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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Jason Hanley ’93, MA ’95, PhD ’11 Coming Home for 2019 Induction

When the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducts its Class of 2019 on March 29, it will be a moment years in the making for the likes of Radiohead, the Cure, Janet Jackson, Stevie Nicks, Def Leppard, Roxy Music and the...

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Distinguished Alumni Award Honoree Lily D. McNair MA ’83, PhD ’87 Makes History at Tuskegee University

Over a century after Booker T. Washington founded Tuskegee University in Alabama, Lily McNair MA ’83, PhD ‘87 is making history as the institution’s first female president. This, along with a lifetime of achievements in...

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Psychologist and Author David Blustein ‘74 on Navigating the Workplace

Meet David Blustein ‘74 on campus at the Alumnus in Residence Talk or the Students and Alumni Networking Mixer on April 4 David Blustein ‘74 understands the uncertainty of the workplace better than anyone. For the last...

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Evie Vlahakis, PT ’89: Where Is She Now?

Bio: I am currently seeing complex patients in their home, office and gym privately, as well as working with two PT clinics in a similar capacity for homecare therapy. I also launched a side career as a consultant for...

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College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Announces 2019 Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame Honoree

The College of Engineering and Applied Sciences is proud to announce the 2019 Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame Honoree: Jon Oringer, Founder, CEO and Chairman of Shutterstock Inc. Oringer received his BS ’96 in...

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Michelle Mbekeani ’11 Works Towards a Better World

Michelle Mbekeani ’11 is ready to turn 30. However, nine years into what she calls “the most uncertain decade,” Mbekeani has a lot to show for her twenties. As a Policy Advisor for Juvenile Justice at the Cook County...

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The Doc Who Rocks

Renaissance School of Medicine alum and record producer David Seitz, MD ’88 takes a leading role in fight against addiction August 26, 2000 was supposed to be an exciting day for David Seitz, MD ’88. As Seitz opened the...

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Jarvis Watson to Serve as Interim Chief Diversity Officer

Stony Brook University alumnus Jarvis M. Watson, who has served as Assistant Dean for Multicultural Affairs in the Division of Student Affairs, will now serve as Interim Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) and will serve on...

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Sports Agent Burton Rocks ’94 Explores the Analytics of Character

“Baseball is big business, but if you start making it a mathematical equation, the sport is going to lose a lot of people.” So says sports agent and Stony Brook grad Burton Rocks ’94, adding, “it’s the people, the...

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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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Steve Hansen ’90 Gets Things Rolling at Honda

Halfway through his interview at Honda, Steve Hansen ’90 felt certain he wasn’t going to get the job. It wasn’t until he pulled out a photo of the senior design project he had completed at Stony Brook that the interview...

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40 Under Forty Honoree Momina Mustehsan ’15 Dives Back into Music with Debut Single “Aaya Na Tu”

For Momina Mustehsan, there is such a thing as a second chance at a first impression. The Stony Brook 40 Under Forty honoree, who graduated with a dual major in biomedical engineering and applied mathematics, burst onto...

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Benvinda Santos ‘97 Integrates Business and Engineering

Benvinda Santos ‘97 is not your typical engineer. With degrees in both engineering and business, Benvinda has built her career on the integration of the two – and she understands better than anyone the importance...

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Basil John ’16 Braves the Storm

For reporter Basil John ‘16, Hurricane Florence was more than just national news. After covering the storm, John learned that his apartment and many of his possessions had been destroyed. But even through the...

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Yuliya Astapova ’17: Where Is She Now?

Bio: Yuliya Astapova is currently a Software Engineer at Netsmart, a tech company in the healthcare space that builds EHRs (Electronic Health Records), which are used by clinics and hospitals to keep track of their...

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Long Island Pulse Founder Nada Marjanovich ’03 Takes on a New Island

Thirteen years after founding Long Island Pulse Magazine, Nada Marjanovich ’03 says a new island is calling. Since the 2010 earthquake, Marjanovich has been working with Haiti Air Ambulance, an emergency medical...

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Alumna Collaborates as Lead Author in Groundbreaking Earthquake Study

Learn all you can because you never know when it might come in handy. Not an earth-shaking concept, but it worked for Meredith Kraner ’14, who landed a life-changing (and literally earth-shaking) assignment in Professor...

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Stony Brook Alumni Association Appoints Five New Board Members

The Stony Brook University Alumni Association Board of Directors has appointed five new board members at their June meeting, each of whom will serve three-year terms. The new board members include Alyssa Breres ’10...

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Category - Alumni Spotlight

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Jason Hanley ’93, MA ’95, PhD ’11 Coming Home for 2019 Induction

Distinguished Alumni Award Honoree Lily D. McNair MA ’83, PhD ’87 Makes History at Tuskegee University

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Announces 2019 Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame Honoree

Michelle Mbekeani ’11 Works Towards a Better World

The Doc Who Rocks

Jarvis Watson to Serve as Interim Chief Diversity Officer

Sports Agent Burton Rocks ’94 Explores the Analytics of Character

Alum Appointed Minister of Culture in Iraq

Steve Hansen ’90 Gets Things Rolling at Honda

40 Under Forty Honoree Momina Mustehsan ’15 Dives Back into Music with Debut Single “Aaya Na Tu”

Benvinda Santos ‘97 Integrates Business and Engineering

Basil John ’16 Braves the Storm

Yuliya Astapova ’17: Where Is She Now?

Long Island Pulse Founder Nada Marjanovich ’03 Takes on a New Island

Alumna Collaborates as Lead Author in Groundbreaking Earthquake Study

Stony Brook Alumni Association Appoints Five New Board Members

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