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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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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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Physics and Astronomy Faculty Named APS Fellows, Win Physics Innovation Award

Jacobus Verbaarschot and Thomas Hemmick were elected APS Fellows and Ross Corliss received an APS Fundamental Physics Innovation Award.

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Two from SB Medicine Named Fellows of SUNY Hispanic Leadership Institute

As fellows, Ana Costa and Lynda Perdomo-Ayala will work to further HLI's mission to highlight the need to promote Latinx educators to leadership positions.

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AMS Professor Receives Prestigious NSF CAREER Award

Zhenhua Liu's research has the potential to improve the efficiency of costly computing systems, which saves energy and makes better use of existing investments.

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Susan Lee Receives INSPIRE Award from American Medical Women’s Association

Susan Y. Lee, MD, associate professor of clinical medicine at Stony Brook’s Renaissance School of Medicine, is an inaugural winner of the INSPIRE Award from the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA). She...

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Chi-Kuo Hu Receives NIH New Innovator Award, $1.5M Grant

The assistant professor of biochemistry and cell biology received the award for his research on dormancy and effects of aging using killifish.

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WUSB Honored for Life-Saving Pandemic Programming

The station and several staff members were recognized for their communication efforts as they provided continuous and important guidance during the crisis.

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A new study shows long-finned pilot whales in the Northeast U.S. shifted poleward during a 25-year period, as water temperatures warmed rapidly.

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Study Shows Climate Change Could Be Altering the Marine Food Web

According to SoMAS' Lesley Thorne, if climate change decouples relationships between marine mammals and their prey, this could have important implications for marine food web dynamics.

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Research Could Offer New Approach to Treating Infections

A study of the structure of bacterial appendages called P pili may help to develop novel therapeutics as a potential alternative to antibiotics.

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Physics Postdoc Named Finalist in Blavatnik Regional Awards for Young Scientists

Irina Petrushina is a rising star and role model in accelerator physics research — a critical field for scientific research and societal applications.

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Career Center Shares Faculty and Staff Career Stories and Advice

This semester's four industry virtual job and internship fairs are being promoted via Instagram Live marathons with faculty and staff members.

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Assistant Dean of Students & Director of Student Support Student Affairs Nominator Ellen Driscoll with Assistant VP for Advancement Edward Testa ‘87.

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Advancement Services AVP Edward Testa ‘87 Receives Campus Life Partnership Award

At the 26th Annual Frederick Preston Partnership Awards ceremony, hosted by the Office of the Dean of Students on August 9, 2021, Advancement Services Associate Vice President Ed Testa was recognized for his leadership...

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NSF Awards Nearly $3 Million for Graduate Research Training in Data Science and AI

The award will help provide cross-training to PhD students in the data sciences alongside PhD students in the human-centered sciences to detect and address biases.

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Tom Manuel Keeps the Music Playing at SBU and The Jazz Loft

Tom Manuel got his first jazz infusion at a family event when he was growing up. “I clearly remember lying on the grass and hearing a deejay play Glenn Miller’s ‘In the Mood,’” recalled the Lake Ronkonkoma, NY...

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Team Develops Plan to Protect 30 Percent of Ocean by 2030

SoMAS’ Ellen Pikitch is part of a team that developed a framework to consistently understand, plan, establish, evaluate and monitor ocean protection in Marine Protected Areas.

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Stephanie Kelton Named One of Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company

It’s not easy swaying a long-standing and deeply entrenched economic philosophy. For Stephanie Kelton, a professor of economics and public policy in the College of Arts and Sciences at Stony Brook University, having...

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Category - Faculty/Staff

Chemist José Rodriguez Named Fellow of the American Vacuum Society

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

Susan Lee Receives INSPIRE Award from American Medical Women’s Association

WUSB Honored for Life-Saving Pandemic Programming

Study Shows Climate Change Could Be Altering the Marine Food Web

Research Could Offer New Approach to Treating Infections

Physics Postdoc Named Finalist in Blavatnik Regional Awards for Young Scientists

Advancement Services AVP Edward Testa ‘87 Receives Campus Life Partnership Award

NSF Awards Nearly $3 Million for Graduate Research Training in Data Science and AI

Tom Manuel Keeps the Music Playing at SBU and The Jazz Loft

Team Develops Plan to Protect 30 Percent of Ocean by 2030

Stephanie Kelton Named One of Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company

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