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Scott Karson ’72 Elected President of the New York State Bar Association

For Scott Karson ’72, being a lawyer means acting as a guardian of justice. It’s this unwavering belief that has led him to a career decorated with numerous honors and achievements for his pro bono work and service to...

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Award-Winning Writer Alice Feiring ’76 Shakes Up the Wine Industry

A vocal proponent of “natural wine,” Feiring has become a voice of honesty for producers and wine drinkers alike.

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Christopher am Ende ’08, ’13: From SBU Labs to Associate Research Fellow at Pfizer

For 40 Under Forty honoree Christopher am Ende ’08, ’13, a career at Pfizer began in the labs at Stony Brook. Working alongside faculty, am Ende developed an early interest in the research related to drug discovery. So...

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Master’s Program Prepares Grad for Influencer Role

Helping to clear our shores of unsightly and dangerous plastics is both a mission and a great job for Rachael Coccia ’17, who earned a master’s degree in the Marine Conservation and Policy (MCP) program at the School of...

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Sibling doctors Karen and Kevin Tsai following Kevin’s graduation from the Renaissance School of Medicine.

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Sibling Alumni Go the Extra Mile to Fight COVID-19

Karen Tsai, MD ’17 and Kevin Tsai, MD ‘19 volunteer for DonatePPE.org, which has donated more than 1.2 million PPE to hospitals in COVID hotspots.

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Melissa Scheiber ’15 Connects People with the Natural World

The environmental humanities major, who works for the Wildlife Habitat Council, says this field of study bridged her love of wildlife and helped her communicate that passion to a larger audience.

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Franck D. Joseph II ’12 Bet On Himself—and Won

With the odds stacked against him, Franck D. Joseph II ’12 bet on himself. After losing his father to gun violence at only ten months old, Joseph never let hardship hold him back. Less than a decade after his...

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Stony Brook Sisters Use GRL PWR to Fight Disease

Ruchi Shah was 15 years old when she noticed a long line of people outside of a tiny clinic waiting to get treatment for mosquito-transmitted diseases during a family trip to India. “I’ll never forget seeing that...

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Jennifer Eng-Kulawy ’06 Takes Her Work Global

40 Under Forty honoree Jennifer Eng-Kulawy ’06 never imagined that her work as a pediatrician would take her all over the world. But when the opportunity came to join the U.S. Navy, she took it, and it’s been an...

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Carol Gomes Named CEO of Stony Brook University Hospital

A recognized authority in the healthcare industry, with more than 35 years of experience, Gomes has served a majority of that time at Stony Brook University Hospital.

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Computer Science PhD Grad Featured on NBC Nightly News

Recent Stony Brook Department of Computer Science PhD recipient Abbas Razaghpanah (‘15 MS, December ‘19 PhD) was interviewed as part of an NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt story (“Privacy and Power”) about online and...

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Angela Zheng ’19 Receives Prestigious Rangel Fellowship

Stony Brook alumna Angela Zheng ’19, who received her BA in Multidisciplinary Studies, has been selected for the prestigious and nationally competitive Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program Graduate...

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Dan Slepian ’92 Goes Far Beyond for Criminal Justice Reform

“Dateline NBC” Producer Dan Slepian ’92 is not afraid to get close to a story. So, when the opportunity arose to spend two nights in the nation’s largest maximum security prison, he took it — and he brought “NBC...

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For Alumni Association President deBrauwere, Concert Experience Lit the Way to Entertainment Law Career

The sights and sounds of Homecoming may have been just a little bit sweeter than usual for Rob deBrauwere ’87. After many years as an actively engaged alumnus — including work on the College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s...

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Laura Klahre ’97 Defends Long Island’s Native Pollinators

Laura Klahre ’97 speaks for the bees. As a bee rancher and the co-owner of Blossom Meadow Farm and Coffee Pot Cellar on the North Fork of Long Island, no one understands the importance of pollinators more than Klahre...

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For Phil Dustan ’75, Stony Brook Was the Gateway to the World

On Sunday, September 22, the television industry celebrated its greatest achievers at the Emmy Awards. One year ago, Phil Dustan ’75 was among them. Dustan, a professor of biology at the College of Charleston, was a...

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Doug Toledo ’19 Discovers the Ingredients to Success

When life handed Doug Toledo lemons, he made lemonade…Doug’s Lemonade that is. After an injury sidelined him from playing division one soccer at Stony Brook, Doug parlayed advice from Stony Brook’s Small Business...

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Perseverance Pays Off for International Engineering Alum

Haitian-born Jean Clifford Brutus was thrilled to discover that he was the cover story of Minority Engineer’s spring 2019 issue, but it might not have ever happened had he let a rejection letter from Stony Brook...

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Category - Alumni Spotlight

Scott Karson ’72 Elected President of the New York State Bar Association

Christopher am Ende ’08, ’13: From SBU Labs to Associate Research Fellow at Pfizer

Master’s Program Prepares Grad for Influencer Role

Sibling Alumni Go the Extra Mile to Fight COVID-19

Franck D. Joseph II ’12 Bet On Himself—and Won

Stony Brook Sisters Use GRL PWR to Fight Disease

Jennifer Eng-Kulawy ’06 Takes Her Work Global

Computer Science PhD Grad Featured on NBC Nightly News

Angela Zheng ’19 Receives Prestigious Rangel Fellowship

Dan Slepian ’92 Goes Far Beyond for Criminal Justice Reform

Laura Klahre ’97 Defends Long Island’s Native Pollinators

For Phil Dustan ’75, Stony Brook Was the Gateway to the World

Doug Toledo ’19 Discovers the Ingredients to Success

Perseverance Pays Off for International Engineering Alum

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