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Simon Donaldson Named 2020 Wolf Prize Laureate in Mathematics

Sir Simon Donaldson, a permanent member of the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics (SCGP) and a professor in the Department of Mathematics, was recently named a recipient of the 2020 Wolf Prize in Mathematics for his...

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CBS News Covers SBU Scientists Studying Climate Change in Antarctica

The work of Stony Brook researchers in Antarctica has been highlighted by a CBS News article, Global warming cited as Antarctica’s chinstrap penguin population drops by half, which details live coverage by a CBS News...

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Movie by SBU Scientists to Premiere at Directors Guild Theater

The indie film Sensitive and in Love — largely based on research done at Stony Brook University — will have its world premiere on Wednesday, January 29, at the prestigious Directors Guild of America Theater in New York...

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Three Stony Brook Faculty Rise to the Rank of Distinguished Professor

Three faculty from Stony Brook University’s College of Arts and Sciences have been honored with the rank of Distinguished Professor by the State University of New York Board of Trustees: Xiuxiong Chen, Department of...

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Van Nieuwenhuizen Accepts Breakthrough Prize in Star-Studded Ceremony

Peter van Nieuwenhuizen, distinguished professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Physics and the C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics at Stony Brook University, accepted a...

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Suparna Rajaram Receives 2019 Clifford T. Morgan Distinguished Leadership Award

The Psychonomic Society has named Suparna Rajaram a recipient of the 2019 Clifford T, Morgan Distinguished Leadership Award, which honors individuals for their significant contributions to the field of cognitive...

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Veeramah Awarded ERC Funding to Study DNA from Medieval Europe

Krishna R. Veeramah will be continuing his pioneering research into ancient DNA with funding from a $10 million grant awarded by the European Research Council (ERC). The ERC’s 2019 Synergy grants include funding for a...

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Mikhail Lyubich Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Stony Brook University Distinguished Professor of Mathematics Mikhail Lyubich has been honored with membership to the elite American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS), which recognizes the outstanding achievements of...

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Paul Shepson Awarded for Research on Greenhouse Gas Emission Rates

Paul Shepson, Dean of the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, has received a $1.1 million award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for his project, “Observations, Analysis, and...

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Tireless Visionary David Ferguson to be Remembered in Campus Tribute

When Professor David Ferguson, Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Technology and Society, died last summer at the age of 69, he left behind a legacy that will help pave the way for future generations...

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Heather Lynch at the Blavatnik Award Ceremony

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Heather Lynch Receives Blavatnik Award at Ceremony in NYC

Ecology & Evolution Professor Heather Lynch was honored at the 2019 Blavatnik National Awards Ceremony for Young Scientists at the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan on September 23. The award includes...

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Game Theory Predicts Serious Obstacles to Climate Agreement

Game theory analysis shows that much of the burden for renewing the Paris Agreement on Climate Change would fall on large developing countries, such as China and India, which would need to take action to reduce their...

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Reflecting on the Life of Ashley Schiff 50 Years Later

Ashley Schiff was passionate in everything he did. He never came to class to merely lecture. He would prod and show great delight when students delivered the proper responses. This Fall, we sadly observe the 50th...

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Can Machine Learning Awaken Coma Patients?

I. Memming Park, Stony Brook’s 2019 Discovery Prize winner, built his first artificial neural network when he was in middle school. That long-held interest in how the brain works influenced his award-winning research...

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Psychology Professor Awarded for Upcoming Teenage Autism Study

Autism expert Matthew Lerner, an associate professor of Psychology, Psychiatry, and Pediatrics at Stony Brook University, has received the 2019 Richard “Dick” Abidin Early Career Award and Grant from the Society of...

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With Endowed Chair in Cardiology, Ambassador Charles Gargano Helps Stony Brook Build Stronger Hearts

Throughout his career — in engineering, heavy construction and government — Ambassador Charles A. Gargano played a central role in protecting the beating heart of New York’s economy. On May 29, Stony Brook University...

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Bassem Allam Invested as Inaugural Marinetics Endowed Professor

Laurie Landeau and Robert Maze continue to support vital research at Stony Brook What does it mean to be an endowed professor? For Bassem Allam, formally invested on April 26 as the Marinetics Endowed Professor in Stony...

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Peter van Nieuwenhuizen Shares $3M Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for “Invention of Supergravity”

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Simon Donaldson Named 2020 Wolf Prize Laureate in Mathematics

CBS News Covers SBU Scientists Studying Climate Change in Antarctica

Three Stony Brook Faculty Rise to the Rank of Distinguished Professor

Van Nieuwenhuizen Accepts Breakthrough Prize in Star-Studded Ceremony

Suparna Rajaram Receives 2019 Clifford T. Morgan Distinguished Leadership Award

Veeramah Awarded ERC Funding to Study DNA from Medieval Europe

Mikhail Lyubich Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Paul Shepson Awarded for Research on Greenhouse Gas Emission Rates

Tireless Visionary David Ferguson to be Remembered in Campus Tribute

Heather Lynch Receives Blavatnik Award at Ceremony in NYC

Game Theory Predicts Serious Obstacles to Climate Agreement

Reflecting on the Life of Ashley Schiff 50 Years Later

Can Machine Learning Awaken Coma Patients?

Psychology Professor Awarded for Upcoming Teenage Autism Study

With Endowed Chair in Cardiology, Ambassador Charles Gargano Helps Stony Brook Build Stronger Hearts

Bassem Allam Invested as Inaugural Marinetics Endowed Professor

Peter van Nieuwenhuizen Shares $3M Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for “Invention of Supergravity”

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