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Computer Science Team Powers COVID Surveillance Screening

The Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University deployed a new in-house COVID Surveillance Screening platform developed by Computer Science faculty and students. The platform was developed by Computer...

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Stony Brook University Hospital Administers First COVID-19 Vaccine

Kisa King, a resident in the Department of Emergency Medicine, received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine, administered by Ian Pak, a pharmacist at the Hospital.

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Research Sheds Light on Origins of Ancient Pterosaurs

The origin of pterosaurs has been one of the major mysteries in vertebrate history because close relatives have not been satisfactorily identified.

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Nancy Hollingsworth Named 2020 AAAS Fellow

The Distinguished Teaching Professor was elected for her contributions to the field of genetics, particularly the discovery of genes important for meiotic chromosome segregation.

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Prehistoric Bird Fossil Offers Clues to Evolution

The newly discovered, crow-sized bird fossil with a large, blade-like beak offers new insight into the evolution of face and beak shape in the Mesozoic forerunners of modern birds.

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Stony Brook Installs New Supercomputer

A computer system employing the same technology as the fastest and most power-efficient supercomputer in the world has been installed by SBU's Institute for Advanced Computational Science.

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Scientists Probe How the Brain Creates Taste Aversion

The discovery could have broader implications in the area of neurobiology intervention for helping people to break addictions to harmful substances.

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New ‘Genomic’ Method Reveals Atomic Arrangements of Battery Material

The technique is in some ways a form of reverse engineering that uses computer algorithms to build and evaluate all the plausible structures of a material.

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Undergraduate Researcher Natalie Lo Takes on Cancer Biology

The undergraduate researcher recently received the SASS Foundation Arena Scholars Award, which recognizes research potential in the field of cancer biology.

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AI Microgrid Researchers Aim to Increase Reliability and Safety of Power Grids

Humanity’s reliance on the power grid is increasing with each passing year. As a society, we are lulled into a sense that things will work simply by paying the monthly bill, and when these massive systems break down —...

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ATLAS Experiment Upgrade Wins DOE Project Management Award

The upgrade will enable scientists to collect 10 times more data from particle collisions, observe very rare processes and make new discoveries about how the universe works.

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Public Health Research in India Was a Revelation to Pooja Deshpande ’21

Before you can help someone, you must gain their trust. Biology major Pooja Deshpande ’21 learned that critical lesson while traveling in India to help communities ravaged by extreme weather events. “This is the...

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Stony Brook Team Receives Award for R&D

Stony Brook researchers, together with SBU-affiliated startup Superclean Glass Inc., received the R&D 100 Award from R&D World magazine, often referred to as the “Oscars of Innovation.”

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Alzheimer’s Center Finds Path to Treatment Through Pandemic

The challenges of diagnosing and treating Alzheimer’s patients, many of whom are older than 60 — a demographic particularly vulnerable to the dangers of COVID-19 — increase exponentially during a pandemic. Like the rest...

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SBUH Named America’s 100 Best for Cardiac Care, Coronary Intervention and Stroke Care

According to a study by Healthgrades, the leading online resource for information about physicians and hospitals, Stony Brook University Hospital (SBUH) has once again earned national recognition for its programs that...

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In an effort to help prevent erosion, signage encourages beachgoers to keep off coastal bluffs. New research supported by NY Sea Grant will provide information that will allow for improved prediction of bluff erosion that informs planning by coastal communities. Image credit: Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program

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$2.1 Million Awarded for Sea Grant Research on NY’s Coastal Environment

Funds will support three projects led by Stony Brook University faculty that explore topics relating to and benefiting New York’s coastal environment, communities and economies.

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$1.7M NSF Grant to Help SBU Researchers Improve Quality of Life for Seniors

The fastest-growing population on Long Island and around the world is older adults. By 2035, those aged 65 and over are expected to comprise more than 20 percent of Long Island’s population — a demographic shift that...

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Climate Research May Help Reduce “Snail Fever” Worldwide

Projections of temperatures and precipitation amounts in climate change scenarios may be a key component in a large research initiative with the goal to reduce schistosomiasis.

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Category - Medicine and Research

Computer Science Team Powers COVID Surveillance Screening

Stony Brook University Hospital Administers First COVID-19 Vaccine

Prehistoric Bird Fossil Offers Clues to Evolution

Stony Brook Installs New Supercomputer

Scientists Probe How the Brain Creates Taste Aversion

New ‘Genomic’ Method Reveals Atomic Arrangements of Battery Material

Undergraduate Researcher Natalie Lo Takes on Cancer Biology

AI Microgrid Researchers Aim to Increase Reliability and Safety of Power Grids

ATLAS Experiment Upgrade Wins DOE Project Management Award

Public Health Research in India Was a Revelation to Pooja Deshpande ’21

Alzheimer’s Center Finds Path to Treatment Through Pandemic

SBUH Named America’s 100 Best for Cardiac Care, Coronary Intervention and Stroke Care

$1.7M NSF Grant to Help SBU Researchers Improve Quality of Life for Seniors

Climate Research May Help Reduce “Snail Fever” Worldwide

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