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Sixteen violinists participating in the networking experiment in which they are connected to a computer system hearing only the sound received from the computer. Photo by Chen Damari

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Using Violin Synchronization to Learn About Better Networking

Human networking involves every field and includes small groups of people to large, coordinated systems working together toward a goal — be it traffic management in an urban area, economic systems or epidemic control. A...

August 12, 2020

3 min read

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Journalism Students Uncover Stories of Slavery on Long Island

The first enslaved Africans 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...

August 7, 2020

6 min read

The Student Engagement and Activities professional staff (from left to right): Christine Marullo, Kevin Grunder, Samantha Thompson, Becky Seifter, Melissa Scuccimarri, Melissa Ferrin.

Awards and Honors Faculty/Staff News Highlights Student Spotlight

Student Engagement and Activities Receives Collaborator of the Year Award

Stony Brook University’s Student Engagement and Activities (SEA) received the 2020 Campus Labs Collaborator Award for expanding the use of the SB Engaged platform to a cross-campus initiative working with areas from...

August 5, 2020

2 min read

Research Student Spotlight

It’s All About Discovery, Says Undergrad Researcher Philip Tubiolo

The biomedical engineering major is a research assistant and programmer analyst in the Department of Psychiatry's Multi Modal Translational Imaging Lab.

August 3, 2020

2 min read

Coming Back Safe and Strong COVID-19 News Highlights Student Spotlight

University Issues Message to Students on COVID-19 Testing Requirements

Rick Gatteau, Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students; Marisa Bisiani, Assistant Vice President, Student Health, Wellness, and Prevention Service; and Dallas Bauman, Assistant Vice President, Campus...

July 30, 2020

9 min read

Long Island News Highlights Student Spotlight Sustainability

For Sascha Rosin ’21, the World is Her Oyster

Sascha Rosin ’21, a marine sciences major and sustainability studies minor, was left with few employment options this summer after COVID-19 shut down many New York businesses. So when her plans for a traditional summer...

July 30, 2020

3 min read

Global President Student Spotlight University

President McInnis Answers International Students’ Questions in Webinar

International students spent an insightful and personal hour with the President, covering a wide range of topics, both personal and professional.

July 28, 2020

5 min read

Athletics College of Arts & Sciences Featured Story Social Sciences Student Spotlight

Diver-Scholar Immerses Herself in History of Minorities and Mental Health

When she was five years old, Ximena Lopez-Carrillo dreamed of becoming an Olympic athlete, especially after her mother enrolled her and one of her sisters in diving lessons. What the athletically gifted youngster, who...

July 27, 2020

7 min read

Davis at the English Department's Spring 2020 Text & Tea event.

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Grad Student Promotes Water Advocacy Through Experiential Course

Sarah Fisher Davis, a PhD candidate in the Department of English at Stony Brook University, is looking to train Long Island college and high school students to become local water activists and citizen science...

July 17, 2020

7 min read

Coming Back Safe and Strong Global Student Spotlight

University Updates International Students on New Immigration Guidance

A message to international students concerning updated immigration guidance has been issued by Jun Liu, Vice President/ Vice Provost for Global Affairs, and Lindsi Walker, Senior Assistant Dean, Office of Global Affairs...

July 16, 2020

4 min read

Coming Back Safe and Strong COVID-19 Student Spotlight

Dean of Students Issues Guidance Concerning New York State Quarantine Policy

Rick Gatteau, Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students, has issued a message to students concerning New York State’s quarantine policy. The message reads as follows: As you may already know, New York...

July 15, 2020

7 min read

Coming Back Safe and Strong COVID-19 On Campus Student Spotlight

Dean of Students Issues Update on Student Services

The message provides important updates and details about key student services, including housing, dining, commuting, health and wellness, and other resources.

July 12, 2020

3 min read

Academics Coming Back Safe and Strong Student Spotlight

University Updates Fall 2020 Schedule and Registration Information

A message concerning Fall 2020 course schedules and registration has been issued by Charles L. Robbins, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, and Diane Bello, University Registrar. The message reads as follows: As...

July 10, 2020

2 min read

Coming Back Safe and Strong COVID-19 Student Spotlight

University Releases Message to F-1 International Students

The University has released a message to F-1 international students concerning recently announced policy applying to the the Student Exchange and Visitor Program. The message — signed by Jun Liu, Vice President/Vice...

July 8, 2020

4 min read

Awards and Honors Humanities News Highlights Student Spotlight

History Doctoral Candidate Heading to France with Chateaubriand Fellowship

Spencer Austin is the second Seawolf to be honored with this fellowship since 2015, and he will spend the Spring ’21 semester studying in France.

July 2, 2020

4 min read

Athletics Featured Story Student Spotlight

Russia-Born Athlete Finds a Home at Stony Brook

From the first time Kira Accettella ’23 held a lacrosse stick at the age of 5, she knew that athletics was her calling. Only one year earlier, she had been living in a Russian orphanage, placed there by her birth...

July 1, 2020

5 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story COVID-19 Faculty/Student Spotlights Recent Grads Research STEM Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight

Bernard Essuman ’21 Tackles COVID-19 Research

The study will help researchers understand how COVID-19 interacts with 3D-printed face shields, cotton, skin and hair, and could predict how long it sticks to surfaces.

June 30, 2020

3 min read

Diversity Featured Story Service Student Spotlight

Students Unite to Support Black Lives Matter Movement

In response to the deaths of George Floyd and countless other victims of violence and systemic racism, Stony Brook University cultural organizations have banded together to raise money for the Black Lives Matter (BLM)...

June 18, 2020

5 min read

Category: Student Spotlight

Using Violin Synchronization to Learn About Better Networking

Student Engagement and Activities Receives Collaborator of the Year Award

It’s All About Discovery, Says Undergrad Researcher Philip Tubiolo

University Issues Message to Students on COVID-19 Testing Requirements

For Sascha Rosin ’21, the World is Her Oyster

President McInnis Answers International Students’ Questions in Webinar

Grad Student Promotes Water Advocacy Through Experiential Course

University Updates International Students on New Immigration Guidance

Dean of Students Issues Guidance Concerning New York State Quarantine Policy

Dean of Students Issues Update on Student Services

University Updates Fall 2020 Schedule and Registration Information

University Releases Message to F-1 International Students

History Doctoral Candidate Heading to France with Chateaubriand Fellowship

Russia-Born Athlete Finds a Home at Stony Brook

Bernard Essuman ’21 Tackles COVID-19 Research

Students Unite to Support Black Lives Matter Movement

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