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FSA Announces New Bookstore Partnership

Stony Brook University has teamed up with Barnes & Noble as its official bookstore and campus store provider, offering a more personalized digital experience and other new features to enhance the customer experience.

October 20, 2020

4 min read

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Student Blogger Shares Health and Fitness Wisdom With College Peers

Staying fit, trim and healthy can be challenging for college students, and gaining the notorious “Freshman 15” is all the more likely these days given restrictions necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic...

October 19, 2020

8 min read

Global News Highlights Student Spotlight

Prep Program Launch Gives Peace Corps a Chance

The new “Prep” program — a roadmap for students interested in becoming better global citizens — involves coursework, experience, leadership and career development.

October 16, 2020

4 min read

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Student Activists Tackle Climate Change

Two Stony Brook students have taken the lead on an influential issue that has significant ramifications for Long Island and the planet. James Pizaro ’22 and Emily Schalkham ’21 have been at the forefront of efforts to...

October 5, 2020

7 min read

#SBUProtectYourHealth Contest Submission by Kenny Desai ’22

Community COVID-19 Student Spotlight Wellness

Protect yOUR Health Campaign Aims to Raise Awareness Among Students

COVID-19 presents unique challenges for education institutions as they are opening all across the U.S. Stony Brook University’s Center for Prevention and Outreach (CPO), Protect yOUR Health campaign is an initiative to...

September 30, 2020

3 min read

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University Provides Online Writing Support During Pandemic

When unexpected events such as the coronavirus pandemic occur — disrupting life as we know it — people adapt by finding new ways to connect. Re-establishing community was critical for Stony Brook University students and...

September 25, 2020

6 min read

Community COVID-19 Long Island Student Spotlight

Stony Brook Student Leaders Participate in Statewide COVID-19 Virtual Town Hall

The virtual panel discussed ways that college students could support their campus and greater college town communities in managing the pandemic this semester.

September 24, 2020

3 min read

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Four SBU Grad Students Win BNL Scholarship for Their Research

Four Stony Brook University graduate students have been selected for the 2020 Dr. Mow Shiah Lin Scholarship: Erwei Huang, Advisor Dr. Ping Liu, Brookhaven National Laboratory Struti Iyer, Advisor Dr. W. Richard...

September 23, 2020

2 min read

Business Student Spotlight

Career Center Adapts to Pandemic with Virtual Job Fairs

Five Instagram Live sessions were held on September 8, as members across campus shared career advice for upcoming job and internship fairs. More will be held in the coming weeks.

September 17, 2020

4 min read

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Anne Green ’22 Takes Civic Engagement to a New Level

An invitation to take part in a panel discussion by global health advocate Chelsea Clinton is just one of the many distinctions that Anne Green ’22 enjoys. Community service is required of all Stony Brook University...

September 16, 2020

6 min read

Awards and Honors News Highlights On Campus Student Spotlight

SBU Designated an Elite Leader Campus by The Andrew Goodman Foundation

On May 15, Stony Brook University was recognized by The Andrew Goodman Foundation (AGF) as one of just five Leader Campuses within its national, nonpartisan Andrew Goodman Vote Everywhere Network that includes more than...

September 14, 2020

5 min read

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Volunteer Ambulance Corps Marks a Half-Century of Community Service

For the all-student Stony Brook Volunteer Ambulance Corps (SBVAC), it began with a Volkswagen bus and a Cadillac. In 1970, frustrated by long response times from local ambulance corps, Stony Brook University students...

September 14, 2020

10 min read

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Crowdfunding Campaign Launched to Keep Our Students Stony Brook Strong

Stony Brook University has launched a crowdfunding campaign to “Keep Our Students Stony Brook Strong” in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. This spring, our generous campus community answered the call for support...

September 14, 2020

3 min read

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New Stony Brook Union Has Heart of Campus Beating Again

Described at the time as a facility “designed to meet the cultural, recreational and social needs of students,” the then-new Stony Brook Union, which opened its doors in January 1970, would take over social functions...

September 9, 2020

5 min read

Awards and Honors Student Spotlight

Undergraduate Students Earned Valedictorian Awards

Outstanding undergraduate students were selected for the Ward Melville and H. Lee Dennison Valedictorian awards. The recipients were awarded these recognitions based on extracurricular activities and leadership...

September 2, 2020

7 min read

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BNL Summer Students Tackle COVID-19

For Sonali George '21, the coronavirus pandemic presented a chance to engage in research related to the virus that forced her internship online.

September 1, 2020

3 min read

Faculty/Staff News Highlights Research Student Spotlight Sustainability

Tackling a Microbial Mystery During Pandemic Times

SoMAS scientists teamed up with undergraduates to test the hypothesis that dietary exposure to the herbicide Roundup is driving inflammatory digestive disorders.

August 24, 2020

5 min read

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

Stony Brook Alum Navigates Profession and Disability

Fulbright scholar Allyssa Schoenemann ’16 expects to cope well with the difficulties posed by coronavirus, in part because she’s accustomed to dealing with challenges. She was born with diastrophic dwarfism...

August 17, 2020

8 min read

Category: Student Spotlight

Student Blogger Shares Health and Fitness Wisdom With College Peers

Prep Program Launch Gives Peace Corps a Chance

Student Activists Tackle Climate Change

Protect yOUR Health Campaign Aims to Raise Awareness Among Students

University Provides Online Writing Support During Pandemic

Stony Brook Student Leaders Participate in Statewide COVID-19 Virtual Town Hall

Four SBU Grad Students Win BNL Scholarship for Their Research

Career Center Adapts to Pandemic with Virtual Job Fairs

Anne Green ’22 Takes Civic Engagement to a New Level

SBU Designated an Elite Leader Campus by The Andrew Goodman Foundation

Volunteer Ambulance Corps Marks a Half-Century of Community Service

Crowdfunding Campaign Launched to Keep Our Students Stony Brook Strong

Undergraduate Students Earned Valedictorian Awards

BNL Summer Students Tackle COVID-19

Tackling a Microbial Mystery During Pandemic Times

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