing research under the mentorship of Dr. Patrick Hearing, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, on “Understanding the...

June 2, 2021

2 min read

Academics College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Student Spotlight University

Engineering Student Helps Fellow Veterans While Following His Dream

Soon after José Arango-Murillo ’21 arrived at Stony Brook University to major in mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, he found the time to assist his fellow veterans. Arango...

May 31, 2021

3 min read

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Graduate Student Finds Challenges, Peace of Mind

Graduate student Johnnie Paola Cullinane has found another home at Stony Brook University, one that presents much-desired challenges while making her feel like she belongs. Currently studying for a master’s degree...

May 27, 2021

4 min read

Academics College of Arts & Sciences Student Spotlight University

From the Rainforest to the Land of Opportunity and Stony Brook

It’s as if Rubens Meza Henderson ’23 has lived two lives, both charmed. Now in his 50s, the Peruvian born-and-raised economics major at Stony Brook University enjoyed an idyllic boyhood in the rainforest near the banks...

May 26, 2021

5 min read

Alumni Chapters & Groups Alumni Spotlight Story Black/Latino Group Business Development and Networking network Business Development Network College of Business Alumni Commencement Connecticut chapter Dental alumni Denver chapter Founders group LGBTQ group Los Angeles chapter New England-Boston chapter New Jersey chapter Northern California chapter Philadelphia chapter Phoenix chapter Public Policy network Recent Grads San Diego chapter San Francisco chapter School of Professional Development Alumni South Asian Alumni Network Spirit of Stony Brook Alumni Stony Brook Matters Student Ambassador network Student Spotlight Tucson chapter University Washington DC chapter

Video: Stony Brook University Seniors Define ‘What’s a Seawolf?’

Students talk about supporting each other, making connections for life, being a part of an inclusive community, forming their own identity, and finding their true passion.

May 26, 2021

1 min read

Medicine News Highlights On Campus School of Medicine Student Spotlight

Dietetic Interns “Chopped” Competition Heats Up at Stony Brook Hospital

The interns were given 10 minutes to plan and an hour to prepare their meal. Afterwards, judges critiqued the food on taste, creativity, presentation and utilization of ingredients.

May 24, 2021

3 min read

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Student’s Mural Celebrates Women Engineers

A striking mural in the Light Engineering building, "Luna the Future" by Sejal Mehra uses a stylized boxer to suggest the power of women scholars and the challenges they face in the field.

May 23, 2021

2 min read

Awards and Honors News Highlights Research Student Spotlight

URECA Celebrates Graduating Seniors’ Research

Each month, Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URECA) honors a student researcher of the month. For May, URECA celebrates the following group of graduating seniors who have contributed to the research life...

May 20, 2021

1 min read

Awards and Honors Diversity Medicine News Highlights Student Spotlight

Five SBU Students Make Inaugural Class of Pre-Med Opportunity Program

Nyquana Blake, Leslie Campo Catalan, Kevin Medina, Anahy Moran and Nawab Quaderi were chosen for the program and will receive academic support while pursuing their degree.

May 18, 2021

3 min read

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Always Striving to Find the Perfect Fit

Being the proverbial square peg in the round hole is nothing new to Pavithra Venkataraman ’22. In fact, that is how she has felt both in her hometown of Columbus, Indiana, and in Chennai, India, where she lived from...

May 14, 2021

5 min read

Awards and Honors School of Journalism Student Spotlight

Journalism Student Receives Stony Brook Provost’s Award for Academic Excellence

Brianne Ledda Brianne Ledda, a senior journalism major from Miller Place, NY, has received the Stony Brook Provost’s Award for Academic Excellence. The award was given to 14 graduating seniors across academic programs...

May 13, 2021

3 min read

Academics Research School of Journalism SoMAS Student Spotlight University

Students Ask: What’s Your Opinion of the Hudson?

Three Stony Brook University students are conducting a survey to determine the public’s perception of the Hudson River under the mentorship of David Taylor, an assistant professor in the sustainability studies...

May 11, 2021

2 min read

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Doodling Leads to Fellowship for English Doctoral Candidate

Doodling during class is something virtually every college student has done. For the vast majority, it’s a mindless activity to pass a few pre-occupied moments. For PhD candidate Kay Sohini Kumar, it opened a door that...

May 11, 2021

7 min read

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Cernadas-Martín Is a Champion for Marine and Human Diversity

Sara Cernadas-Martín is a self-described interdisciplinary scientist with knowledge spanning the fields of marine biology, molecular genetics, and conservation ecology, with an MS and a PhD from Stony Brook University...

May 7, 2021

5 min read

Category: Student Spotlight

Podcast Explores the New Normal Through Eyes of Campus Leaders

Pursuing a Childhood Dream of Helping Children

Undergrad Advocates Getting Involved in Research

Engineering Student Helps Fellow Veterans While Following His Dream

Graduate Student Finds Challenges, Peace of Mind

From the Rainforest to the Land of Opportunity and Stony Brook

Video: Stony Brook University Seniors Define ‘What’s a Seawolf?’

Dietetic Interns “Chopped” Competition Heats Up at Stony Brook Hospital

Student’s Mural Celebrates Women Engineers

URECA Celebrates Graduating Seniors’ Research

Five SBU Students Make Inaugural Class of Pre-Med Opportunity Program

Always Striving to Find the Perfect Fit

Journalism Student Receives Stony Brook Provost’s Award for Academic Excellence

Students Ask: What’s Your Opinion of the Hudson?

Doodling Leads to Fellowship for English Doctoral Candidate

Cernadas-Martín Is a Champion for Marine and Human Diversity

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