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Non-Traditional PhD Candidate Embraces the Examined Life

This past February, 72-year-old Jonathan Sinnreich of Mount Sinai passed his history exams “with distinction,” which meant that he completed his degree requirements as a PhD candidate. Only his dissertation remains...

March 20, 2019

4 min read

Awards and Honors Diversity Featured Story Student Spotlight

T’Kheya-D’Vrehy Yisrael ’19 Celebrates Black Culture on Campus

Strong women get things done — proven time and time again by senior T’Kheya-D’Vrehy Yisrael — a role model, visionary and student leader dedicated to Stony Brook University and her peers. T’Kheya, a biochemistry and...

March 19, 2019

3 min read

Awards and Honors Global Student Spotlight

Minal Chawla ‘22 Pursues Perfection

If school is open, Minal Chawla ‘22 is bound to be present. Minal, a freshman biology major, is an attendance superstar. In her home country, India, she has set national records for perfect attendance. As noted in the...

March 14, 2019

3 min read

Entrepreneurialism Student Spotlight Sustainability

Edward Buckler ’21 Grows a Company While Getting an Education

According to the international police organization INTERPOL, timber theft around the world is rampant, amounting to $152 billion in annual losses. But Edward Buckler’21 may have found a way to stop the bleeding. With...

March 11, 2019

4 min read

Diversity On Campus Student Spotlight

Asian Market Opens in Wang Center

People from all across campus enjoyed the grand opening of Jasmine Market, a new 550-square-foot mini-mart located in the Charles B. Wang Center. Participating students enjoyed samples of the new snacks available at...

March 8, 2019

2 min read

Awards and Honors Diversity Student Spotlight

Center for Civic Justice Goes Far Beyond Stony Brook

The Center for Civic Justice has been recognized with a National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) award, an invitation to the Harvard Institute of Politics, and for its students’ role in making...

March 4, 2019

3 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Faculty/Student Spotlights Featured Story Medicine Alumni News Medicine and Research Research Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight

Gabrielle Paniccia ’19 Dives Deep into Molecular Biology

“Something that I’ve enjoyed about the research I’ve done is that, over time, I’ve been able to see myself grow as a scientist,” says undergraduate researcher Gabrielle Paniccia ’19. “I’ve moved...

March 4, 2019

2 min read

Awards and Honors News Highlights Student Spotlight Sustainability

Claire Garfield ’20 Lands Prestigious Fellowship

“Stony Brook University was always on my mind because of the research opportunities,” said Claire Garfield, a junior in the Honors College who is getting a jumpstart on her plans to pursue a PhD in biological...

February 28, 2019

4 min read

Arts & Entertainment Featured Story Student Spotlight

Grad Student Ameya Kale Pens Sci-Fi Thriller

The idea for Ameya Kale’s novel Sacrifice came to him late one night as he prepared to post a status update on Facebook, hoping to engender a round of thought-provoking debates in the comments section. “How did human...

February 27, 2019

2 min read

The Senior Show and URECA Art Exhibition will be on display in May.

Arts & Entertainment Events On Campus Student Spotlight

Zuccaire Gallery to Feature Student Work at Three Upcoming Exhibitions

Staller Center for the Arts at Stony Brook University will feature three student exhibitions in the coming months at the Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery. The graduate student exhibition, Fold, Fragment, Forum: MFA Thesis...

February 26, 2019

2 min read

News Highlights Research Student Spotlight

Christian Arty ’19 Pushes Digital Pathology to a New Level

Whether it’s using computers to analyze slide tissue images, mapping the functions of the brain, or working on a study to help amputees partake in meaningful activities, Christian Arty ’19 has made the most of his lab...

February 26, 2019

3 min read

Awards and Honors Diversity On Campus Student Spotlight

PhD Works Professional Development Awards Advance Diversity and Inclusion

Fifteen graduate students from the arts, humanities, sciences and engineering at Stony Brook University received PhD Works Professional Development Awards for Inclusion and Equity during 2018. Awardees received up to...

February 19, 2019

2 min read

New York Blood Center professional staff present award to Daria Carioscia and Paul Newland of the Staller Center with student members of the Student Blood Drive Committee

Awards and Honors Community Long Island Student Spotlight

Staller Center Receives Appreciation Award from NY Blood Center

Staller Center for the Arts was given an appreciation award from the New York Blood Center (NYBC) in recognition of their support with the West Campus Blood Drive hosted by the Student Blood Drive Committee. For every...

February 12, 2019

3 min read

Diversity News Highlights Research Student Spotlight

James Breton ’19 Dives Deep Into Chemistry

“When I started learning about research, one thing I heard often people talk about was the feeling you get when you are researching something that’s your own, something that no one else is doing,” says...

February 11, 2019

2 min read

Academics Awards and Honors News Highlights Research Student Spotlight

Stony Brook Uses Hands-On, Research-Focused Experiences to Drive Student Success

Pamela Best remembers feeling “intimidated” by the prospect of doing research when she began freshman classes at Stony Brook University in fall 2015. Yet within months, she was working at a nearby hospital, studying...

February 8, 2019

7 min read

Academics News Highlights Student Spotlight

Samantha Romano ’19 Finds a Path to Empowerment

By her own admission, Samantha Romano ’19 was painfully shy in high school — too reserved, in fact, to raise her hand to ask or answer a question in class. Today, after four years as a psychology and political science...

January 29, 2019

5 min read

Academics Alumni Hottest Stories Awards and Honors College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Stony Brook Matters Student Spotlight

Winning Hack to Transform the Lives of ALS Patients

Computer scientists — including computer science students — are pioneering ways to improve our daily lives through the use of software. What better way to have a lasting impact on individuals than giving them the power...

January 22, 2019

3 min read

Academics Awards and Honors College of Engineering & Applied Sciences News Highlights Student Spotlight

SBU’s 2018 ACM Team Wins Big at Programming Contest

Consisting of students from the Departments of Computer Engineering, Computer Science (CS) and Mathematics, the Stony Brook Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) team finished fourth in the 2018 ACM International...

January 18, 2019

3 min read

Category: Student Spotlight

Non-Traditional PhD Candidate Embraces the Examined Life

Minal Chawla ‘22 Pursues Perfection

Edward Buckler ’21 Grows a Company While Getting an Education

Asian Market Opens in Wang Center

Center for Civic Justice Goes Far Beyond Stony Brook

Gabrielle Paniccia ’19 Dives Deep into Molecular Biology

Claire Garfield ’20 Lands Prestigious Fellowship

Grad Student Ameya Kale Pens Sci-Fi Thriller

Zuccaire Gallery to Feature Student Work at Three Upcoming Exhibitions

Christian Arty ’19 Pushes Digital Pathology to a New Level

PhD Works Professional Development Awards Advance Diversity and Inclusion

Staller Center Receives Appreciation Award from NY Blood Center

James Breton ’19 Dives Deep Into Chemistry

Samantha Romano ’19 Finds a Path to Empowerment

Winning Hack to Transform the Lives of ALS Patients

SBU’s 2018 ACM Team Wins Big at Programming Contest

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