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Digital Humanities Find a Home With Gladys Brooks Foundation Gift

As an associate professor of English in Stony Brook University’s College of Arts and Sciences, Andrew Newman specializes in American literature from the colonial period, but his current research has less to do with...

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SBU Professor’s New Logics Book Written for Computer Scientists

Professor Anita Wasilewska, from the Department of Computer Science (CS) at Stony Brook University, has released her second book published by Springer, Logics for Computer Science: Classical and Non-Classical, which...

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SBU scores high in US News graduate school rankings

Stony Brook graduate schools and programs have again been rated impressively in the U.S. News and World Report annual graduate school rankings. In the 2020 edition of Best Graduate Schools, Stony Brook University was...

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Rising-Star CS Professor Wins VMware Early-Career Faculty Grant

On the heels of being named a rising star in computer networking, Computer Science Professor Aruna Balasubramanian has been awarded a highly selective VMware Early-Career Faculty Grant, which is given to recently...

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Mark N. Hochman, DDS ’84 Selected to Receive the 2019 Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine Distinguished Alumnus Award

Each year the School of Dental Medicine Alumni board receives nominations to recognize one of their outstanding alumni as the recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award (DAA). This year, the board has selected Dr...

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Rowan Ricardo Phillips Honored for Best Literary Sports Writing

Rowan Ricardo Phillips, a professor in the English Department of the College of Arts and Sciences, was recently awarded the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing for his book, The Circuit: A Tennis Odyssey. This...

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Lauren Richmond Named a 2019 Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science

The Association for Psychological Science (APS) has named Dr. Lauren Richmond a 2019 Rising Star, a designation that is presented to outstanding APS members in the earliest stages of their research career post-PhD. Dr...

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Professors’ Sonification Project Profiled in Wired Magazine

Stony Brook University Professors Lisa Muratori and Margaret Schedel collaborated on a project that was recently profiled in Wired — Our Ears Are Unlocking an Era of Aural Data. Muratori, an associate professor of...

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Dean Fotis Sotiropoulos on Capitol Hill.

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College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Dean Makes Case for Major Federal Investment in Higher Ed for US to Lead Global AI Race

On Monday, February 4, Fotis Sotiropoulos, Dean of Stony Brook University’s (SBU) College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, briefed New York Congressional delegation staff in Washington, DC on SBU’s Artificial...

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Planetary InSight: Scott McLennan Reflects on Two Decades of Mars Research

As a young undergraduate student in Canada, Scott McLennan planned to spend his life studying the composition and characteristics of the Earth, and in 1987, he began teaching in Stony Brook’s Department of Geosciences...

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Stony Brook Announces New BFA Degree in Creative Writing

Stony Brook University announces a new undergraduate major in Creative Writing, earning a new degree, the Bachelor of Fine Arts. Modeled after its renowned MFA in Creative Writing program and sharing the same world...

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Professor Nikiforakis and his team of students collaborate in the PragSec lab in the New Computer Science Building.

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Computer Science Professor Nick Nikiforakis Receives Amazon Research Award

Nick Nikiforakis is helping to make the Internet more secure. An assistant professor from the Department of Computer Science in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Stony Brook University, Nikiforakis has...

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History Professor Eric Zolov Earns Fulbright Scholarship

Eric Zolov, an associate professor in the Department of History at Stony Brook University, has been selected by the Fulbright Scholars Program to teach at the Pontificia Universidad Católica in Santiago, Chile, next...

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Actor and SBU Visiting Professor Alan Alda Honored at SAG Awards

Acclaimed actor Alan Alda, a visiting professor in the Stony Brook University School of Journalism’s Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science, was honored for a lifetime of acting at the 25th annual Screen Actors...

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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...

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Leading the Future of AI: University Marries Human Ingenuity with Machines

“Smart” concrete that can predict structural repairs before they’re needed. Nanobots that can stimulate the brain to cure degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s. Programs that scan medical records to...

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Dr. Srinivas Myneni (left) and Dr. David Lam of Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine illustrate the potential use and placement of a nanomaterial-based bone regeneration device.

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SBU Dental Faculty Use High-tech Methods to Advance Research

Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine researchers are going high-tech to help solve some of the world’s leading oral health problems. Two projects totaling approximately $2 million in grant monies are being...

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Building a Pathway for Diversity in STEM Education

Increasing diversity in engineering and technology is a key initiative at Stony Brook University. Fotis Sotiropoulos, Dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, highlighted these efforts during his recent...

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Category - Academics

Digital Humanities Find a Home With Gladys Brooks Foundation Gift

SBU Professor’s New Logics Book Written for Computer Scientists

Rising-Star CS Professor Wins VMware Early-Career Faculty Grant

Mark N. Hochman, DDS ’84 Selected to Receive the 2019 Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine Distinguished Alumnus Award

Rowan Ricardo Phillips Honored for Best Literary Sports Writing

Professors’ Sonification Project Profiled in Wired Magazine

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Dean Makes Case for Major Federal Investment in Higher Ed for US to Lead Global AI Race

Planetary InSight: Scott McLennan Reflects on Two Decades of Mars Research

Stony Brook Announces New BFA Degree in Creative Writing

Computer Science Professor Nick Nikiforakis Receives Amazon Research Award

History Professor Eric Zolov Earns Fulbright Scholarship

Actor and SBU Visiting Professor Alan Alda Honored at SAG Awards

Winning Hack to Transform the Lives of ALS Patients

Leading the Future of AI: University Marries Human Ingenuity with Machines

SBU Dental Faculty Use High-tech Methods to Advance Research

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