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Michael Rubenstein Illuminates a New Field of Research: Energy Humanities

Energy humanities is a subdiscipline of the environmental humanities, with a tighter focus on the story of energy in human civilization. It arose in the early 2010s in response to renewed public awareness about energy...

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Stony Brook Uses New Strategy to Aid Those with Disabilities During COVID-19

Michelle Ballan created a COVID Disability Form to help all individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities communicate their needs.

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Nick Nikiforakis Receives Dual Early Career Awards

Nick Nikiforakis, an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has received two career awards in the same year. He has been awarded the...

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Surita R. Bhatia Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite

The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Surita R. Bhatia, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Professor, Department of Chemistry, to its College of...

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A first look at the structure of the lipin enzyme. The structure shows how two essential regions (colored blue and pink), located on opposite ends of the protein in humans, come together to form a function enzyme to help make triglycerides.

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Scientists Visualize Structure of Key Enzyme That Makes Triglycerides

The first structure of a lipin enzyme — which carries out an important step in the production of triglycerides, the main reservoir for long-term energy storage — will help scientists to better understand how lipins...

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Facebook Offers Clues to Medical Distress, Research Shows

The language people use on Facebook subtly changes before they make a visit to the emergency department, according to a new study published in Nature Scientific Reports.

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Laura Lindenfeld Named Dean of Journalism School

Dr. Lindenfeld is a highly effective leader who has established a comprehensive strategic vision and developed new programmatic opportunities for the School of Journalism.

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Nicole Sampson Named Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Sampson, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, has developed a comprehensive vision for the future of the College that anticipates the challenges of the next decade and charts the way forward.

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Drs. Laurence Winn and Joseph Hamil Willoughby with School of Dental Medicine Dean Mary Truhlar

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Drs. Wynn and Hamil Willoughby Among Those Honored for Dental Care Outreach

During a January 30th ceremony, Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine recognized the efforts of faculty and staff members responsible for the coordination and execution of outreach initiatives. Service-learning programs...

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Simon Donaldson Named 2020 Wolf Prize Laureate in Mathematics

Professor Donaldson is jointly awarded the prize with Professor Yakov Eliashberg from Stanford University for their outstanding contributions to mathematics over many years.

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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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Category - Faculty

Michael Rubenstein Illuminates a New Field of Research: Energy Humanities

Nick Nikiforakis Receives Dual Early Career Awards

Surita R. Bhatia Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite

Scientists Visualize Structure of Key Enzyme That Makes Triglycerides

Facebook Offers Clues to Medical Distress, Research Shows

Nicole Sampson Named Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

Drs. Wynn and Hamil Willoughby Among Those Honored for Dental Care Outreach

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

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