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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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Alum Appointed Minister of Culture in Iraq

Abdulamir Al-Dafar Hamdani ’15, PhD Anthropology and Archaeology, was recently approved by the Iraqi Parliament as Minister of Culture to the Iraqi Ministry of Culture. Hamdani, who was known as Abdulameer Al-Dafar...

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The HackHarvard team; Michael Rizoo is second from right. Photo credit: HackHarvard, Facebook

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Stony Brook Computer Science Senior Hacks His Way to Harvard

When you hear about Harvard University, computer science and a revolutionary web app, initially you might think of Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook. But these three things also apply to Stony Brook University...

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Academics College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Faculty Faculty/Staff Faculty/Student Spotlights Medicine and Research Stony Brook Matters

SBU Research Will Bring Smartphone Touch Interactions to Next Level

According to 2018 data from the Pew Research Center, 77% of Americans and 59% of all people worldwide own a smartphone. Xiaojun Bi, a professor in the Department of Computer Science in the College of Engineering and...

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Grant Will Aid Lynch’s Penguin Colony Research

Ecologist Heather J. Lynch, an associate professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolution, has been awarded a Microsoft/National Geographic AI for Earth Innovation Grant that will support her use of artificial...

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The PHENIX detector at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider

Academics Alumni Spotlight Story College of Arts & Sciences Medicine and Research Research Stony Brook Matters

SBU Physicists Among BNL Research Group Studying the Perfect Fluid

Researchers from Stony Brook University are among a group of nuclear physicists analyzing data from the PHENIX detector at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) — a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science...

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Winter Commencement Ceremony Takes Place December 21

Welcoming more than 1,800 talented graduates into a world of challenges and promise, Stony Brook University will hold its 21st annual December commencement ceremony, taking place in the Island Federal Credit Union Arena...

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Dean of College of Arts and Sciences Briefs NY Congressional Delegation on SBU Quantum Research and Digital Intelligence

On Tuesday, November 27, Dr. Nicole Sampson, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, briefed New York Congressional delegation staff in Washington, D.C. on Stony Brook...

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PhD student Julia Stepanuk uses video and photos from drone flights to study the body condition and foraging behavior of humpback whales for her dissertation research.

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R/V Seawolf Cruises Waters off NYC to Study Marine Life

A team of researchers from the labs of Drs. Lesley Thorne, Janet Nye and Joe Warren in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) began the first of a series of multi-year research cruises on the R/V Seawolf...

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Zoea, or larvae, of the Atlantic blue crab have a distinctly different morphology than adults. They are often spawned in estuaries, where they can be exposed to low dissolved oxygen and acidified conditions (photo by Stephen Tomasetti).

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Gobler Lab’s Study Gives Clues to Preserving Blue Crab Estuaries

Blue crabs are ecologically important and represent one of the most valuable fisheries in the United States. A research team from the lab of Christopher Gobler, Endowed Chair of Coastal Ecology and Conservation in the...

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Endowed Professorship Boosts SBU’s Conservation Leadership

With more than 100 marine species recorded as extinct — primarily due to overfishing — and more than 100 million tons of fish taken out of the water each year, our oceans and the animals that call them home...

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Randy Rettberg, president of the iGEM Foundation, with Stony Brook’s 2018 iGEM team

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Undergraduate Research Team Wins SBU’s First iGEM Gold Medal

Stony Brook’s 2018 team for the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition took home the University’s first gold medal at the iGEM Giant Jamboree recently held in Boston. Since 2014, Stony Brook’s...

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Academics College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Faculty/Student Spotlights Research Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight

Research Complements Classroom Learning for SBU Undergrad

Stony Brook University senior Andrew Nwuba, majoring in Mechanical Engineering in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, began doing research in his sophomore year when he joined two different research groups...

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Academics Alumni Spotlight Story Faculty/Staff Medicine and Research Medicine Today School of Medicine Stony Brook Matters

Dr. Latha Chandran Elected President of Academic Pediatric Association

A true leader in advancing medical education, Dr. Latha Chandran, Vice Dean of Academic and Faculty Affairs, Miriam and David Donoho Distinguished Teaching Professor and SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor at the...

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Academics Alumni Hottest Stories College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff Medicine and Research Research Stony Brook Matters

Deforestation is Unexpected Result of Peace in Colombia

War can have devastating effects on nature, but what happens in times of peace? In a first-of-a-kind study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, scientists provide evidence that the Colombian peace process...

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Eight SBU Faculty Appointed to SUNY Distinguished Ranks

Reflecting the world-class faculty and top-tier education offered by Stony Brook University, the State University of New York Board of Trustees has selected eight Stony Brook faculty members for its highest honor — the...

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Category - Academics

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

SBU Dental Faculty Use High-tech Methods to Advance Research

Building a Pathway for Diversity in STEM Education

Alum Appointed Minister of Culture in Iraq

Stony Brook Computer Science Senior Hacks His Way to Harvard

SBU Research Will Bring Smartphone Touch Interactions to Next Level

Grant Will Aid Lynch’s Penguin Colony Research

SBU Physicists Among BNL Research Group Studying the Perfect Fluid

Winter Commencement Ceremony Takes Place December 21

Dean of College of Arts and Sciences Briefs NY Congressional Delegation on SBU Quantum Research and Digital Intelligence

R/V Seawolf Cruises Waters off NYC to Study Marine Life

Gobler Lab’s Study Gives Clues to Preserving Blue Crab Estuaries

Endowed Professorship Boosts SBU’s Conservation Leadership

Undergraduate Research Team Wins SBU’s First iGEM Gold Medal

Research Complements Classroom Learning for SBU Undergrad

Dr. Latha Chandran Elected President of Academic Pediatric Association

Deforestation is Unexpected Result of Peace in Colombia

Eight SBU Faculty Appointed to SUNY Distinguished Ranks

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