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    Spirit of Stony Brook Students Perform at College Football Championship

    College marching ensembles from across the nation will collaborate in a virtual performance, showcasing their talents and commitment to the performing arts. Three members of the Spirit of Stony Brook will be performing...

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    Stay Connected with Alumni Virtual Programming

    Connect with the Alumni Association from home with our robust calendar of Virtual Programming. Catch up on past discussions and mark your calendar with upcoming programs! AMS Spotlight Series: Analytics & Technology...

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    Top 10 Holiday Gifts for Your Favorite Seawolves

    Start shopping for your holiday gifts at Shop Red West in the Melville Library — all the Seawolves gear you need for yourself, family, friends and pets.

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    Alumni Association Shares 2019-2020 Annual Report

    This year has been one of great transformation. Although alumni have not been able to connect in person for much of the year, alumni and friends like you have continued to go far beyond to stay connected. With now over...

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    Fall 2020 Stony Brook Magazine Appears Online

    The latest issue is now available in digital format, featuring content built around Stony Brook’s driven, imaginative community and reflecting the new realities of COVID-19.

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    Show Your Pride on #SBUGivingDay, Oct. 8

    Give what you can to the areas that matter most to you — your school or college, your team or sport, your favorite professor or the students following in your footsteps.

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    STAY HOMEcoming: A Virtual Celebration, October 1 – 10

    Even a pandemic can’t stop the Seawolves spirit. While our traditional Homecoming can’t be held in person this year, Stony Brook University will present STAY HOMEcoming, ten days of (mostly) virtual events created to...

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    SBU Again Ranked in Top 100 by U.S. News

    Improving to No. 88 nationwide, SBU ranks as No. 34 among public universities — a jump of five places — according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 Best Colleges.

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    Keep Students on Track

    The Fall 2020 semester at Stony Brook is an experience unlike any other, because this is a time unlike any other. It’s a defining moment in campus history when we’re reimagining and reengineering how we study and work...

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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...

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    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...

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    Stony Brook Alumni Association Appoints Six New Board Members

    The Stony Brook University Alumni Association Board of Directors has appointed six new board members at their June meeting, each of whom will serve three-year terms. The new board members include Frank C. Barile...

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    Stony Brook Foundation Boosts Access to College for More Underserved Students

    Thanks to a new infusion to the Black and Latino Alumni Network Scholarship Fund, the University can offer more underserved students access to a Stony Brook degree.

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    Leading Through Change: A Conversation with Stony Brook University President Maurie McInnis

    Dr. Maurie McInnis is the sixth President of Stony Brook University, one of America’s leading public universities. As chief executive for Stony Brook, Dr. McInnis also oversees Stony Brook Medicine, Long Island’s...

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    Go “Beyond the Expected” with Our New Podcast Series

    Stony Brook has launched its first-ever official podcast, “Beyond the Expected,” highlighting the expertise, discoveries and service of outstanding members of the Stony Brook University community. Brought to you by the...

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    Beyond the Expected: Stony Brook’s Diversity Plan in Action

    Join Dr. Judith Brown Clarke, Chief Diversity Officer, with guests Carmen Gonzalez, Assistant Vice President, Procurement; Dr. Zebulon Vance Miletsky, Assistant Professor, Africana Studies; and Dr. Jedan Phillips, MD...

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    Virtual Town Hall Webinars for Social Justice Begin June 18

    Register via Zoom for the first in the series: "The Killing of George Floyd and the Resulting Protests for Social Justice." Three more webinars will be held; watch for details.

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    Beyond the Expected Podcast: Pursuing a Cure

    This episode of "Beyond the Expected" podcast looks at how Stony Brook University researchers have stepped up and responded to COVID-19, about the research they’re doing, and about the latest thinking on what antibodies...

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