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These are randomly selected shark fin scraps derived from fin processing being prepared for DNA testing in the laboratory. This step is essential in order to determine if the fin parts are CITES listed endangered species. Credit Diego Cardeñosa

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Study Shows Threatened Sharks Still Common in Fin Trade

As millions of viewers watch the Discovery channel’s Shark Week 2018, two Stony Brook researchers are among a team that is determined to protect endangered shark species. A study published in Conservation Letters...

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Stony Brook Film Festival to Shine a Spotlight on Cultural Heritage, Diversity

The Stony Brook Film Festival has always been about great storytelling. This year’s festival, which is in its 23rd year and running from July 19 to July 28, is no exception. “The Stony Brook Film Festival is about great...

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International Scientific Team Brings Portable DNA Sequencing to Madagascar

Scientists in Madagascar have for the first time performed DNA sequencing in-country using novel, portable technology to rapidly identify the bacteria responsible for tuberculosis (TB) and its drug resistance profile...

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Global Main University News Highlights Research Stony Brook Matters Student Spotlight Sustainability Wellness

Taking Flight: SBU Researchers Use Drones to Push Boundaries, Innovate and Learn

Most people still think of drones as weapons. At Stony Brook University, however, researchers and students are pioneering the peaceful use of drones – also known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) – for scientific and...

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Patricia Wright Receives CUNY Distinguished Alumni Medal

Stony Brook University Distinguished Professor of Anthropology Patricia Wright has been honored with the City University of New York Graduate Center’s 2018 President’s Distinguished Alumni Medal for her many years of...

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University Set to Host Final Championship of World-Wide Science Competition

On July 12, 2018, Stony Brook University is joining The Center for Science Teaching and Learning (CSTL) in presenting the Spellman High Voltage Electronic Clean Tech Competition. The event, open to the public, will take...

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Pat Wright to Discuss Preserving the World’s Forests May 2

Stony Brook University Professor Patricia Wright will discuss “Plants and Their Preservation from Long Island to Madagascar” on Wednesday, May 2, at 6:30 pm as part of the Ward Melville Heritage Organization’s “Let’s...

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Embracing the World: Stony Brook’s Internationalization Strategy Bears Fruit

Redoubling its strategic commitment to global engagement, Stony Brook University is ramping up its outreach and recruitment efforts, aided by a battery of tools and tactics now in place to achieve even greater...

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Michelle Olakkengil ’17 Awarded Prestigious Payne Fellowship

Psychology and Sociology alumna Michelle Olakkengil is poised to be an agent of change in the field of global health. Thanks to her impeccable record of academic excellence and leadership at Stony Brook, she now has the...

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University Team Leads Admitted Student Info Sessions in China

President Samuel L. Stanley Jr. led a team of key university personnel on a strategic trip to China, where they presented to admitted students and their families. The team described the unique benefits of a Stony Brook...

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Global Health Institute Director Named Among First Rockefeller Foundation Fellows

For almost 20 years, Dr. Peter Small has built his career on advocacy, innovation and stewardship for the poorest of the poor. He combines the latest research with cutting-edge technology to help struggling populations...

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New Professorship to Study One of the World’s Oldest Languages

With literary works dating as far back as 300 BCE, the Tamil language is nearly as old as Hebrew (335 BCE), and stands next to Chinese as the most enduring classical language still spoken today. Yet remarkably, while...

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Academics College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Faculty/Staff Global Medicine and Research Research Stony Brook Matters

CEAS Faculty Launch Global Conference on Computational Medicine and Big Data

Fotis Sotiropoulos, Dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, along with an interdisciplinary team from CEAS, represented Stony Brook University at the first Cheeloo Conference on Computational Medicine...

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Faculty Faculty/Student Spotlights Global Medicine and Research Research Stony Brook Matters

Caribbean Islands Reveal a “Lost World” of Ancient Mammals

Although filled with tropical life today, the Caribbean islands have been a hotspot of mammal extinction since the end of the last glaciation, some 12,000 years ago. Since people also arrived after that time, it has...

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Faculty Faculty/Student Spotlights Global Research Stony Brook Matters

Patricia Wright: Climate Change Pushing Greater Bamboo Lemur Closer to the Brink of Extinction

A new study from world’s leading lemur expert paints a grim picture for future of dietary specialists like the critically endangered Greater Bamboo Lemur. Human disturbance of tropical rainforests in Madagascar...

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Paula Pecorella ’18 Empowers Young Voices Through Journalism

Being arrested is not something most people would list on a résumé. Yet doing just that yielded a positive result for Paula Pecorella ’18. As the managing editor of her West Islip High School newspaper, Paw Prints, she...

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Events Global Main University President Stony Brook Matters

President Stanley Calls for True Gender Equality at Third Annual HeForShe Event

President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., MD, told a group of leaders in combating gender bias worldwide that he has a critical goal for Stony Brook University: to use the power of scientific research to create true gender...

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Faculty/Staff Global Leadership Main University President Stony Brook Matters

President Stanley to Participate in Upcoming HeForShe Meeting

President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., MD, will represent Stony Brook University at the HeForShe IMPACT 10x10x10 Parity Report Launch event in New York City on September 20. Created by UN Women — the United Nations entity for...

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Category - Global

Study Shows Threatened Sharks Still Common in Fin Trade

Stony Brook Film Festival to Shine a Spotlight on Cultural Heritage, Diversity

International Scientific Team Brings Portable DNA Sequencing to Madagascar

Taking Flight: SBU Researchers Use Drones to Push Boundaries, Innovate and Learn

Patricia Wright Receives CUNY Distinguished Alumni Medal

University Set to Host Final Championship of World-Wide Science Competition

Pat Wright to Discuss Preserving the World’s Forests May 2

Embracing the World: Stony Brook’s Internationalization Strategy Bears Fruit

Michelle Olakkengil ’17 Awarded Prestigious Payne Fellowship

University Team Leads Admitted Student Info Sessions in China

Global Health Institute Director Named Among First Rockefeller Foundation Fellows

New Professorship to Study One of the World’s Oldest Languages

CEAS Faculty Launch Global Conference on Computational Medicine and Big Data

Caribbean Islands Reveal a “Lost World” of Ancient Mammals

Patricia Wright: Climate Change Pushing Greater Bamboo Lemur Closer to the Brink of Extinction

Paula Pecorella ’18 Empowers Young Voices Through Journalism

President Stanley Calls for True Gender Equality at Third Annual HeForShe Event

President Stanley to Participate in Upcoming HeForShe Meeting

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