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SoMAS Researchers Use New Method to Predict Precipitation Changes

The study provides a new method to understand the physical causes of future regional precipitation changes, which has an impact on the environment, climate and human activities worldwide.

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Google Doodle Celebrates Anniversary of Turkana Basin Discovery

The doodle marked the anniversary of the discovery of the "Turkana Human," a significant discovery made in 1984 that "revolutionized knowledge of human evolution."

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Biochem Undergrad Highlights Experiences Working in Research Lab

Gaurav Sharma ’22 — the URECA researcher of the month for August 2021 — is a biochemistry major in the Honors College and recipient of the Kenneth M. Nicholas Undergraduate Research Fellowship, which is an award...

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SBU Track Star Triumphs at USATF Masters Athletics Championships

Roxanne Brockner, assistant to the director of Stony Brook’s Institute of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, won three individual events and helped Team USA set a world relay record at the recent USA Track and Field...

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SBU Professor Helps Establish New Global Conservation Standards

Resit Akçakaya, a professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolution, is a member of the IUCN SSC task force that developed the Green Status of Species method.

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SBU Receives Empire State Development Life Science Entrepreneur Development Grant

The College of Business, Center for Biotechnology and Biomedical Engineering have created a Life Sciences Innovations and Entrepreneurship Advanced Graduate Certificate.

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Two SBU Professors Write Op-Ed on Interdisciplinary Research

Margaret Schedel and Heather Lynch are collaborating on a joint study of interdisciplinary research and co-authored an op-ed on the subject for Inside Higher Ed.

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Communication and Journalism Instructor Elected VP of Press Club of Long Island

Alum J.D. Allen, who also serves as faculty advisor to the SBU student chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, will serve a one-year term.

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Norm Prusslin Champions the Spirit of College Radio

Since he was a child in the late 1950s, Norm Prusslin has been tuned in to the joys and possibilities of radio. It was a passion that stayed with him when he entered Stony Brook University as an English major in 1969...

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SEA MATE Program Reducing Acid in Oceans, CO2 in the Atmosphere

A team of researchers led by Stony Brook Professor Matthew Eisaman is using electricity to remove acid from the ocean while also taking carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

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Biomedical Engineering Academy Gives Middle Schoolers Hands-On Experience

This NSF-funded program provides participants first-hand experience of how engineering works and how engineering design and innovation impacts our daily lives.

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Advanced Dental Education Program in Periodontics Celebrates 30-Year Anniversary

The program has produced more than 70 highly educated and clinically competent periodontists proficient in the diagnosis and treatment of the various forms of periodontal disease.

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SBUH Cardiac Surgery Team Top Rated for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery

The three-star rating from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons is a testament to the Heart Institute's deep commitment to bringing the best in cardiac care to the community.

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Quantum Computing Lab Is Building a Better Internet

Eden Figueroa has long been fascinated with quantum mechanics. It’s a strange, Star Trek-like world in which objects can exist in two or more states simultaneously, interact with each other instantly over long...

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Stony Brook Continues to Receive Donations from Community Groups

More than a year after the pandemic hit, the community is still giving back as a way to say thank you to Hospital employees for all their hard work and support.

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Striving for Fluency in the Language of STEM

Marcela Muricy ‘23 grew up in Brazil, is fluent in Portuguese and proud of her heritage. But there is another language the University Scholar is trying to master: Speaking STEM.

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Panel of SBU Experts Takes on Vaccine Myths and Concerns

More than 150 million Americans have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. But even as that number approaches fifty percent of the U.S. population, misinformation and misconceptions about the vaccine and the science...

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Undergrad Receives Funding to Support Research on Montauk Tribe

Grace Armann ‘23, researcher of the month for July, received URECA funding this summer to support her research on a local legal history of the indigenous Montauk tribe.

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Category - Academics

SoMAS Researchers Use New Method to Predict Precipitation Changes

Biochem Undergrad Highlights Experiences Working in Research Lab

SBU Track Star Triumphs at USATF Masters Athletics Championships

SBU Professor Helps Establish New Global Conservation Standards

Communication and Journalism Instructor Elected VP of Press Club of Long Island

Norm Prusslin Champions the Spirit of College Radio

Biomedical Engineering Academy Gives Middle Schoolers Hands-On Experience

Advanced Dental Education Program in Periodontics Celebrates 30-Year Anniversary

SBUH Cardiac Surgery Team Top Rated for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery

Quantum Computing Lab Is Building a Better Internet

Stony Brook Continues to Receive Donations from Community Groups

Striving for Fluency in the Language of STEM

Panel of SBU Experts Takes on Vaccine Myths and Concerns

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