Category - Medicine and Research

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Using AI to Detect Fractures on X-Rays Leads to Improved Diagnosis

Dr. Daichi Hayashi is co-investigator of a research paper which demonstrates that AI-assisted X-ray interpretation for fracture diagnosis can help improve diagnostic accuracy.

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Stony Brook Physicians Talk About ‘Black Men in White Coats’ Movement

Two evenings of panel discussions around the film provided insights into the Black male journey leading to medical school and experience in the medical field.

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Lonnie Wollmuth Receives 2021 Lupus Innovation Award

Wollmuth’s lab will develop strategies targeting the NMDA receptor, a molecule that controls communication between nerve cells to prevent or reduce brain disorders in lupus patients.

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Alumna Helps Establish New Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Center for Excellence at Stony Brook

Ivana Stolnik-Lourie ’16 funded the Center that will help tens of thousands of Long Island women.

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SBU Part of NASA Mission to Better Understand Tropical Storms

Data collected from the mission will help scientists better understand and predict the behavior of dangerous tropical storms and address a significant issue of climate change.

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Windy Days May Keep Us Safer from COVID

Sean Clouston led a study showing that days with temperatures ranging from 61 to 82 degrees F where wind speed was less than 5 mph had significantly increased COVID-19 incidence compared to similar days with an average...

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Developing the Next Generation of Particle Accelerator Talent

Stony Brook University, in collaboration with Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Cornell University and FERMI National Accelerator Laboratory, has established the Ernest Courant Traineeship in Accelerator Science...

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The National Huidong Sea Turtle Reserve in the Guangdong Province is one of the MPAs in China. Credit: Ellen Pikitch

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Study Provides First-Time Data on China’s Marine Conservation

The study, led by SBU's Ellen Pikitch, provides insight into the country’s progress toward meeting global commitments to protect marine waters.

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107 Stony Brook Physicians Named to New York Magazine’s Top Doctors List

The list includes doctors across more than 45 different specialties from SBU Hospital, SB Southampton Hospital and SB Eastern Long Island Hospital.

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School of Nursing Holds First-Ever Oath Ceremony for Incoming Students

A total of 132 students participated in the ceremony on October 29 that carried the theme, “Keep Healthcare Human.”

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Storm Surge Working Group, SBU Faculty Identify Continued Need for Coastal Protection

SoMAS' Malcolm Bowman chairs the working group, which continues to push for storm surge barriers to protect the New York area.

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SBU Researchers Discover Possible New Approach for Developing Antifungal Drugs

The last drug designed to more effectively treat dangerous systemic fungal infections, most often affecting immunocompromised patients, was developed more than 20 years ago. Now an interdisciplinary team of...

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Three SBU fauclty appointed to task force to study NY ocean acidification

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SBU Researchers Part of Team Driving Renewable Ocean Energy Research

Researchers from Stony Brook are working with scientists in the Northeast as part of the new Atlantic Marine Energy Center (AMEC) to conduct research and development that address ongoing needs for sustainable renewable...

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Global Standards Created for the Ethics of Ancient DNA Research

A team of scholars, including SBU's Elizabeth Sawchuk, has articulated a set of ethical guidelines regarding aDNA as a way to govern such research globally.

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Stony Brook University Hospital Named One of America’s 100 Best for Cardiac and Stroke Care

In addition to the cardiac and stroke care recognition, the hospital received Healthgrades awards for several other clinical achievements.

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Measuring the Met: Stony Brook Researchers Study Renowned Museum’s Air Quality

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s cavernous halls and exhibition spaces were empty and silent when a small group of people entered the Egyptian wing with a 500-pound scientific device on a cart. They cracked open the...

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José Rodriguez conducts research into catalysts to improve clean-energy production and control environmental pollution.

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Chemist José Rodriguez Named Fellow of the American Vacuum Society

José Rodriguez, an adjunct professor in the departments of Chemistry and Materials Science and Chemical Engineering at Stony Brook University and a chemist at Brookhaven National Laboratory, has been named a 2021 Fellow...

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Left to right: Olivia Swanson, PhD student; Priscilla Yevoo, PhD student; Hillary Schiff, postdoc; Professor Arianna Maffei; Mowei (Vivienne) Li, undergraduate student; Melissa Haley, postdoc

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SBU Study Shows Motor Cortex Could Have Larger Role in Parkinson’s Disease

The role of neuron and dopamine loss in Parkinson’s Disease (PD) has long been recognized by neuroscientists. However, how dopaminergic modulation affects brain regions involved in the control of voluntary movement...

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Category - Medicine and Research

Alumna Helps Establish New Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Center for Excellence at Stony Brook

Windy Days May Keep Us Safer from COVID

Developing the Next Generation of Particle Accelerator Talent

Study Provides First-Time Data on China’s Marine Conservation

107 Stony Brook Physicians Named to New York Magazine’s Top Doctors List

School of Nursing Holds First-Ever Oath Ceremony for Incoming Students

SBU Researchers Discover Possible New Approach for Developing Antifungal Drugs

SBU Researchers Part of Team Driving Renewable Ocean Energy Research

Stony Brook University Hospital Named One of America’s 100 Best for Cardiac and Stroke Care

Measuring the Met: Stony Brook Researchers Study Renowned Museum’s Air Quality

Chemist José Rodriguez Named Fellow of the American Vacuum Society

SBU Study Shows Motor Cortex Could Have Larger Role in Parkinson’s Disease

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